05/25/2022
The starting line isn't balancing leg extensions, or even PLANKING!
Actions that require whole body integration & resistance bands can already be TOO ADVANCED for dancers who are just starting to understand & activate their core stabilzing muscles.
We must START at the center, the torso, working with movement and stabilizing of the spine & pevlis BEFORE introducing movement with the limbs.
I see all too often dancers are encouraged to train their core with exercises and actions that don't allow them to build this understanding properly.
What does this lead to?
Impingements in the shoulder, snapping in the hips, pain/discomfort through the back, stiffled breathing, tension in the jew/neck.
The point of core training is to stop dyfunction, not teach dancers how to compensate & create it before they even begin working in technique.