Area of Development- Posture

In Dance, I need to develop my posture because I pop my ribs out of place when dancing. This naturally makes me arch my back and I find it harder to engage my core. I also need to make sure my pelvis and ribs need to be aligned all the time. I can do this by squeezing my bum and tightening my core and opening my shoulders. To improve on my posture, I should stand with my feet parallel, body weight mostly on the balls of my feet and have the same amount of weight on each foot. Also, having my shoulders wide and chest open will help my posture and will make me look like a professional dancer and change my body language to make me look more confident. I will need to strengthen my core because having a strong core will allow me to be able to engage it more easily while dancing. This will help me not to wobble and your core is the centre of all contemporary dance moves.  I can do this by doing crutches, lay on my back while raising my legs up and down, and by doing the plank.

Having good posture will help to release shoulder tension, have freedom of movement in the arms, have a lower risk of lower back injury, help me to have more pleasing lines, help to look more confident on stage and off, and lastly, give more efficient breathing.

To improve this, I will do crunches in the breaks of adverts on TV and hold the plank. I will also remember to engage my core, not pop my ribs out (imagining them sewn together) and open my chest to overall give me better posture.