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Permalink Reply by Phoenix Sprite on October 3, 2012 at 6:46am

you should ook into ballet basic moves. Ballerinas train to jump without pain. I'm working on my jumps, and I have no contronl on my left leg when I land. Sometimes my left knee buckles andf I nearly fall. But the basic's of ballet helps with the painful part of landing.

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StudentPermalink Reply by Alli Apocalips on October 3, 2012 at 7:25am

Here are a couple articles with knee strengthening exercises: http://www.sparkpeople.com/resource/fitness_articles.asp?id=363

http://www.knee-pain-explained.com/knee-strengthening-exercises.html

Also, how is your posture?  Sometimes standing/dancing with good posture can make a huge difference.

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StudentPermalink Reply by Niky on October 4, 2012 at 2:39pm

Thank you guys!  I have actually been thinking about taking some dance classes just for help with movement, and yes also, I feel my posture, more often than not, is probably not quite right :/ I will definitely try out those exercises too!!  Especially because it is not just hooping I run in to pain, its just jumping while hooping that assists in bringing it on

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Permalink Reply by Shanna Sweet on October 5, 2012 at 6:49am

That ballet stuff really helps! I haven't taken any classes but I had my friends who took ballet teach me the positions and it helped a lot with my footwork/balance/posture and jumping. I was like a clumsy elephant before! Also practicing without the hoop. Take little hops around your house or whatever and practice standing on one leg and just regular dancing/ hopping around...

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