Welcome to the Home of Anatomy-based Classical Dance™.
Or, as I like to call it, the reimagined “ABCs” of Dance. Here, you’ll find my takes on decoding the principles behind postures, poses, and pirouettes– just to name a few. Drawing on my own repository of dance knowledge as I enter the professional world, as well as my STEM-alter ego, my aim is to paint a picture of the mechanics of dance.
When we understand movement, we move fearlessly.
When we understand dance, we dance freely.
And it all begins here with the ABCs; by diving into Anatomy-based Classical Dance™.
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Injured Body, Injured Breath
Much as kryptonite is to Superman, injuries have the power to befall even the strongest dancer. The sad truth is that sometimes, even in spite of all the injury prevention techniques a dancer may employ, injuries happen. I’m authoring this installment of my breath series as I’m currently in the middle of a lengthy domestic…
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Deep Core Breathing (While Dancing) 101
Dear Reader, It seems that after two-ish decades of life, I am only now learning how to breathe (literally… and metaphorically). Which definitely wasn’t already clear from the other two posts I’ve made on this topic, right? In all seriousness, one of the most important concepts I learned over both my Molecular Biological Sciences AND…
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‘Sucking In’ Sucks. The Engaged Core vs. the Sucked-In Stomach
I have spent a lot of my life trying to make myself smaller. And I’m guessing you have too. Now, I mean this in the most literal sense of the phrase: “smallness” is a coveted aspect of the dancer body that is wholly unattainable to every individual and entirely desirable to every individual. The world…
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What is ABCD? And Who Am I?
Hi! I’m Radha. This blog is something I’ve wanted to do for a very, very long time. The material I’ve posted– and that I’ll be posting– represents bits and bobs that I’ve been collecting for years, as I made it through almost two decades of ballet, a short off-off-off Broadway stint, four years of a…
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Breath Anatomy for Dancers
Sometimes, being told to “just breathe!” ranks in my Top 10 Most Irritating Phrases Ever. It’s one of those things that’s easy to say, and nearly impossible to implement in the moment that it matters. It’s a correction that I would get at least ten times every ballet class, and it’s a phrase I find…
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