To paraphrase the great dance kinesiologist Sally Fitt, of all the principles of conditioning, the most frequently overlooked is effective sequencing. Five teaching principles:
1. start gradually- warm-up first
2. After fatiguing a muscle group, take time to recover and loosen (the primary problem w most gym programs)
3. before stretching a major muscle group, ‘set up’ by doing a maximal contraction in the opposing muscle group if it’s equal mass
4.consider joint actions
5. listen to the body
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Author: Carolinda
A provocateur of wellness and seeker of wisdom, I appreciate levity and simplicity in an artistic life, frugality but with requisite fun, and the freedom to pursue adventure. Blogging here since 2007.. or so...
March 2013 Yoga Update
The Rod Stryker Prana Shakti Master Training course at the end of February 2013 was phenomenal! The test for the course, The Path of Fire and Light by Swami Rama was concise and informative. Continue reading
Why Teach Ballet
I moved to Mpls to leave ballet behind once and for all, preferring the gutsy modern work I’d been exposed to in college and Repertory Dance Theatre. By then I’d danced plenty of ballet, musical theatre, and modern and wanted to experience Continue reading
The Pros and Cons of Foot Stretching
Why Study Dance
Why study Dance?
Dance engages the mind, body and spirit and provides opportunities for the development of physical, expressive, “critical, imaginative, appreciative and perceptive abilities” (Bannon & Sanderson 2000). Students develop Continue reading
Constructing a Proper (Floating) Dance Floor
contributed by my colleague Barbara Devereau
For anyone out there who does not know and wishes to lay a proper dance floor this is how you do it Continue reading
Sound Business Practices – Arts Organizations Aren’t Exempt!!
Sound Business Practices
Category Responsibilities:
training – school responsibility
funding – company responsibility only
safety – company & school responsibility
accessibility – company & school responsibility
Humor and Openness
“Learning how to be kind to ourselves is important. When we look into our own hearts and begin to discover what is bitter and what is sweet, Continue reading
Ballet Rambert
The Grand Plie
I almost never give grand pile at the barre other than in 2nd until I’ve been working with young dancers for at least a few years Continue reading
Carol Schwarzkopf 