Elephant – Arabesque (External Rotation)
- Equipment: Reformer
- Category: Full Body Integration
- Level: Intermediate
- Body position: Standing
- Repetitions: 6–8 reps each side
- Springs: 1 Red + 1 Yellow – 2 Red
- Headrest: Any
- Footbar: High
Starting position
Stand on the carriage with one foot against the shoulder rest, heel lifted. Hands on footbar. Extend the free leg behind you in external rotation with slight turnout, lifting it to hip height or higher
Instructions
Inhale to press the carriage back while lowering the lifted leg slightly. Exhale to draw the carriage in as the leg lifts higher into arabesque, maintaining turnout and control
Teaching cues
- Lift from the glute, not the lower back
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