Aside from doing them (especially without intent of being an rhythmic gymnast/contortionist later in life) being bad for dancers’ hips, #oversplits don’t necessarily make a good jazz dancer. Neither do they teach one roots of #jazzdancehistory. Besides conditioning circuits the sports medicine community advocates and (strongly recommended) codified ballet training such as @cecchetti_international and the @royalacademyofdance, dancers should also learn #vernacularjazz steps and classic forms of jazz dance like the Mattox and @gusgiordanodance techniques. That way, the artistic context and acknowledgement of heritage and history will one day crowd out the tricks and flash. #NoOversplits #ClassicJazzDance #WheresTheKickBallChange #NoOverstretching #SafeDancePractice https://www.instagram.com/p/Cebm_tLr27e/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=