[Tango-L] Kinisthetic sense - reply to Ron

[Jay Rabe]

Ron of Tango.Society wrote...
> The importance of the body's kinesthetic sense is not stressed enough.
> Dancers walking need to be comfortable with their own bodies. In
> practice the body often finds the most stable walk for the person's
> physical characteristics. The instructor's role can be to correct
> errors that result in imbalance or other physical problems (e.g.,
> pulling or pushing your partner off balance).
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True, but OTOH, the foundation of Alexander Technique is the observation that movement or posture that feels comfortable is often wrong from a structural standpoint, and though it arose as a consequence of the body's appropriate adaptation or accommodation to an injury or bad shoes, it progresses to feeling comfortable and natural through months or years of habitual repetition. The instructor's role then becomes a bit more complicated and difficult, in bringing the dancer's attention to the issue so they can correct it if possible.

        J
     TangoMoments.com





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