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Active vs Passive Flexibility: What Dancers Get Wrong (And Why It Matters)

Every dancer wants greater flexibility. Higher extensions, deeper splits and a more effortless arabesque are often treated as the key to better ballet technique. It is no surprise, then, that dancers spend hours stretching in pursuit of more range. Yet many eventually encounter the same frustrating contradiction. You can sit comfortably in the splits after class, but your développé remains…