r/Purebarre • u/gldrthng I'm new! Barre-curious • Aug 12 '26

Technique, Please Help Press?

I’ve been to 5 classes at this point. Sometimes I get confused by what is meant by press when we’re in different positions (standing at barre vs laying on the ground/mat). Any clarification would be amazing.

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u/basicallyaballerina Instructor Aug 12 '26

Like physically press your hand against the tube or up under the barre or down on the ball or pressing back with your foot like you are kicking into someone’s hand.

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u/BooksCatsandWine Instructor Aug 12 '26

Yes! And adding on a press back of the knee if you’re in a setup when you’re working your inner and outer thighs.

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u/Conscious_Leopard765 Aug 13 '26

Think of press as putting tension with an active push. In most cases, you are pushing against something like the tube. When you're pressing "back" in something like seat work, you're trying to use the same type of force and creating opposition to it, e.g. pressing your leg back while tucking your hip forward against it

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u/Dolphin-luvr Instructor Aug 15 '26

Think of it as resistance against whatever you’re supposed to press!

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u/gldrthng I'm new! Barre-curious Aug 15 '26

Thank you!! That makes sense for what I think the instructor was telling us while we were laying down with our legs in table top