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[dancerfreak5678]

Jumps. I thought I could do them before but then when I was asked to do an axel in jazz class I totally caught like 2 inches of air. Pathetic I know. I just wanna know if any of you guys have suggestions for how to jump higher.

[dancersdreamland]

Welcome to the Forum Family!!!!

Hmm...I don't have any suggestions on jump improvement, but you may want to search through www.dancespirit.com. Dance Spirit is a magazine designed for jazz, tap, ballet, and modern dancers, as well as dance squads. It's FANTASTIC for dance tips and stretches/exercises.

Two other magazines to try:

Dance Magazine - www.dancemagazine.com
Dance Online - www.danceonline.com
Dancer Magazine Online - www.danceronline.com

When I get some spare time, I'll look through some past issues and see what I can find.

[Sagitta]

Usually if you are having a problem with a move the problem is actually being created a few counts before. I would guess it is how you prep. for the jump. Like dancersdreamland I'll defer to one of the resident dance experts to explore how to improve your jumps. :)