Ballet help?

Any good workouts that will help me be in shape for ballet in a few weeks?? How do i get ballerina abs legs ankles and shoulders??? any good workouts i can do to get those!!! much help needed!!!! what ballet moves can i do to get in shape!!! i need deffinitions of the moves to cause i have no clue what they are!!!! Much instructions needed!!!! thank u soo much to those who help!!!

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Actually, ballet itself is what will get you in shape for ballet. You'll get "ballet abs ankles legs and shoulders" from taking ballet classes. If you want them faster, take 5-7 classes a week and eat nutritiously.

Your ballet teacher will name the moves for you, show you how to do them, and correct you to make sure you're doing them the right way (after all, that's what you're paying for).

Don't feel as if you have to walk into class knowing everything and being in perfect shape. No one expects a dancer to walk into their first class ready to perform Swan Lake. Ballet technique takes a long time and a lot of dedication to perfect, so be patient with yourself while you take class and don't compare yourself to students who have taken years more training than you have.

If you want a good video that will work you hard in between classes, try the New York City Ballet workout. It uses movements that dancers need. Pilates has been done for decades by modern dancers as well as ballet students to help their dance technique and muscles develop.

While yoga is a helpful thing to study, it covers mostly core muscles, and while ballet needs strong core muscles, you need a lot of other things as well that yoga won't necessarily cover.

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start working on all of your splits(oversplits if you already can do splits), basic barre exercises(plies, tendus, etc.) and a bit of center work. Work on flexibility and turnout, mainly. I would also recommend working pirouettes and balances if you're working on them! Good luck!
As far as definitions and instructions I am sure your instructor will cover most of that.

For workouts I really suggest pilates. I don't take ballet or dance at all anymore (unfortunatly) but I studied dance until I was 20 and I spent 4 years studying with a professional company. I will say that the BEST thing I ever did was pilates. I went to an actual studio and used the machines. It was WELL worth it.

A lot of the tone you want will come as you dance as well. Ballet strengthens and elongates your muscles instead of "bulking" you up.
I don't know if you've ever taken ballet but I think yoga and pilates are very close to Ballet work outs. Lots of stretching, for elongating the muscles and balancing. Remember to point your toes, when your leg is extended, with your legs turned out and your torso is always pulled up (chest to the sky) tighten your buttocks with your pelvis tucked under. Act as if you have a penny between your butt cheeks and always squeeze so the penny doesn't fall out :).

Anyway, yoga and pilates..... that's my answer.

Good luck!
if your a beginner in ballet your instructor will cover all the basics on the first class. you dont have to be perfect for your first class, dont stress out, and if you still need some stretches after your first class try talking to the instructor. there's no need to be embarrassed, everybody in your class is a beginner also. dont freak out about your age, or if your not in "perfect" shape. just have a good time and work hard.
You dance your hearty out, stretch!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Go into the splits, or as close to the splits as you can go in the front (not to the side) and lean to one side count to ten then go to the other side. Then try to put your nose/forhead to your knee on both sides.
A lot of professional ballerinas train with Pilates, which helps with muscle control and core strength. You could check that out, it seems to be really effective!
Hey don't sweat it girl. I have a million workouts for you. For your arms, sit on a chair and hold your left arm up next to you for a minute, then do that with the right.

* Sit on a chair, put marbles on the ground to your left and with your toes move them over to the right.

* Sit on a chair put a pice of paper on the floor, take your foot and write the alphabet with your foot.

To get Ballet ankles you need to do releves.

Releves: stand in 1st position. Smoothly lift booth your heels of the floor at the same time. Keep your knees taut and try hard to hold your turnout. Keep your stomach and back muscles strong. Continue to rise to demi-pointe. Slowly lower your heels back down to the ground.

Positions: 1st position: With your heels touching, turn each leg out a little from the hip, moving your toes to the side. At first you might not be able to turnout very far.

2nd position: Keep your toes in the same line as first position but with your feet apart. The space between your heels should be the length of one foot. Don't roll your feet forward putting to much weight on your big toes.

3rd position: Cross one foot halfway in front of the other. Keep your legs turned out and your body lifted.

4th position: Place one foot exactly in front of the other with a space between them.

5th position: Stand with your feet fully crossed and toching each other firmly. You will study that when you are more advanced.

Tendu: This well help develop an arch in your foot. To do these excersises stand at the bar in first position, you can either stand sideways or frontways.

Battement tendu devant: Devant means in front. Slide your foot in front of youkeep your toe pointed. Then slide it back to first.

Battement tendu a la seconde: This is done to the side. Slide your leg out sideways.

Battement tendu derriere: Derriere means behind. Slide your leg straight bacward from first position leading with your toes.

Pirouettes: Stand in fourth position with your right arm in front of you and your left arm to the side. Look over your right shoulder. Demi-plie, spring up on your left toe and put your right toe slightly under your knee while you are turning. Your head should be the last thing to leave and to arrive. Arrive back in fourth position with your arms the same way they were.

Health: Drink three glasses of milk a day, not a lot of junk food.
My daughter found this site to help her ballet. Might be of interest to you also.

http://www.squidoo.com/learnballetonline