Ballet Dancers Try to Keep Up With Powerlifters | SELF
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We challenged a group of ballet dancers to try to keep up with professional powerlifters. Can the dancers nail the right technique for their squats? Will they prove their upper body strength and balance with the deadlift? These athletes take the ultimate test and see if their endurance and strength are enough to keep up!
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I feel like dancers are really good at trying other sports because they’re so used to being in a very strict environment and are really good at listening and following instructions and being very aware of their body. They did amazing!!
well they are basically athletes
@@pumpkinLive yes they are! I feel so upset when people say that they aren’t. They are one of the strongest ones too
@@pinkbumblebee368 lol no
@@Dios7518 Youre not very educated then
@@pinkbumblebee368 they could only squat like 40 lbs what do you mean
If I had the powerlifters cheering me on every time I lift I would be superman by now lol
Find yourself a powerlifting gym! Make sure women are comfortable working out there- that’s a sign that you’re in a good, supportive environment and women LOVE to cheer other lifters!
I believe in you, you can do it
when the ballerina asked to modify the squat into a plié I felt that
I once showed a fitness trainer a plie. He wondered how he could loose balance and got laughing.
yesss!! I'm smiling watching this back again. Having the powerlifters cheering me on in the gym made me feel invincible even though I was quite uncomfortable going into this haha!! Can't wait for everyone to see them try ballet too!! Both sides have a lot of respect and love for each other after this experience :)
You were amazing! I just watched both episodes back to back and can't decide which one I liked more :)
you’re an incredible dancer, i’ve been dancing on and off for about 9 years but i’ve been dancing consistently now for about 4. when i’m your age i strive to be as good as you💛
You had such a great attitude!
You all did remarkably well I'm really impressed with your squat form excellent for first-timers. And I would be curious to see deadlift conventional!
I've often been made to feel I'm too tall for ballet, but you look tall too! I'd love to know, how tall are you?
What I love about this series is the respect that it gives to all types of athletes. Nobody is ever demeaned for the type of athlete they are. I've had experiences with people (mostly men) who only seem to think weight lifting and bodybuilding is the only type of athleticism that exists. So often sports such as cheerleading, dancing and gymnastics aren't taken as seriously because for some reason they are portrayed as "feminine."
I have a friend who's a powerlifter and she loves tough-talking the guys who come in and see what seems like a little girl half their size, and yet she's deadlifting twice what they can manage.
@@trenae77 Oh it's hilarious most definitely. But then again there are men who would insult her for not being feminine enough. But she can crush them like a soda can so it's ok. 😂
I don't respect crossfit tho
Always makes me giggle too, I'm a male ballet dancer and all the dudes flock to me at the gym cause of my legs,giving me compliments and asking how I got legs like that. I laugh and say about 10 years of dance training lol
I remember in highschool a male cheerleader...most males thought he played football because he was buff...nope all gymnastics and cheerleading.
omg she's such a ballet dancer I can't (I mean it in a good way) but the woman in white when she steps back her toes are pointed (ballet dancers are taught that the second your foot loses contact with the ground it should be pointed) and the way she's gripping the barbell is how you position your hands for barre. I love it!
As a dancer of 15 years and a weight lifter for 6 years this warmed my heart
I have never done power lifting, but to me those weights seem ridiculously low. After an injury, the doctor will tell you not to lift anything heavier than 50lbs.
@@ireallyreallyhategoogle If you made your living relying on the fact that your body was in perfect working order would you risk that to prove a point for a video? I wouldn't. And if you think they aren't strong watch the video where the lifters try dancing. And I've never met anyone with a high pain tolerance and the trick of never complaining about a physical demand better than a ballerina.
@@rebeccagilpin3245 1- Then don't make the video. 2- I watched the lifters try dancing video. 3- No one is talking about pain tolerance. This is a video about powerlifting. You are supposed to be able to lift that weight exactly ONE time before needing to rest. It is supposed to be the absolute maximum you can lift.
For those outside the US: Ru: Squat - 145kg / Bench - 86kg / Deadlift - 177kg Stanley: Squat - 255kg / Bench - 188kg / Deadlift - 319kg Lauren: Squat - 117kg / Bench - 52kg / Deadlift - 152kg Madeline: Squat - 29kg / Bench - 25kg / Deadlift - 45kg Alison: Squat - 25kg / Bench - 23kg / Deadlift - 34kg Mate: Squat - 45kg / Bench - 34kg / Deadlift - 73kg (Rounded to nearest whole number and edited for typos 😀)
I'm not through the entire video yet but I'm pretty sure he's not benching 415kg, more like 415lbs :)
@@thorben8946 Lol. No doubt.
@@thorben8946 lol, that would be impressive! Thanks, I have fixed it. In my defence I wrote it all out on my phone 😃 🙈
Thanks
Madeleine and Alison both did 100lbs on the deadlift :)
The woman who said she felt really powerful fully captured why I like powerlifting. Love these ballet dancers
I love how enthusiastic they ballet dancers are to try something new, and how happy they are after each task is just awesome. Thanks for showing athletes of different sports backing each other up.
I love when he pointed out his toes after the bench press. They all did such beautiful jobs, and the powerlifters were so nice and supportive!! Faith in humanity restored.
A very interesting match up, both involve a lot strength so I am excited to see Powerlifters keep up with Ballet dancers.
They just did that one 😎
My sister's sensei held a karate workshop for ballet dancers. They were DEADLY. They even surprised themselves. I would love to have seen it.
I can image
I think the ballet carryover really shined through when it came to the deadlift. They all have really good hip mobility so good on the powerlifter to peep that for sumo.
that skinny ballet guy somehow seems to have endless strength. he effortlessly lifts weights and people.
I guess it has to do that he has to lift up ballerinas, etc
Strength isn't necessarily determined by muscle size, depending on stimuli you can grow smaller but denser muscle or larger bulkier muscle
CNS training does more than muscle size. Powerlifters and olympic weightlifters tend to be leaner than body builders for this reason
Yeah, maybe because he´s lifting almost..nothing at all? Any average person can do that all day long with the same weight
@@robertcristian9511 An average person won't be pulling 1x B.W deadlift as a beginner with a straight back nontheless.
Loved being a part of this challenge! Truly had so much fun
🤠 You're a great dancer!
18:02 that's the lightest on their feet someone has ever been for a walk out my goodness. You can tell that being in complete control of his body at all times in ingrained in him.
Something I've really enjoyed about the videos I've seen so far in this series is how good they all are at teaching! Really breaking down the technical stuff clearly and also super encouraging and constructive. Love it!
I remember seeing a comment on the weightlifters try ballet video saying that the two crafts are not very similar. Cool to see that there are similarities (in terms of how to hold the body in position for various performances).
Yes, like the one said core and body awareness. Key.
They both have crazy core and leg strength. Not that dissimilar to me!
Aww this was so wholesome, these people make me not scared to go to the gym lol
Yeah everybody is nice
Think about how much you're thinking about yourself when you go to the gym and realize everyone else is usually just as concerned with themselves!
Why on Earth would you be scared to go to the gym?
@@staceygram5555 well it might be weird for some people at first before you realize what the gym is actually like
@@thebus3181 Why?
I love the weight lifting/body building community so much! It can be toxic at times but it also has one of the best atmospheres and communities! I’ve always felt welcomed and supported, the only time anyone gives you dirty looks and say mean comments at the gym is if they are insecure with themselves so they feel the need to project. Love this for them!
It would be interesting to see how strong they actually are. They didn't get anywhere close to their one rep max. It makes sense though, to keep professional dancers safe when doing an internet video.
All of them are such very supportive yet educating at the same time. I wish I can find gym partner like them :')
Us lifters just truly love watching people progress and succeed. I would love for lifting to be more inviting, it’s really for everyone and it gives everyone so many benefits and it is truly empowering There’s always going to be jerks but then there are truly awesome people out there that would completely support you If you’re interested in lifting I highly encourage you to try something new!
Idea: Roller Derby players try to keep up with Speed Skaters? I think it'll be interesting because skating on ice vs floor are both suuuper different
Yesss!!
Reading this on the day Erin Jackson won Olympic Gold after being a derby skater for Jax and Team USA
20:15 i love how even when they're celebrating and bringing their feet up just to show excitement, you can see that their feet are pointed.
those were the most graceful deadlifts ive ever seen 100/10
As a lay person, I didn't think ballet dancers had any tight areas on their bodies. I was really shocked to see that they had difficulty getting down in that deep squat just like I would.
Likewise. It was very surprising to me
ballet is actually one of the more stiff forms of dance! most of the flexibility is focused in the hips (turnout) and the back of the legs, even though flexibility all over is the end goal
Same! It must be a movement they never use. Still, you'd think it'd be part of everyday flexibility exercises for preventing injury.
I think its because they always have pointed toes which shortens the Achilles so thats the one thing they dont need to stretch as much
Loved watching this episode along with the powerlifters doing ballet. Each one of them were so supportive of each other and there was no discrimination between the sports. What I loved most as well was how every one of them really tried to learn and gave their best in the exercises.
I have exceptionally wide squats compared to my PT due to a precious ankle injury and having very wide set hips; the difference between any two people can seem pretty big but we are achieving the same thing 💖
The turnout they had when sumo deadlifting was everything. 😂 Also living for how supportive they all were for each other in this AND the ballet video. How do I get powerlifters to cheer me on in the gym?? I love everything about this series!
This is great. I do ballet and do strength training. I did ballet for 18 years and i am a strength and movemeny coach as well. The strength training really compliments the dancing because dancers are normally so afraid of lifting weights this is great to see.
Ballet dancers : * breathe elegantly *
this was such a cool video!! i loved seeing the environment the powerlifters created and i really hope we get a powerlifters do ballet!!
I didn't expect the skinny guy to be able to carry more than 50kgs but he did deadlift 73kgs with no problem. Goes to show how effortless ballerinas make everything look.. almost magical.
He has to pick up women smoothly and easily
This is so adorable, the powerlifter cheer for them give them more confidence. Its cool that this channel brings platform for people to experience new things with the expert
I like how Rue snatches the bar back to start bcuz the hardest part about powerlifting is reracking the bar 🤣
As someone that loves deadlifts and ballet this series is great. I was so happy to see them talk about similarities between ballet and powerlifting! 😊
This was SOOO heartwarming! It brings me back to starting strength training in 2015 & powerlifting specifically since 2017. This was so wholesome to see these dancers all do so well! 🥰🥺👏🏽
This video, and the counterpart where the powerlifters try ballet, really made my day. They're both so positive and encouraging!
The instructors are awesome. The way they describe and guide beginners is fantastic
Please keep this series going, it is so well made and all the athletes are great. Really motivating and empowering content!
i love how supportive they are :')
I loved every minute of this.. and it's actually really emotional too. Beautiful idea & content, but also amazing shooting & editing. Brilliant.
The respect and kindness they have in these videos…. I love it
Love this! So fun to see how proud of themselves they were They did a great job!✨
As someone who's always been scared of doing these things, because I don't really know the technique, this has really helped me a lot!
I just want to add that while that the passé (retiré) position is a ballet basic, there are countless countless corrections to apply to it that ballet students and professionals consider!
I'm surprised by how much individuality there is in power lifting. I assumed someone figured out the best way to do everything a long time ago and all the other lifters would just repeat those methods. But I guess it makes sense for thier to be some variation since everyone's body is different.
As a powerlifter you're used to feeling stiff and unathletic, watching graceful ballerinas struggle to squat on their first tries reminds me that there is *some* athleticism to what I do.
Glad to see this series back
Thank you so much for shooting at our facility! Really enjoyed having you guys there!! -javi
something I do love about the gym and lifting weights is the support around you, people saying 'you can do it' and 'come on' really give me the motivation to keep going and push through.
The mutual support and positive energy here 😭❤ So great to see them realise that they're stronger than they thought 💪🙌🔥👏
I really like this series, I've never tought that powerlifting had techniques nad all of that stuff, good video :D
I had ballet training and this was so informative to me because my depth in squat is terrible unless I go super wide and turn my feet all the way out
i have never seen someone learn how to deadlift that fast, you did a really good job
I do both ballet and powerlifting and I'm loving these videos!
This was really amazing!! I love this series a lot, and as someone who did ballet for many years I'm always interested to see how ballet dancers fare in other sports. I think they all did amazing, and the power lifters team was so supportive and encouraging!!
You ever hear of football players of long ago who took ballet?
The guy explained things amazingly well, and how he was attentive to every movement they made
Fun to watch. I started powerlifting in my mid 50s and have raised a ballerina so it was fun to watch the combination of these disciplines.
I love this series so much!!!!! Also the most wholesome people
Here we are, learning each movement in the gym over monthes and they really know their body and performe a solid movement after 3 trys
I loved this video! ❤ it was great
this is such a good video! They are explaining everything correctly :)
I love seeing their respect for the athleticism between the two drastically different sports
It's so surprising the things the ballet dancers couldn't do that I would've expected they could, like getting down into a full squat or arm positioning for the bench considering how flexible i just assume ballet dancers are.
I love these videos where they take people of a certain disciplines and have them do a different discipline.
I don't know if I was just super weak when I started lifting, but these Ballet dancers are quite strong for their first time.
Ballet dancers are actually quite strong, especially the men, it's very impressive!
Def, I've seen men at the Royal Ballet doing weightlifting a few times a week as part of their training. Heard them say is especially helpful for lifts with female dancers
This was so cool! It looks like such a blast!!!
i wish they got more than 1 attempt on each lift to see them push themselves a bit more and so they get to see what they are capable of
The dancers did an awesome job and the weightlifters were very encouraging and gave great instructions. Very impressive all around
i love weight lifting and this warmed my heart, they all did so well
I would expect dancers to be really good at getting proper form for...anything. There's so much proprioception involved in their discipline that I just expect them to be masters of form. Strength is another matter, but I would still expect a very good body weight to force ratio. I am glad that they respected how much body awareness is required for proper lifting technique.
This is such a fantastic series.
I love this none judgement just great comparison and pure strong research
I love seeing different sports mix it up.
I never knew I needed this video in my life.
Mate has a career in powerlifting 👏🏿
This was tastefully done!
I love how the ballet dancers have such beautiful form even when they're powerlifting
They did really well and ,I have to admit, I was both surprised and impressed.
Before adding belts or any accessories people should learn the movements without them . Learn how to brace the core without the belt first
I am a ballet dancer and thanks to ballet I do great at CrossFit since flexibility is a key for powerlifting and everything else. I feel amazing doing CrossFit wods. So I recommend to everyone go to ballet and then to anything gym like classes
I found it so interesting that the ballerinas had issues with the squat because I would think they are both strong and flexible, so it was interesting that they needed to turn out so much more in order to hit the correct depth.
This is wholesome content. 💜
beautiful plié-deadlifts
Mate making the tiny pretty jumps after lifting the weight is mood.
A powerlifter with long acrylics is such a mood and I am in to it.
Not gonna lie, that male ballet dancer had pretty good form on those deadlifts for a first-time lifter.
I primarily powerlift, and I think that the powerlifters in the video tried to demonstrate the movements in a way that seemed awkward to me. The guy demonstrating the squat kind of dragged on, and the girl benching didn’t have to make it seem like an arch was necessary.
I'm really surprised to see how the ballet dancers can't keep their bars straight while lifting, I thought that they always had to keep their shoulders and arms really straight and square. Does any ballet dancer can answer and explain if ballet dancers have an "imbalance" between their right and left sides and if it's because of certain poses required in ballet choreographies ? Always jumping with the same arm and leg in front for example could maybe explain this but I'm a fitness, power lifting and ashtanga yoga person and know nothing about ballet. They're still amazing athletes and seeing their flexibility and strength is amazing ! I'm really proud of them because they showed to every macho in our gyms how ballet dancers and dancers in general aren't just fragile and graceful dolls but amazingly strong athletes doing something extremely demanding physically and mentally but still making it look effortless and beautiful. I'm always bothered by the stupid members of my multi sports club (men and women) who always think and speak as if people coming to take the dance and yoga classes aren't real athletes because in their mind their sports look less painful and demanding physically than lifting, cross & co'. I'm gonna take dance classes too and proudly show that I can lift and dance like these power lifters and dancers showed us in this video just to prove them wrong ! (I may have a problem of always wanting more justice and equality so I keep annoying the annoying people 🙄😂).
as a ballet dancer that goes to the gym this was a really fun watch
7:32 the yellow tank girl's face sent 😭😭
This is so wholesome eeh
Amazing 👏
This was funny. I'm surprised by how they did in the "meet". Also, it was interesting to see they all preferred the sumo version.
This is so wholesome
This is SO COOL!!!!
This whole video was wholesome
As an ex-ballet dancer, I loved this 💖😂
I use 2 b a ballet dancer as a kid but then i decided later on 2 do martial arts & i still do all types of martial arts up till this day
Love seeing Lauren Pon!! :D everyone did a great job