Higher Leg Extensions In Dance and Ballet

I've had many questions this week about higher leg extensions - so I decided to list some articles discussing the topic:

Get Higher Developpes

Still Trying To Lift Your Leg From Underneath?

Build Strength For Long and Lean Ballet Muscles

The Ultimate Ballet Line - Arabesque

You'll understand that the quads do lift the legs to the front and side, and the hamstrings lift the legs to the back (a gross simplification). And you'll understand how to strengthen the psoas muscle to lift the legs above ninety degrees, and gradually you'll stop straining the quads.

Get A Higher Developpe

Deborah Vogel has a new post at The Body Series - click on the BLOG to read it - and she includes a clip of an exercise using a theraband, which will help you get a higher developpe.

Check it out!