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c0ffee_luvr
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I'm 19 and in a community college, and cheer/dance tryouts are on May 8. For cheer, you just need to be able to do a toe touch, arm motions, and a cheer routine (tumbling is not required but they don't stunt because of an incident in which a flyer fell and broke her neck a few years ago), but for dance, you need to do turns, leaps, and kicks. I've always wanted to be a cheerleader or a dancer. I'm taking a choreography class which is also the same time the cheer/dance/hip hop team practices (which are all under the same coach as well as the choreography class) and I'm taking her jazz dance class. I took her jazz dance class last year (but didn't like it at the time, now I love it) and I tried out for cheer but didn't make it; she thought I had potential but just needed to clean up my arm movements and some other stuff, and this morning she said she will try put me on a team since she knows how hard I'm willing to work for it though. Here's the thing though: I'm inflexible and I can't do splits, and I know you need them for leaps and kicks. I stretch as much as I can and practice my splits, and little by little, I'm getting a bit more flexible. Is it possible to get at least my side splits by May (since I know they are easier to get than the center splits...can anyone explain why?) Also, what exercises can I do so I can kick high AND be able to leap? Oh, and I'm not one of those girls who have been dancing since I was a kid; I just took on and off classes but never actually been on a team or anything; but I want it really bad, it's one of those things that you REALLY want deep inside, and no matter how much you try to ignore it, that desire is still there...I have the heart for it, and I'm willing to work hard and improve my technique and flexibility.