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I am trying to find out the most up to date information on the safety of splits and moves like tilts in young children and growing bodies. I don’t mean over stretching and I don’t mean how stretches happen but specifically should we be putting children with soft bones into a splits position before a […]
Most everyone has experienced the uncomfortable sensations of a trigger point. It’s that dull ache or sore spot in your muscles. You think – if only I could stretch it out – and then go to town with stretching – but it doesn’t really help. Then you try taking ibuprofen or another anti-inflammatory drug – […]
Summer has finally arrived in the northern states! Yippee! I love not putting on coats, hats, gloves to take the dog for a walk. The summer intensives and dance camps that are generally gearing up are either not happening or looking very different so I thought I would talk a bit about conditioning and […]
Hello all! I received a jam-packed full of good idea email from Ruth Ziegler answering my question of what do you do to keep yourself sane and hopefully less exhausted from teaching virtual dance classes. Her response is below… Thank you Ruth! Great topic and so relevant!!! I teach mainly adults – some very advanced, […]
Having to hunker down at home opens up a space for activities such as exploring ideokinesis in ‘constructive rest position’, a term that I learned from my mentor Irene Dowd many years ago. This may be very useful to offer to your students at this time – both for re-patterning movement and releasing excessive muscular […]
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