Strength & Stretch Workout for Dancers | Kathryn Morgan

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  • Опубликовано: 2 фев 2025

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  • @pamelasoukupova
    @pamelasoukupova 4 года назад +173

    Hi! :) If you are scrolling through the comment section to make sure, you´re not the only one struggling.. You are doing great! I am so proud of you for starting the workout today. Make sure you stay hydrated, step up your nutrition game and try to get loads of sleep. Lots of love xx

  • @loekesakkers7581
    @loekesakkers7581 5 лет назад +651

    If you’re a dancer who’s on break, has nowhere to take class, wants to stay in shape but will not leave the couch unless you’re told what to do, this is the perfect video for you!
    So glad to have found something that works my entire body and is challenging but doesn’t make me want to die inside! Thanks Katie😊

    • @isabellaw.6330
      @isabellaw.6330 5 лет назад +8

      Haha same here. Summer break is the worst XD

    • @BF-rv9yz
      @BF-rv9yz 5 лет назад +6

      @@isabellaw.6330 hahahah hello christmas

    • @Isa.bellevie
      @Isa.bellevie 4 года назад +10

      I feel like as dancers we'll do anything (even if it hurts a lot) as long as a teacher tells us to😂 that's why I love this video

    • @salef_sunni_muslim
      @salef_sunni_muslim 4 года назад +2

      @@Isa.bellevie Yes because of the corona virus here in Belgium, the dance schools have been closed for 5 months now. That's just not being able to train and see your friends there

    • @ainsley.cotton.05
      @ainsley.cotton.05 2 года назад +1

      That’s me right now haha! Spring break 2022!

  • @Kellyrosedoll123
    @Kellyrosedoll123 5 лет назад +26

    PLEASE do not EVER delete this. Completely amazing results when consistent.

    • @iceyyyyyy.
      @iceyyyyyy. 5 лет назад +1

      Rose Water can i ask how long you’ve been doing them for?

  • @annabaerg3776
    @annabaerg3776 5 лет назад +206

    I love katie telling me i'm gonna be a beast.

  • @annaballerina7176
    @annaballerina7176 5 лет назад +365

    Yellow is such a pretty color on you! 🌝🌝🌝

  • @aoifemoss6945
    @aoifemoss6945 4 года назад +467

    For everyone off dance due to COVID-19 this is PERFECT. Works your whole body and a stretch + about the same time as an hour long class.

    • @justinepalomares8410
      @justinepalomares8410 4 года назад

      Is this is for girls only?

    • @aoifemoss6945
      @aoifemoss6945 4 года назад +1

      @@justinepalomares8410 Not specifically. If you're a boy you could absolutely still do it! A lot of the work crosses gender borders.

    • @justinepalomares8410
      @justinepalomares8410 4 года назад

      @@aoifemoss6945 oh thanks. If i do it every day can i learn dance? I mean i can dance?

    • @aoifemoss6945
      @aoifemoss6945 4 года назад +3

      @@justinepalomares8410 It will improve your dance, especially ballet, but I would recommend enrolling in a studio, or trying some of her ballet classes to learn ballet.

    • @justinepalomares8410
      @justinepalomares8410 4 года назад +2

      @@aoifemoss6945 no, i don't dance ballet ... hip hop is what i want to learn ... is it still good?

  • @ladyevaseiler3635
    @ladyevaseiler3635 5 лет назад +480

    TIMESTAMPS FOR MOBILE:
    (Copied from description)
    1:00 warmup
    6:58 legs
    15:56 arms
    21:00 hips and stabilizers
    25:27 side leg series
    34:00 abs
    40:37 feet
    44:50 stretch/ cool down

  • @heydi4029
    @heydi4029 5 лет назад +56

    Nice to see a video that uploads right when I wake up to encourage me to get out of bed.😂

  • @katherineboyes5417
    @katherineboyes5417 10 месяцев назад +1

    I take the ab exercise every second day and helps so much ❤❤❤❤ Don’t give up SEE IT BE IT

  • @bryce4395
    @bryce4395 5 месяцев назад +2

    after 4 years i finally found this video again, yay! its so good

  • @luxahoks
    @luxahoks 5 лет назад +46

    That yellow sports bra and blue yoga mat look so pretty!!!

  • @stephanivandermars3263
    @stephanivandermars3263 Год назад +3

    Thanks tot for the dance excercises it makers me feel going and beautiful in 59 year old and can almost do the splits

  • @tdigi3554
    @tdigi3554 4 года назад +41

    I wish I had found this video sooner! I haven’t taken a formal ballet class in nearly ten years, but I’ve been dancing for fun and noticed my technique isn’t what it used to be. After a few months of doing this regularly, I feel so much stronger and in control, and I feel like I could actually get my turns back to decent condition ! 😊 Also, my ankles have never been this strong, and I’ve been dancing since age 2 or 3.

  • @jasminemcinnes9049
    @jasminemcinnes9049 Месяц назад +1

    Even though this is now 5 years old I still come back to this workout video time and time again - so good I do it every day on school break away from ballet 💗💗

  • @annabaerg3776
    @annabaerg3776 5 лет назад +55

    I loved this so much. I'm always very wary of workouts from non-dancers; I'm scared that I'll injure myself or work the wrong muscles. It's so nice to have one especially for dancers, with stretching included too! I used two pairs of dead pointe shoes as weights!

    • @boujxebleeps7373
      @boujxebleeps7373 3 года назад +3

      The pointe shoe weights are smart!

    • @ainsley.cotton.05
      @ainsley.cotton.05 2 года назад +1

      Same! Makes me skeptical if it isn’t a well known/experienced dancer that’s leading workouts.

  • @joleneklark3696
    @joleneklark3696 4 года назад +11

    I haven't danced in over 20 years, and am currently undergoing cancer treatment, including having surgery recently. This is the perfect stretching and conditioning routine for my current fitness and health level. Thank you Kathryn for bringing dance back into my life in a meaningful and doable way. I have also been doing your beginner barre routine, and I love it! You can't possibly know how happy this has made me, and how much hope it brings me to be able to get some of my "old" life back!

  • @AmyBrueckman
    @AmyBrueckman 5 лет назад +73

    KM: You might get a hip pop-
    Me: Ooooo I got one!
    Also, I'm usually not able to get all the way down into the splits on my right side, but today I did! :)

    • @bixwilson2721
      @bixwilson2721 5 лет назад +3

      Amy Brueckman omg congratulations!!!

    • @薇vern
      @薇vern 4 года назад +2

      Same! Honestly so happy

  • @kathayne4528
    @kathayne4528 4 месяца назад +1

    I like these strengthening videos as much or more than the barre/class vidoes. Thank you for a great jumpstart to my Sunday!

  • @elankhamanicastillo
    @elankhamanicastillo 3 месяца назад +1

    after 4 years this video is still the best when it comes to working my body❤

  • @NateandMary
    @NateandMary 2 года назад +2

    Thank you so much!! What a fantastic workout!

  • @caitelizabeth9475
    @caitelizabeth9475 5 лет назад +87

    Also please do a vlog or something about your first Nutcracker with Miami City! Or even a differences between NYCB and MCBs Nutcracker!

    • @katiefulton9456
      @katiefulton9456 5 лет назад +1

      Cait Elizabeth I do love and appreciate your vlogs- they were so much fun🙏☺️

  • @zsuzsannakurucz8435
    @zsuzsannakurucz8435 Год назад +2

    Thank You Katie soo much. I am doing this workout often and I always find some new challenge in it.

  • @annmariekennedy5230
    @annmariekennedy5230 4 года назад +32

    Thank you for saving me! Love your workouts and your “real” personality- I am a former ballet dancer (60yrs old now) and after running and cycling for the past ten years, I am getting back to my body- it feels so great! Thank you❤️.

  • @allegracramer3544
    @allegracramer3544 3 месяца назад +1

    thank you for making this WITHOUT music playing in the background!! So grateful!!

  • @amparovaldivia8990
    @amparovaldivia8990 4 года назад +34

    I've been doing this every day during quarantine. It's amazing how in shape I still feel

  • @juliak7586
    @juliak7586 5 лет назад +25

    This is perfect! Now I don’t have to jump videos to get a full body workout and stretch in one sitting. Thanks!!!!

  • @MR-fe7st
    @MR-fe7st Год назад +2

    Definitely going to do these workouts. You gained a new follower!

  • @Adi-bd6ff
    @Adi-bd6ff 5 месяцев назад +1

    this workout is iconic I keep coming back to it!
    plus it comes with a bonus of good wibes from the teacher😀

  • @hopelintzenich4500
    @hopelintzenich4500 2 года назад +2

    THANK YOU SO MUCH for making this video Ms. Kathryn!!!! 😀😊💕❤️

  • @earthlypleasure
    @earthlypleasure 6 месяцев назад +1

    Thank you so much for this video. I feel like it's the workout I've always been searching for. I did ballet for 13 years though now I don't do so much but I still orient as a ballerina and my body remembers the things and the muscles and appreciates this SO much!

  • @Genabelles
    @Genabelles Год назад +1

    At the start I could barely hold anything but after a few weeks, I've really improved. THANKYOU😅

  • @lepetitquichotte
    @lepetitquichotte 2 года назад +1

    Wonderful Kathryn, thank you! Taxiarchis from Greece, 42 years old

  • @slothwithsweater7845
    @slothwithsweater7845 2 года назад +2

    God I haven’t danced in three years and I definitely fell out of shape in that time frame, this work out killed me! I’m starting classes again this week, so my plan in to do this workout once a week to help with classes!
    Wish me luck

  • @southernbella8503
    @southernbella8503 5 лет назад +53

    Wow, Katie, you look so good! And, I always enjoy how colorful and happy your wardrobe always looks! Thanks for all the effort you put into making all your videos beautiful!

  • @ziadatedla7082
    @ziadatedla7082 4 года назад +24

    I honestly love this video so much. As a beginner it was the perfect routine because although I’m not as open as you the exercises were doable and watching you served as inspiration! Plus your personality is just the sweetest. Thank you!!

  • @nezudough2423
    @nezudough2423 4 года назад +1

    I love that you do not include music! Workoutvideos always have annoying music in the background.

  • @SylesteHoskins
    @SylesteHoskins 2 года назад +2

    I'm seriously addicted to this workout! I've been having knee problems so I'm not able to do much barre and center work, but I've been doing this workout twice a week for the last year, and the updated version instead whenever I want to do something different. It's been too easy for a while now, which I like, (who doesn't like easy? 😃) but I'm finally adding ankle weights for the leg, abs, and back workouts, and a theraband for the turnout exercise. I plan to increase the ankle weights and the thickness of the theraband slowly. I want to stay strong and pray that I can get back to the barre soon!

  • @chloeyoung3911
    @chloeyoung3911 4 года назад +18

    Coming back to this after a while since I'm stuck at home... thank you, Kathryn!

    • @mecca7069
      @mecca7069 4 года назад

      Chloe Young same ! corona break from dance is so sad :(

  • @elenap9069
    @elenap9069 2 года назад +4

    Wow, I tried your beginner ballet barre exercise after not dancing for decades, and so much muscle memory came back. Then decided to do this workout and I LOVE it. I can't complete all the exercises yet, but your instruction and knowledge of anatomy are the clearest I've ever encountered. I so appreciate you taking the time to make these videos and the detail of instruction that goes into them.

  • @brbrknndy
    @brbrknndy 5 лет назад +21

    I'm not a dancer, but I do ballet strength and stretching workouts to complement my stepping (12in step) workouts. Stepping tightens your quadriceps leg muscles so much, stretching workouts are a must. Thank you for this workout. Good luck in Miami.

  • @lyip4382
    @lyip4382 2 года назад +2

    LOVE THIS. Liked, saved, and subscribed.

  • @MatthewWestberry5678
    @MatthewWestberry5678 5 лет назад +2

    The world just stopped!!!! I’m about to live my best dance life!!!!!! Thank you Katie!!!

  • @bibacanvas3896
    @bibacanvas3896 2 года назад +1

    I love it, long but I didn’t feel the time, thanks 🙏🏻
    More conditioning like this ❤

  • @danceandmore88
    @danceandmore88 5 лет назад +4

    Dear Kathryn, I’ve been following your channel for almost five years. Today I want to thank you for sharing your journey with us and giving us so much useful and empowering advice and information. You are an inspiration for everyone, and such a wonderful role model for dance students and dancers, and everybody else. You spread positivity, respect and human warmth, and this is so important in this era of hate speech, indifference and egocentrism.

  • @dianamarie9047
    @dianamarie9047 5 лет назад +19

    I will be using this religiously! Thank you so much Kathryn!! You are the literal best ❤

  • @magdalenahh6971
    @magdalenahh6971 3 года назад +2

    Dear Katie, after 1 year following your ballet barres i just discovered I am able to stand up again from my bathtube by myself! I was so thrilled and overjoyed after many years not been able to do it without the help of my husband, that I almost cry of joy! Due to my Lupus condition since I was 28 I used to have inflammation in my joints and my knees remained thereafter weak. But it seems your barres have made my legs stronger. So, talking about what motivates us to do ballet, for me it is so simple as being able to take a bath by myself ! And just for this, I am eternally grateful for your lovely, fun and motivating classes. Thank you, thank you, thank you!

  • @evavanbelle4579
    @evavanbelle4579 4 года назад +3

    i am a 62 year old amateur dancers with various physical issues i have to work around. Your class is great and to my delight many of the exercises and routines that I have devised for myself recur in the class as well. The older you get, the more important to stay in shape!

  • @MsMane1985
    @MsMane1985 4 года назад +7

    Amazing workout! After regularly doing it for 3 weeks I finally reached my splits (have been working on them for years!!!) and have so much strength to hold my turnout. (Which is not very good as an adult student, but now really improving!)
    Kathryn, thank you so much! Your personality and professional approach is lovely! Thank you for being here for us!

  • @stephanivandermars3263
    @stephanivandermars3263 Год назад +1

    Thanks for the wonderful stretchen and zexcerice really inspiring

  • @abbyrodgers8875
    @abbyrodgers8875 4 года назад +3

    You should make more full body workouts for dancers since most dance studios have temporarily closed

  • @ashlynhatch3989
    @ashlynhatch3989 5 лет назад +15

    Great timing, my month long summer break has begun for dance so I needed this

  • @milkamuiszz
    @milkamuiszz 5 лет назад +2

    This is the best video to have ever happened to RUclips! Its the holy grail of workouts, combining all your videos into one! I'll be coming back to this lots and lots and lots!

  • @pearlkimbrough2568
    @pearlkimbrough2568 Год назад +1

    I love this workout; it is so essential to dancers alike. It is just a wonderful thing to do if you got nothing else planned that day. Thank you, Katie.🙂

  • @KD-gd5oq
    @KD-gd5oq 24 дня назад

    I started doing this in September and COMPLETE BODY CHANGE. Unbelievable. I am even going to start ballet again after many years, as I have more body confidence. Thank you, lovely Kathryn Morgan!

  • @taychai
    @taychai 5 лет назад +5

    wow I know you’ve taught a lot of ballet classes but it’s hard to believe you’re not a full time Pilates teacher after doing this workout because you’re so much better at leading these types of exercises than most of them

  • @Ravel1299
    @Ravel1299 2 года назад +1

    Awesome workout

  • @danielalovejesus7912
    @danielalovejesus7912 2 года назад +1

    I love this workout!

  • @miraemilia6084
    @miraemilia6084 Год назад +1

    Old video, but I just found it yesterday and did it for the first time today. Absolutely amazing. I think this'll be my daily workout from now on!

  • @SnowTheCanary
    @SnowTheCanary Год назад +1

    very good exercise. Very effective ❤

  • @vuparana7384
    @vuparana7384 5 лет назад +21

    Hi Kathryn ! thank you so much for this video, it is exactly what I needed to prepare for my summer workshop :) Have a great day !

  • @amymoonful
    @amymoonful 2 года назад +1

    Tried this one today and just loved it!!! A complete dancer workout! Thank you!!!

  • @dani.t.g.13
    @dani.t.g.13 5 лет назад +10

    Thank you! I was just looking for an at-home workout!
    Have you thought about making an app for all of these warm-ups, stretches and steps?

  • @kristiLB93
    @kristiLB93 5 лет назад +2

    I’m a Mama who tries to make it to a ballet class once a week but THIS video and others Kathryn posts fill in for a solid ballet workout when I can’t make it to class. Thank you for taking the time to post these workouts Kathryn! I love to pass them on to all levels of dancers out there!👍🏻❤️

  • @LindsayLaw
    @LindsayLaw 4 года назад +1

    I think these videos are just such a joy. You have single-handedly made my Covid-19 so much less miserable! I was feeling so down without being able to get out and do all my usual classes, and out of nowhere I discovered these - bright, and informative, and lovely.

  • @lindapehrson5787
    @lindapehrson5787 4 года назад

    Reallly wonderful stretch whether you are a dancer or not!

  • @elaineherda6390
    @elaineherda6390 2 года назад +1

    Love, love this one Katie! I have been combining 3-4 videos to get to this. Glad to you incorporated posterior chain, arms & feet. It is the perfect workout now! Thank you!

  • @kathleenrock
    @kathleenrock 3 года назад

    I am so happy that I stumbled onto this video! COVID-19 hit my motivation "mojo" the hardest. I went from exercising regularly and working on a dance for a pageant, to ... nothing. 13 months of NOTHING. Not even walking around the block. Just last week, my motivation "mojo" came back and I crept back into a few outdoor water aerobics classes and a few Silver Sneakers cardio RUclips workouts (I'm 68 years old). Today, I found this video, and actually made it through the WHOLE THING! I had great dancer technique training in my 20's and it's amazing that my mind and my body remembers that almost 45-50 years later. Your kindness was key. I didn't worry about my extensions being only 90 degrees. I was feeling like a young dancer again! THANK YOU!!!!!!! PS I never could point, and am taking to heart that the toe exercises are key.

  • @ferriswheeljunkie
    @ferriswheeljunkie 5 лет назад +8

    Could you do a video that explains/translates some common mime gestures in ballet?

  • @mjin1223
    @mjin1223 Год назад

    I like how this is slower paced and balanced. It's great for me since I am recovering from a stiff neck.

  • @hannahkirkpatrick5442
    @hannahkirkpatrick5442 4 года назад +1

    I just did your beginner ballet barre to help focus on my technique and now I am doing this!

  • @camilla9196
    @camilla9196 5 лет назад +1

    I just got home from Boston ballets five week intensive and i was worried because i don’t have class for a week and i was worried about loosing what i gained during the intensive. But this video will be great for me to do this week as well as through this year because i can do a nice long workout if modify for my time and needs each day! Thank you for spending so much time and hard work to make this video!

  • @aleburne8424
    @aleburne8424 4 года назад +2

    This workout is perfect! I’m 14 years old and I want to take my first ballet class, and I’ve been training a bit for the fall, and I will make great use of this video!

  • @toddbenson5901
    @toddbenson5901 4 года назад

    Awesome vid. I'm an avid competitive cyclist and cross country skier and always on the lookout for practice anywhere exercises. I've always envied how great overall shape dances are in. Now, cycling is a pretty specific use of the human body, but I highly recommend this workout for any athlete, not just dancers.

  • @timnovak7334
    @timnovak7334 3 года назад +1

    I usually just do Essentrics but I started adding this video for more of a workout. It's really making a difference in my strength and flexibility. Kathryn's reminder to arch the back slightly when on the floor doing moves has been a gamechanger for me. Thank you Kathryn!

  • @joselin2466
    @joselin2466 4 года назад +3

    Perfect in quarantine !!

  • @leah8269
    @leah8269 4 года назад +2

    I love the stretching!!
    Now that I have time to get in shape and workout finally because of corona!!

  • @jambrown7
    @jambrown7 5 лет назад +6

    Thanks Kathryn! I just did your entire workout. Phew, it's tough!! I've been a fan of your stretching video...do it several times a week and it helps. But now my feet hurt :) in a good way.

  • @arielburrow9433
    @arielburrow9433 5 лет назад +30

    Anyone else hear katie constantly cracking in the beginning? Same though 😂

  • @klaudiazetter2586
    @klaudiazetter2586 2 года назад

    Dear Kathryn, I looked to do a correct pirouette and than I found your Internetclasses, the are great. It is sad that you not life in Vienna,
    because then I would thake classes with you. Thank you so much and many greetings from Vienna. Claudia

  • @Lauren_C_2017
    @Lauren_C_2017 5 лет назад +4

    Wonderful workout! I am going to do this every day before bed!❤️👏🏼

  • @janalindleyhulova3435
    @janalindleyhulova3435 5 лет назад +1

    IT is seriously the very first video I found I want to do in the morning! Working from home and having my ballet classes only in the evening, it is difficult to get going in the morning! Love this one! Thank you! And yellow suits you a lot :)

  • @flow886
    @flow886 9 месяцев назад

    Such a great workout. I wish I discovered it sooner❤

  • @express2796
    @express2796 5 лет назад +2

    This was a little bit challenging workout for me. But you have made this with so simple and clear explanations. I like your way.
    Thank you so much for sharing this video with us.

  • @abbeymann4350
    @abbeymann4350 5 лет назад +4

    I LOVE this video! It's so helpful. Thank you, Kathryn!!! I would love if you did another pilates workout, or maybe a yoga workout for dancers!

  • @icherryskiesi8802
    @icherryskiesi8802 5 лет назад +8

    Wow! Your technique is amazing.

  • @katielittle3023
    @katielittle3023 5 лет назад

    As a performer who isn't able to take classes consistently due to the nomadic nature of the job, I'm so grateful for your videos. They keep me from embarrassing myself when I make it back to a studio. Thank you for sharing your talent and hard work so generously.

  • @silentwalk1768
    @silentwalk1768 4 года назад

    Fantastic stretching exercises really helps

  • @kathitpwk232
    @kathitpwk232 4 года назад +2

    I haven’t danced in a few months and now I‘m trying to slowly get back on track, this really helps me and u always motivate me🥺🤍

  • @madeline2282
    @madeline2282 5 лет назад +7

    I needed this SO badly today, thank you so much Katie!! Amazing as always

  • @funnycatzz123
    @funnycatzz123 5 лет назад +1

    I haven't danced in years now, but lately I have really been missing it. This was a great workout to give me that little bit of ballet feel while also stretching and strengthening. Thank you so much! You are wonderful (:

  • @Charlotte-sf4gb
    @Charlotte-sf4gb 4 года назад

    I love it how you are motivating through holding the plank that really helps

  • @raissamiranda1976
    @raissamiranda1976 4 года назад

    My son and I did this. He loved and me too. Thanks for this.

  • @ceciliacalvin9469
    @ceciliacalvin9469 5 лет назад +5

    Welcome back! We need an #OnceUponAPointe on your Miami adventure. 👍😁

  • @californiacanine5196
    @californiacanine5196 4 года назад

    Thank you so very much for this video! I am 54 years old and have had surgery on both knees. I can't get motivated to do boring PT stretches and exercises. Working with your videos has taken me back to my younger days! I am really enjoying stretching and working again. Had a barre installed in my home and work out with you every day now. :)

  • @julissacadenillas7795
    @julissacadenillas7795 4 года назад +1

    This Strength and Stretch Workout is very thorough and fun! Thanks Kathryn for helping me get through quarantine and stay in "dance" shape! :)

  • @victoriarosebrown_
    @victoriarosebrown_ 5 лет назад +3

    This is such an amazing workout! Definitely going to be making it my main 2 to 3 times a week along with yoga and pilates. Perfect. I'm starting classes at the Scottish ballet in January and you have been such a huge inspiration to me for so long, so now I need to build my body up, this is just perfect, thank you!!

  • @amaliaowl
    @amaliaowl 4 года назад

    Currently doing this workout while quarantined in my house! My ballet studio has closed for a month due to the Coronavirus. I’m hoping to stay in shape! Thanks Katie!

  • @theresafunk291
    @theresafunk291 4 года назад

    No classes during corona crisis... Thank you so much Kathryn Morgan for all your great workouts, barres and classes!!!

  • @perrylynnw
    @perrylynnw 5 лет назад

    I wish I could like this video a thousand times- this has been the BEST resource for coming back to ballet after 2 years off due to injury. THANK YOU KATIE!!! 💕💕💕

  • @ellianatesler8575
    @ellianatesler8575 5 лет назад +3

    I absolutely loved this, an amazing workout and she says funny things along the way that encourage you to keep going. Will be doing this multiple times a week thanks Kathryn!!!!!