Technical Tuesday Mandible
A not uncommon problem for dancers is holding excess tension
in inappropriate areas. Often this area involves the jaw, and/or clenching the
teeth – especially during challenging movement
combinations.
The bone of the lower jaw is called the mandible, and it is
here that tension likes to reside. This tension causes a cascading series of
unfortunate events, like tightening in the neck muscles, and sometimes a “jutting
forward” position of the head. Not good.
Facial anatomy is complex, but basically it involves four
different muscles: the masseter, the temporalis, the medial pterygoid, and the
lateral pterygoid. More than you wanted to know? Okay.
Dancers need to notice when they are holding too much tension
in their jaw. That’s the important thing.
From the Big Blue Book of Ballet Secrets:
Anatomical Secret #25l:
“The bone of the lower jaw is called the mandible, and it is the largest and strongest bone in the face.”
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