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Old 04-27-2008, 01:49 AM   #12
Varuza
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Re: Good basics DVD?

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Originally Posted by *Shira* View Post
I definitely think it's possible to get a lot of value out of Suzanna Del Vecchio's video even if you don't know what the "obliques" (and other muscle names) are, but it would take a little more effort. Given your background in Western dance, you probably have a trained eye for recognizing what the body is doing, which will help you as well.
Good point. I remembered that I learned how to do hip lifts not by listening to how they were described, but by watching the way the moves actually looked on my first teacher's body - in particular, where there were wrinkles. Also, when I figured out the shoulder forward-back movement, I could tell from my body that I was doing it right (or, should I say, in a manner that was not going to injure me). It was later confirmed that I was indeed using the right muscles to do the movement.
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