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Vocabulary:
Contraction: to curve the spine forward
Arch: to curve the spine backward
Side-lift: to curve the spine sideways
Twist: to rotate the spine
Parallel: thighs, knees and toes straight ahead
Turn-out: outward rotation of the thigh bone in the hip socket
Turn-in: inward rotation of the thigh bone in the hip socket
Undercurve: a āUā-shaped pathway through space
Overcurve: an upside down āUā-shaped pathway through space
Spine: the bones of the back
Vertebrae: the many bones that make up the spine
Pelvis: a bowl-shaped bone including the hips, hip sockets, pubic
bones and sit bones
Center: the mid-point of the body
Spring: any movement that leaves the floor
Five types of springs: 2feet-2 feet, 1 foot-same foot, 1 foot-other
foot, 2 feet-1 foot and 1 foot-2 feet
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