Dancers are always ready to show off their best tricks. We can pop a jeté anywhere and pull out a turn into a split whenever we feel like it! But, this is not the safest thing to do! Without stretching before doing these big tricks or before a routine, you can seriously injure yourself. Although it may take some time to do properly, a stretch AND warm up before class is very important. Here are 5 positives to stretching, and 5 consequences when you avoid stretching… 1st Positive: