In Pilates the primary focus is to strenthen core stability of the body by focussing on posture and alignment. The excercises focus on deep abdominal muscles, pelvic floor and breath. Practising pilates regularly can help reduce injuries and prolong a healthy dance career. Pilates is equally useful for non-dancers as it improves body alignment and reduces stress and pain, specially in the back.
Yoga combines breathing, flexibility and spiritual well being. There are many different schools of yoga, e.g. Shivananda, Iyengar and Astanga. All these are very benificial to the physical and emotional well being of the practitioner.
Beeja's teachers have formal qualifications and many years of experience to teach these body+mind conditioning forms.
Recent Workshop
Skill Sharing Day - Body Preparation
for Dancers
for Teachers of Kathak and Bharatanatyam
organised by ISTD
Sunday 11 March 2007
10am to 5pm
Elmhurst School of Dance,
249 Bristol Road, Edgbaston,
Birmingham, B5 7UH