Dancing the skeleton vs dancing the muscle

[and123]

That was a great explanation. But when I first saw the thread topic, all I could think of was Halloween ;-)

I think someone should wear a muscle anatomy costume this year.

 

[mamboqueen]

I'd stone the midsection.

I have such a hard time with the spine/bones lessons...just hard to wrap my head around something I don't really feel.

 

[samina]

I think someone should wear a muscle anatomy costume this year.

dancesomatics.

 

[samina]

I'd stone the midsection.

i'd stone the meridians.

 

[biggestbox]

I'd stone the midsection.

I have such a hard time with the spine/bones lessons...just hard to wrap my head around something I don't really feel.

Well you can't always feel it. you just gotta move and trust that your body will be there. Sometimes you need a burst of power and then let your body do what it does.

 

[dancepro]

I don't really understand what it means when people say that one should dance with their skeleton rather than dance with their muscles. Apparently I dance with my muscles and it's not a good thing. Anyone care to explain plesase?

You have got a pm coming with my 2 cents

Dancepro

 

[tsb]

that analogy reminded me of my attempts to master cuban motion. from the top down, it seems largely muscular to me in terms of extending the ribcage, etc., whereas from the bottom up, it's primarily the work of the skeleton as i settle onto my heel and straighten my knee.

 

[skipper]

My teacher used to tell me that he wanted to "wear" me. I always knew to be soft, with some structure. It certainly taught me about energies---which is another topic!

 

[Chris Stratton]

CBMP isn't half bad, better than most promenade attemps really, but what's up with the arms and head?

 

[Joe]

It's a jive chicken walk. That's just Latin arm styling.

 

[and123]

ah yes, the infamous "pat myself on the head b/c I'm so sexy" arm styling.

 

[pruthe]

CBMP isn't half bad, better than most promenade attemps really, but what's up with the arms and head?

Reaction to thought: "Gee, am I naked in front of a bunch of people???"

 

[Purr]

ah yes, the infamous "pat myself on the head b/c I'm so sexy" arm styling.

I am not a fan of this type of styling, too many things can go wrong to make it look stupid. There's the quickly pat myself on the head, "oops, I could have had a V8" moment. Then there's the holding on the top of your head by dear life, like it's going to go flying off somewhere. Or then there's the "I've got a bad headache look".