Technical Tuesday Iliacus
The iliacus muscle connects the pelvis to the femur at the lesser trochanter. This muscle is triangular in shape, flat, and fits neatly into the curved surface of the largest pelvic bone. When combined with the psoas muscle, it is known as the iliopsoas muscle, and together they are considered the strongest hip flexors in the body.
The iliacus is part of the hip rotator muscle group, and dancers are (or should be) familiar with this group. These rotator muscles are responsible for flexing the thigh at the pelvis and they assist when a forward tilt of the pelvis is required (in arabesque, for example).
The iliacus also rotates the femur and is essential for turn-out!
From the Big Blue Book of Ballet
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Anatomical Secret #125:
“The iliacus connects the pelvis to the femur at the lesser trochanter.”
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