Students interested in pursing the challenging standing tilt split (an active middle split variation). This workshop is for intermediate-level students and above (see prerequisites below) looking to deepen their middle split flexibility and challenge their outer hip strength!
IMPORTANT NOTE: This workshop focuses on contortion tilt technique (I am not trained in classical ballet/dance tilts, so this may or may not be the same technique used).
Flat middle splits are not required for this workshop (although flat middle splits and/or straddle pancake help!). But due to the challenge of some of the drills, it’s recommended that students can:
comfortably hold a frog stretch with two flat yoga blocks under the hips, and
comfortably touch elbows to the floor in a straddle pancake
If your frog stretch and straddle aren’t that low, I’d suggest you start with the QUICKIE Middle Splits & Straddle Pancake Routine (20-30 Min) or the 45-Min "Starting Middle Splits" workshop instead.
A thorough warm up to prepare hips for deeper split work
Mobility & conditioning drills for our hip rotators to help ensure they’re firing appropriately to support wider middle splits and straddles
Active flexibility exercises to strengthen and stretch the main muscle groups that help with tilts, with an emphasis on inner thigh and hamstring flexibility, as well as glute, hip rotator, and core strength
Tilt variations at and away from the wall to challenge your active middle split flexibility
Uncluttered wall space you can lean against
2 yoga blocks
Some kind of strap
Upon checkout, you will receive a PDF with a link to the workshop recording (Squarespace limits file upload sizes so I can’t actually upload the whole recording here). The recording is for your personal use only, not to be shared with others - thank you!
Students interested in pursing the challenging standing tilt split (an active middle split variation). This workshop is for intermediate-level students and above (see prerequisites below) looking to deepen their middle split flexibility and challenge their outer hip strength!
IMPORTANT NOTE: This workshop focuses on contortion tilt technique (I am not trained in classical ballet/dance tilts, so this may or may not be the same technique used).
Flat middle splits are not required for this workshop (although flat middle splits and/or straddle pancake help!). But due to the challenge of some of the drills, it’s recommended that students can:
comfortably hold a frog stretch with two flat yoga blocks under the hips, and
comfortably touch elbows to the floor in a straddle pancake
If your frog stretch and straddle aren’t that low, I’d suggest you start with the QUICKIE Middle Splits & Straddle Pancake Routine (20-30 Min) or the 45-Min "Starting Middle Splits" workshop instead.
A thorough warm up to prepare hips for deeper split work
Mobility & conditioning drills for our hip rotators to help ensure they’re firing appropriately to support wider middle splits and straddles
Active flexibility exercises to strengthen and stretch the main muscle groups that help with tilts, with an emphasis on inner thigh and hamstring flexibility, as well as glute, hip rotator, and core strength
Tilt variations at and away from the wall to challenge your active middle split flexibility
Uncluttered wall space you can lean against
2 yoga blocks
Some kind of strap
Upon checkout, you will receive a PDF with a link to the workshop recording (Squarespace limits file upload sizes so I can’t actually upload the whole recording here). The recording is for your personal use only, not to be shared with others - thank you!
