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DancerBee
Joined: 25 Jun 2005
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Location: Missouri
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| Posted: Mon Jan 15, 2007 8:48 pm Post subject: Inverted Work |
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Okay, I find it really depressing that this board hasn't been updated at all...I know modern is less popular but as its my concentration I have to start something!
Have any of you done inverted work? If you have, talk about what you've done, tips, etc... |
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brandywine
Joined: 23 Jan 2007
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Location: United States, Gulf Coast
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| Posted: Tue Jan 23, 2007 9:41 pm Post subject: |
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| Are you referring to movements that may be reversed? I particularly like to use fan kicks, falls, arm patterns, etc. when thinking about inversion phrases. Things as simple as walking, hopping, small leaps, developes work well also. HTH! |
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DancerBee
Joined: 25 Jun 2005
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Location: Missouri
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| Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2007 2:43 am Post subject: |
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Inverted meaning upside down. Not hanging from the ceiling or anything like that :D but movements (like you said, movements that can be done upright) done instead with the head to the floor. Downward dog is an inverted position--from it you can developpe, hop, etc...another example would be a hitch kick in a handstand position.
Does any of that make sense? |
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smiliano
Joined: 25 Feb 2007
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| Posted: Sun Feb 25, 2007 3:20 pm Post subject: |
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| Yes, I love inversions. Im looking for some new ideas as well. I like to play around with headstands, folding your arms so you are balancing on your elbows and forearms. I also take some things from breakdancing and incorporate them into my modern style. |
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smiliano
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| Posted: Sun Feb 25, 2007 4:05 pm Post subject: |
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| Yes, I love inversions. Im looking for some new ideas as well. I like to play around with headstands, folding your arms so you are balancing on your elbows and forearms. I also take some things from breakdancing and incorporate them into my modern style. |
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BBoy riPHt
Joined: 19 Jun 2005
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Location: Chicago/Boston
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| Posted: Mon Mar 05, 2007 9:30 am Post subject: |
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Inverts in breakdancing refer to freezes (any sort of balancing pose) where your support arm is extending out from behind you. The two basic (not easy, but simplest) inverted freezes are called the "invert" and the "inverted air chair."
An invert is where your body is piked (bent at the waist 90 degrees or more), with your arm fully extended, making about a full 90 degrees with your back. It's one of my favorite freezes.
http://www.battleoftheyear.net/worldwide/includes/galleryPic.php?mID=38&pic=453
An inverted air chair has the same principle, but your legs can also be extended straight, parallel with your body. The difference is that your arm is now bent, with your elbow stabbing into your back. Thus the weight is traveling down your forearm, instead of down your entire arm. This one is more difficult than an invert, IMO, and feels a lot more awkward.
http://www.battleoftheyear.net/worldwide/includes/galleryPic.php?mID=39&pic=238 |
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Twilight_Elena
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| Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2008 7:28 pm Post subject: |
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| Oh my goodness, inverted work is so scary! Anything that puts me upside down scares me so much... |
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