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Wednesday, April 2, 2014

Wild Wednesday Neon




Wild Wednesday Neon
A common problem with posture is often rounded shoulders, not only for dancers, but for everyone.   I blogged before (http://balletwebb.blogspot.com/2013/10/saturday-sunshine.html) about having sunshine radiate from the upper chest, and today’s image is along that same line.  It is important to keep the upper part of the torso open, but without arching the back (another common postural problem).
To help with this, imagine a flashing neon sign located across the upper chest.  It can be any color, or colors, and/or it could be a sign that spells something out, like “Sparkle”, “Eat at Joe’s”...  whatever you like.  If the shoulders round forward at all, it interrupts the path of the neon light, so the shoulders and the collar bones must remain open. 

From the Big Blue Book of Ballet Secrets:
Secret #1w:
“To prevent rounded shoulders, imagine a neon sign on the upper chest.”

 
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-Voltaire

 
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