Over the years I’ve discovered that different dance studios have varying approaches to stretching. While most do require dancers to stretch, more often than not they ask students to do so prior to actually dancing and the amount of stretching done varies considerably. In all cases, the stretching almost always gets done when the dancer’s body is cold. Plus, teachers’ knowledge base about anatomy, flexibility, injuries, and good exercise habits tends to be…well…less than I’d expect, especially at the professional division levels.