Dancing Warrior, also known as Revolved Warrior is a favored warrior pose in that it stretches out different areas that any of the other warriors–namely the side body and back–and it provides a respite for the front knee which can bear the brunt of a lot of weight during the other warrior poses. At the same time, it can be a challenge to accomplish this pose while remaining light and fluid, rather than heavy and slow. It’s easy to get to this pose from any of the other warrior poses.

1. Coming from another warrior pose, your front knee will be bent close to a 90 degree angle with your front foot facing forward. Your back leg will be straight with your back foot perpendicular to your front.
2. Square your hips so they are facing the front of the room.
3. If you’re not already in Warrior II position, move your arms so that one is straight in front, and one is straight behind with the palms facing down.
4. Sweep your front arm back over your head, your back arm comes down close to your back leg as you lean your body into a gentle back bend.

For added support, you can put your back hand on your back leg – just make sure you’re resting it below the knee. And don’t allow too much weight to be put on this hand.

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While this is a pose that takes pressure off the front leg and knee, that doesn’t mean you should straighten your leg or put too much weight in your back leg or arm (if you’re resting it on your leg). Try to keep the weight in your legs evenly distributed and focus on opening up your side body to the stretch. Always breathe into the stretch!