I agree with what others have posted, but I have a couple more questions for you.... What kind of pain?
Do you ever do your isolations after eating? As you may imagine, it is not a good idea to do a lot of ab work after a big meal.
Are you breathing normally when you do your ab isolations? I use to get sharp cramps when I did twisting mostions (similar to "stitches" from running). An experienced dancer pointed out that is often due to holding extra tension in the muscles and/or holding my breath. In both cases making an effort to continue deep, relaxed breathing can diminish or prevent this kind of pain. Since she told me this, I have found I only get these cramps when twisting for a very long time.
Also, do you experience pain any time other than dancing? I ask because severe belly pain can be a sign of some serious illness. When I was a new dancer I also had gall bladder problems and if I danced when there was already inflamation I felt a lot of pain. The dancing did not cause this problem at all, but at first I incorrectly attributed the pain to abdominal cramps from dancing.
It sounds like you are probably experiencing the regular exercise/muscle healing pain that most of us experience while our bodies adjust to this new way of moving. But if you find that you have a deeper or persistant pain that exists outside of dancing you may want to have it looked at by a medical professional just to be safe.
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