HOW TO IMPROVE DANCE LEAPS | Tips & exercises for better leaps

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4 жыл бұрын

Here are some tips for improving dance leaps (grand jetes and saut de chats) to be higher and stronger!
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@KayleenBabel 4 жыл бұрын

Let me know what has helped you with your leaps! I'd love to hear any tips or advice you have!!!

@natalyadancer3530 4 жыл бұрын

Kayleen Babel I stretch my spilt a lot! So my leap is very high!

@mrs.helpful5871 Жыл бұрын

HEY KATHLEEN. My split leaps have straight front legs but often my back legs are a little bent at the knee. Could you offer tips to help this? I would like specific tips, because this only happens with my back leg

@tumblershopeonetsy3056 3 жыл бұрын

I’ve been dancing for about 4 years and I’ve made a lot of progress for only dancing for 4 years but I’m struggling with my leaps a lot I’ve been taking your advice and I’m doing what your doing and I’m seeing progress which is crazy because leaps have always been a struggle for me

@elysiasalamanca8712 2 жыл бұрын

i have been dancing for 5 years and i also struggle with leaps. i am very flexible i just can’t get high. i hope this helps me! i’m glad it helped you!!

@ainsleycotton1281 3 жыл бұрын

Time stamps Attitude extensions 2:53 Grand battements 2 3:51 Leap prep to extension 4:41 Arabesque lifts 5:21 Arabesque pulses 6:16

@dancejumps8201 3 жыл бұрын

@gibbizilla275 3 жыл бұрын

I’ve been dancing for 11 years and have all my splits and I’m taking advanced classes yet I still suck at leaps and I’m so embarrassed about it. Im going to try all these tips before class every week and I hope I improve :]

@6maria94 3 жыл бұрын

did you? I'm curious ahah

@neno3123 2 жыл бұрын

Hello

@tytianaevett9947 4 жыл бұрын

Beautiful, can you give some tips on getting middle splits, or improving your kicks in a kick line drill team!!!❤️❤️❤️

@KayleenBabel 4 жыл бұрын

I'll try to get to those! Thanks for watching :-)

@zixiong681 4 жыл бұрын

yes!! I have the flexibility (I think) but my hips aren't very flexible so it doesn't let me go completely down...

@rxywav01 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Love the clarity and the enthusiasm! 😍

@LilyMagqibelo 4 жыл бұрын

Don't forget me when you BLOW up !! I really needed this .

@KayleenBabel 4 жыл бұрын

Lily Magqibelo 😂🥰 haha you’re so sweet. I’m glad I could help!!!! ♥️

@Lindarianmusic 8 ай бұрын

Thank you, Kayleen these videos are really helping me to be able to better develop my leaps and core strength for getting back into dance again.

@taylorsfarmlife5466 3 жыл бұрын

I just found your channel! I love it! Thank you for posting!!

@joynorman487 10 ай бұрын

thank you so much! ive been dancing for about 6 years and i've never really had good leaps. this is my first year of competition dance so i wanna have some good leaps! this helped a lot!

@lizziemuss616 2 жыл бұрын

Okay… I LOVE this ❤️ You’re awesome!!

@kaleycrauford4587 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much, this is very helpful training for tryouts

@khloewright6420 2 жыл бұрын

I've been dancing for EVER! and I can never get my jumps high enough or my leaps better! TYYYYY

@jeseniamaxine 4 жыл бұрын

Great video Kayleen!! I’d love to see one for center leaps/toe touches, you’re videos have been so helpful to me 💓

@KayleenBabel 4 жыл бұрын

thank you! okay, I will put it on the list!

@michellewalker2578 4 жыл бұрын

I just found your channel and I love these videos!❤

@KayleenBabel 4 жыл бұрын

that's so great to hear!!!! :-)

@michellelillis498 Жыл бұрын

Great tips, thanks!

@eviewong7519 3 жыл бұрын

this is so so helpful thank you :))

@dudamendesmili1071 3 жыл бұрын

Very helpful video! Thank you very much :)

@heikingfok3262 3 жыл бұрын

This video is so great ! Thank you so much ! ❤😊

@KayleenBabel 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!! I’m so happy you enjoyed it!🥰

@chazhandy 4 жыл бұрын

I am so happy I found your channel!!!

@KayleenBabel 4 жыл бұрын

and I'm happy to hear that!!!!

@snabeyratne 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent tips!

@senioryear25 3 жыл бұрын

im a new dancer and i love this!! thank you!!

@KayleenBabel 3 жыл бұрын

Yay! Thank you! 💛 Keep dancing :-)

@benrenepilates2894 3 жыл бұрын

so useful! thanks

@jasleendeexx2938 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for helping me

@catiebarnes2419 4 жыл бұрын

SUPER HELPFUL!! ❤️❤️I’m trying out for a high school dance team and need help after this quarantine lol. Can you do and calypso or fancier leap tutorials and tips? :)

@KayleenBabel 4 жыл бұрын

Yay! Yessss calypsos coming soon. Fancier leaps may need to wait a bit til I can get back into a studio :)

@chantelamaya2141 2 жыл бұрын

girlll did you make the team?

@paintthepictures7773 3 жыл бұрын

You are so pretty

@Coquain 2 ай бұрын

I’m a teen beginner (ballet) and I’m very flexible ( I have a gymnastics background so yeah) and I was reccomended for company auditions but I’m afraid of having to do the leaps because I can’t seem to get high enough to fully extend my legs. Thank you!

@sunshinetoys2501 3 жыл бұрын

I used to do Irish dance, and it’s actually really hard to do our jumps.. You can’t use Plié and you can’t use your arms.. So it’s hard. I’m also someone who grew up on ballet and jazz so then it was hard doing a switch to that. But now I’m back into ballet.

@jordynkaune9600 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I'm an Irish Dancer, and I almost feel like it's easier to do certain jumps in these dances because you can bend your leg for that spring, unlike irish dance, you cannot.

@improvsaturdays6942 4 жыл бұрын

Omg yessss thank you

@KayleenBabel 4 жыл бұрын

Improv Saturdays ♥️♥️♥️ my pleasure

@daniellebraasch9581 4 жыл бұрын

Your tips were very helpful! Could you give advice on how to keep your upper body from looking like a mess in the air. My jumps are just not that pretty. Thanks!

@KayleenBabel 3 жыл бұрын

Work on your port de bras by itself without doing the jump first, and get comfortable with finding the right arm positions easily... I also find that doing core work and strengthening your upper body helps :-)

@daniellebraasch9581 3 жыл бұрын

@@KayleenBabel thank you so much for your help! Have a great weekend!

@paintthepictures7773 3 жыл бұрын

In an arabesque leap, how do I get my back leg higher? Should I work on my regular arabesque to get it higher or do these exercises?

@mrs.helpful5871 Жыл бұрын

@angelsing03 3 жыл бұрын

My teacher is not to happy with my leaps since I am in an advanced class I can’t wait to do all these tips later when I can practice hopefully they will improve cause I wanna prove I belong in the advanced class. Leaps are my kryptonite when it comes to dance.

@user-sd1uo8eu2v 3 жыл бұрын

I’m starting lyrical again ( I did it when I was 5 ) but I still struggle with them to hopefully these help a little

@emmiayoub109 4 жыл бұрын

Keep it up KayBabe! I’m your biggest fan!

@KayleenBabel 4 жыл бұрын

Emmi Ayoub Aw thanks 🥺 I’m your biggest fan ok

@projecticon2669 3 жыл бұрын

I’ve been dancing for 7 years and I can’t really split if can’t really leap or do a pirouette or a leg lift or a toe touch so I’m trying to learn in 2 in a half months because I have tryouts in September

@katharinaspeelman1623 2 жыл бұрын

Also does this apply to side ways leaps?

@liaxxoceanxx9603 3 жыл бұрын

I’ve been dancing for like 8 years now (I’m 11) and I’m great at turns, splits need a tiny bit of work but oh my… my leaps are… something else! I can’t get my front leg high enough in the air to make it look good and im going to technique camp to work on it for 3 hours a day 4 days. And I at least want to look decent at them… help me.

@MaddBarbie 5 ай бұрын

I need this 😂😂😂😂❤❤❤❤

@MarissaRebney Жыл бұрын

you're so pretty!

@abbyharris8163 Жыл бұрын

Is the cheat sheet still available?

@strassfam05 3 жыл бұрын

Me: frantically taking notes Kayleen: "I've included a little cheat sheet..." Me: drops pencil, hugs phone 🤗

@katharinaspeelman1623 2 жыл бұрын

How do you prep into a leap?

@catsareetuc7022 2 жыл бұрын

Why does my foot often hurt after landing? It seems like the force is all crashed into it.

@sistersavannah8605 3 жыл бұрын

Hi my turning center and regular center don’t look good at all! I’ve been doing all of your exercise to get a better turning center for about 2 weeks and they still look bad! Please help me, I have tryouts in exactly 205 days

@KayleenBabel 3 жыл бұрын

well there's nothing wrong with that if you've only been doing it for 2 weeks! that's not very long at all! keep working on it... you still have plenty of time! I promise once you keep doing them consistently you'll get much better 💙

@lol-ic3fy 3 жыл бұрын

Wait u live in Houston? Same here!

@veslovey 3 жыл бұрын

I was 6 when I started dance but when u stared doing leaps I had trouble bring my back leg up and the thing which would annoy me a lot is that say plie more like I am but nope 😐

@allievictorian 4 жыл бұрын

tips for leg extensions and tilts?

@KayleenBabel 4 жыл бұрын

I'll make a video soon! Stretching and consistently practicing the range of motion will help a lot :-)

@ssam231 Жыл бұрын

2:55

@jordynkaune9600 3 жыл бұрын

Aha! I am an Irish Step Dancer who does cross training in this type of dance, and it's true that we don't bend our knees. Like, ever. This video helps a lot!