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Tuesday, May 6, 2014

Tuesday Velcro







Tuesday Velcro

If I had five cents for every time I remind my students to use their abdominals, I’d be on one of the “Richest People” lists.  But this can be difficult to remember, especially for beginning students.

The correct use of the abdominals, or “the core” area of the body is important for correct alignment, and for correct everything.  Human beings have a spine in their backs, but no spine in front to assist in holding in the stomach area.  (Of course, not having a spine in front is essential if we wish to have any sort of mobility – like bending over.)  

To help engage the abdominal muscles, imagine two internal pieces of Velcro:  one directly behind the belly button, and the other piece at the same level on the inside of the spine.  Simply stick the two together (conveniently ignoring all the internal organs in between).


From the Big Blue Book of Ballet Secrets:

Secret #1x:  
“To help engage the abdominal muscles, imagine two internal pieces of Velcro:  one behind the belly button, and one on the inside of the spine.”

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