Comments on: Introducing the Iliopsoas http://danceadvantage.net/2009/10/13/introducing-the-iliopsoas/ Giving students, teachers, and parents an edge in dance education Sat, 13 Mar 2010 18:42:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Nichelle (admin) http://danceadvantage.net/2009/10/13/introducing-the-iliopsoas/comment-page-1/#comment-1630 Nichelle (admin) Tue, 20 Oct 2009 20:29:25 +0000 http://danceadvantage.net/?p=3747#comment-1630 Thanks very much for your comments! Some of Franklin's imagery can feel a little out there. BUT you never know what's going to work for some people. Most students, I've found, have trouble relating to really internal imagery. Getting them to visualize muscles, bones, etc is tricky enough. Organs, etc. might be pushing it but Franklin's books offer a wide variety. I "steal" his images for my classes a lot. Dianne, just recently wrote a response to someone on the "leg from underneath" myth and may try to post that here just to clear it up further!! [[<a href="http://danceadvantage.net/2009/10/21/leg-from-underneath/" rel="nofollow">link</a>]] Thanks very much for your comments!

Some of Franklin’s imagery can feel a little out there. BUT you never know what’s going to work for some people. Most students, I’ve found, have trouble relating to really internal imagery. Getting them to visualize muscles, bones, etc is tricky enough. Organs, etc. might be pushing it but Franklin’s books offer a wide variety. I “steal” his images for my classes a lot.

Dianne, just recently wrote a response to someone on the “leg from underneath” myth and may try to post that here just to clear it up further!! [[link]]

]]> By: Dianne http://danceadvantage.net/2009/10/13/introducing-the-iliopsoas/comment-page-1/#comment-1628 Dianne Fri, 16 Oct 2009 23:54:50 +0000 http://danceadvantage.net/?p=3747#comment-1628 Nichelle thanks for stepping into the ring and writing about the iliopsoas and the whole pelvic area! I think it takes quite an effort to describe it all for dancers, in the detail you provided. It certainly straightens out that "lift your leg from underneath" (haha) that many were (and still are) trained with. Nichelle thanks for stepping into the ring and writing about the iliopsoas and the whole pelvic area! I think it takes quite an effort to describe it all for dancers, in the detail you provided. It certainly straightens out that “lift your leg from underneath” (haha) that many were (and still are) trained with.

]]> By: youdancefunny http://danceadvantage.net/2009/10/13/introducing-the-iliopsoas/comment-page-1/#comment-1627 youdancefunny Wed, 14 Oct 2009 23:35:05 +0000 http://danceadvantage.net/?p=3747#comment-1627 I'm so glad you posted about this...I don't think enough people know! I have the Franklin book myself. Some of it was a little too far out there (like how heavy is your liver? And I was like "I don't know?"). But I've done some of the psoas imagery techniques, and there's definitely been improvement...in my right hip. The left one hasn't quite figured it out yet. I’m so glad you posted about this…I don’t think enough people know! I have the Franklin book myself. Some of it was a little too far out there (like how heavy is your liver? And I was like “I don’t know?”). But I’ve done some of the psoas imagery techniques, and there’s definitely been improvement…in my right hip. The left one hasn’t quite figured it out yet.

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