ANATOMY
The spine is made up of 4 parts:
1. cervical- neck
2. thoratic- chest
--good at rotation but not bending
3. lumbar- lower back
--goot at bending but not twisting
4. sacrum- tail bone (includes pelvis- attached)
Elongate the spine: lengthen (down and up)
--"flat back"
6 deep outward rotators- turnout muscles
-sartorius: longest muscle in the body, diagonal across leg, maintain stability and involved in turnout
-gluteus medius: underneath the gluteus maximus, need to use the muscles underneath
-gluteus maximus: butt muscle
--anterior: lifts pelvis
--posterior: works with/assists in outward rotation
The way the socket is formed and directed, and how the head of the femur is angled affects turnout.
In the studio we learned and talked about: glissade, pas de chat, petit jete.
Today was a pretty good class overall. I tried really hard to focus on getting all my movements precise. Still have to think less about what to do and just do it, but I can definitely feel an improvement. my body is very sore from doing all these movements I have not done in over 10 years. I had fun doing the turns and putting together that small combination across the floor. As always, I love stretching and enjoyed the challenge of adding in the barre today.
I believe that this is the video you were talking about during class: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5Yp-vToI2E
They have such amazing foot work and make it look so easy. And yet, they are doing it "slow."
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