Dancer's Stretch
How to do the Dancer's Stretch with correct form, the muscles it works, and where it fits a training plan you actually stick to.
Lower Back
Abductors, Glutes
Bodyweight
How to do the Dancer's Stretch
- 1
Sit up on the floor.
- 2
Cross your right leg over your left, keeping the knee bent. Your left leg is straight and down on the floor.
- 3
Place your left arm on your right leg and your right hand on the floor.
- 4
Rotate your upper body to the right, and hold for 10-20 seconds. Switch sides.
Log it, see it on your body.
Every Dancer's Stretch set you log feeds Ascend's anatomy heatmap — so your lower back volume is visible at a glance — and counts toward your bodyweight-strength tier.
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