Dancing Basics

Pointing your toes and opening your legs is a good way to warm up your lower body before dancing. Learn a Latin dance open leg stretch from a choreographer in this free video.

The forward bend stretch is a good way to alleviate stiffness and improve Latin dance flexibility. Learn the forward bend stretch from a choreographer in this free video.

The butterfly stretch is great for relaxing your spine, neck, ribs and even your knees. Learn the Latin dance butterfly stretch from a choreographer in this free video.

The parallel leg stretch is an important stretch to utilize if you want to improve your Latin dance flexibility. Learn the parallel leg stretch from a choreographer in this free video.

Abdominal stretches are great for strengthening the stomach and improving flexibility. Learn the Latin dance abdominal stretch from a choreographer in this free video.

This is a basic how-to for achieving a split. If you are an athlete who needs to perfect their splits and over-splits, check out my article entitled, "How to perfect your splits"

Learn how to stretch after Irish step dancing in these free online video dance lessons.

Learn how to stretch before Irish step dancing in these free online video dance lessons.

When you do lyrical or modern dance you need to stretch to warm up, cool down and increase flexibility. Stretching is as important as perfecting the dance moves, because without that flexibility...