yoga to enhance dancing

shimmy · 05-14-2007, 01:43 PM

Anyone in Perth keen to add some yoga to their dancing? It helps in so many ways, not just flexibilty and alignment, but less injuries, teaches correct use of breath, improves fitness and great for health.

KuteNurse · 05-15-2007, 04:18 AM

I want to take a yoga class. I have heard it is good for balance as well and lengthening your muscles...

Kharmine · 05-15-2007, 04:37 AM

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Originally Posted by KuteNurse

I want to take a yoga class. I have heard it is good for balance as well and lengthening your muscles...

I can recommend it! Started doing it when I was diagnosed with moderate scoliosis as a teen-ager. It's very calming -- unless you're into those modern travesties such as "Power Yoga" and "Bikram Yoga."

sparklyraven · 05-15-2007, 05:52 AM

I agree with Kharmine. I like to use yoga to help with balance and flexibility but I keep it gentle. Power yoga is not my thing though. I find the teachers I have had to be a bit unsafe and I like that moderation and safety combo

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Recnadocir · 05-15-2007, 09:39 AM

Yoga does all these things...but so does dancing with correct form. I believe that the only thing that really improves one's dancing...is dancing!

As far as flexibility and alignment, progressive ballet technique also positively effects these physical parameters. So do some modern dance techniques.

Recnadocir · 05-15-2007, 09:45 AM

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Originally Posted by sparklyraven

I agree with Kharmine. I like to use yoga to help with balance and flexibility but I keep it gentle. Power yoga is not my thing though. I find the teachers I have had to be a bit unsafe and I like that moderation and safety combo

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I don't know anything about "power" yoga, but do know from my kinesiology studies that flexibility training designed to produce permanent increases in range of motion should always be done at the end of a workout. Doing deep stretching before a workout actually inhibits employment of full strength and power, and increases, rather than decreases, risk of injury. Therefore I am dubious about the use of the words "power" and "yoga" in the same class description.

Babylonia · 05-15-2007, 12:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Kharmine

It's very calming -- unless you're into those modern travesties such as "Power Yoga" and "Bikram Yoga."

That's why I've yet to find a yoga class that I enjoy. No one wants to do the gentle hatha yoga its all go go go these days. No relaxation just people trying to out do each other in class.

Moon · 05-15-2007, 12:27 PM

I'm doing gentle hatha yoga and I like how calming it is. At the end of every lesson we drink tea together.

sultan · 05-15-2007, 12:34 PM

I practiced hatha yoga for many years which made me more flexible and strengthen my arms. In my years as a softball coach, I recommended it for my players and found that it helped them as well.

maariku · 05-15-2007, 07:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Babylonia

That's why I've yet to find a yoga class that I enjoy. No one wants to do the gentle hatha yoga its all go go go these days. No relaxation just people trying to out do each other in class.

I used to take classes of what was called "power yoga" or "power flow" in the mornings this autumn. And I looved it... Definitely more than the few hatha yoga classes I've took. It really powered me up for the day... And I enjoyed how much effort it took - sometimes it really felt like "I'm gonna break now" but in a good way.

Unfortunately the only problem with those classes is to find enough power to get myself round there so early :P

05-14-2007, 01:43 PM	#1 (permalink)
shimmy Junior Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 5	yoga to enhance dancing Anyone in Perth keen to add some yoga to their dancing? It helps in so many ways, not just flexibilty and alignment, but less injuries, teaches correct use of breath, improves fitness and great for health.

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KuteNurse V.I.P. Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Duluth, Minnesota Posts: 2,983	I want to take a yoga class. I have heard it is good for balance as well and lengthening your muscles...

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sparklyraven Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: up north in a waterproof sequin-coverd yurt Posts: 44	I agree with Kharmine. I like to use yoga to help with balance and flexibility but I keep it gentle. Power yoga is not my thing though. I find the teachers I have had to be a bit unsafe and I like that moderation and safety combo .

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Moon V.I.P. Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: the Netherlands Posts: 3,631	I'm doing gentle hatha yoga and I like how calming it is. At the end of every lesson we drink tea together.

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sultan Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Minnesota Posts: 120	I practiced hatha yoga for many years which made me more flexible and strengthen my arms. In my years as a softball coach, I recommended it for my players and found that it helped them as well.