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Well I had to watch both after Jennifer's comment about the feet and indeed, they look like they caress the floor. Thanks for the videos Ann. Is Joanne a professional competitor?
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No its normal. She is showing fabulous rise and fall, through wonderful use of her ankles. You can see lovely usage of inside edges too. Jo has the most wonderful technique, she was known throughout her competitive career as one of the best, if not the very best technical dancers, and this came from years of training from a little girl. She told me that she can remember even as a tiny little girl, dancing in a hand held hold with her teacher, the teacher ensuring that she executed all the footwork correctly, time and time again It. is exactly this quality that I look for when watching lady dancers. Solid technique is the foundation of great dancers.
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Well I had to watch both after Jennifer's comment about the feet and indeed, they look like they caress the floor. Thanks for the videos Ann. Is Joanne a professional competitor?
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Those beautiful, beautiful feet...to die for
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I enjoyed watching those. Thank you. (Educational to be able to see the footwork so clearly, too). Is she dancing right up on her tiptoes because of the height difference, or is that normal? On a shallow note, I love the movement in the skirt of the black dress
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Thanks for the info. Even my ignorant eye was drawn to her feet
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For those who have looked at the links that Ann has kindly provided, please note that a highly trained dancer with super skills will make it look so effortlessly natural, and easy as Jo clearly does( although it most certainly is not)....compared to the contrived and forced look of the pro dancers on SCD when dancing Ballroom ( ex Jo and Natalie)
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Thanks for the replies Ann and Jennifer. It is refreshing to be able to see the whole of a couple's form when performing a standard ballroom dance. I could see the closing of the feet too, which is rare to spy on SCD ... for me at least! One a personal note, I'm doing power Pilates classes which use the reformer developed by Pilates himself. Virtually all the teachers are dancers and the feet and ankles are worked fully. This is important to me as I do not want fallen arches!
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Thanks for the replies Ann and Jennifer. It is refreshing to be able to see the whole of a couple's form when performing a standard ballroom dance. I could see the closing of the feet too, which is rare to spy on SCD ... for me at least! One a personal note, I'm doing power Pilates classes which use the reformer developed by Pilates himself. Virtually all the teachers are dancers and the feet and ankles are worked fully. This is important to me as I do not want fallen arches!
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I also use the reformer in Pilates, Maggie.
Plus also that the machine that has the bar you can press down whilst standing (don't know what it is called).
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Sounds great Maggie, I have always done ankle and feet strengthening exercises as well as dancing, feet and ankles need to be super strong, pressing into the floor controlling everything you do.
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I also use the reformer in Pilates, Maggie.
Plus also that the machine that has the bar you can press down whilst standing (don't know what it is called). |
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Number 2 on this page: https://www.verywell.com/pilates-equ...ctures-4020322im
You can sit on it and do side bends or side to front twists. Or you can stand in front of it and push the bar down with one foot. Or you can lean forward and put your knee against the top seat and push the bar down with the foot (same leg). The latter is particulary good for ankles. Re feet influencing body. Yes, there is an interaction between the two. (I was going to write a more detailed reply, but as both influence each other, I thought it might be a long response and then not explain it accurately anyway! ) |
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Aah, I have seen that before but not had the opportunity to use one.
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