Think 'neutral', not 'tucked'. You want the posture that gives you the maximum amount of movement in any direction - central or neutral is the phrase that will give you that posture easily. If you think tucked you may end up too far forward.
I explain in my classes the issue brought up above about how it looks different on everyone and that you need to find the position that lets you move the most in all directions. Coincidentally, this is also the most healthy posture for us to dance with (and by that I mean bellydancing - other dance forms have different posture because they use the body differently)
"Neutral" is about the orientation of the pelvis - not the curve of the lower back. Neutral is measured by the position of the anterior vs the posterior superior iliac spine - the bumps front and back (the front one should be slightly lower). It has nothing to do with how much padding you have on your butt and little to do with the curvarure of the lumbar spine - other than a dropped pelvis will often exaggerate the curve.That's def not my neutral position, I know my nuetral position from doing pilates when I was pregnant, which is in between the tuck and the tilt, leaving a natural curve, which I read the other day is the correct posture.. and no arch in the lower back is a sure way to wreck the lower back!
Over-tucked was the fashion when I started dancing. Apart from meaning you can remove that useful lumbar curve, if you tuck with your butt you reduce the flexibility of the hips. Don't even think "tuck" - if you have a dropped pelvis (and not every one has) soften your knees and use your lower abs to lift your pelvis into neutral (feel those bumps) - no further.Aww.. my problem is I have a stick out bum, with more of a curve than the average person, when I walk it looks like Im sticking my bum out. In Sadie's dvd she really keeps the emphasis on tucking right under.. to really flatten the back and funnily enough, my lower back has been really sore since I started doing this.
"Neutral" is about the orientation of the pelvis - not the curve of the lower back. Neutral is measured by the position of the anterior vs the posterior superior iliac spine - the bumps front and back (the front one should be slightly lower). It has nothing to do with how much padding you have on your butt and little to do with the curvarure of the lumbar spine - other than a dropped pelvis will often exaggerate the curve.
Over-tucked was the fashion when I started dancing. Apart from meaning you can remove that useful lumbar curve, if you tuck with your butt you reduce the flexibility of the hips. Don't even think "tuck" - if you have a dropped pelvis (and not every one has) soften your knees and use your lower abs to lift your pelvis into neutral (feel those bumps) - no further.
Over-tucked was the fashion when I started dancing. Apart from meaning you can remove that useful lumbar curve, if you tuck with your butt you reduce the flexibility of the hips. Don't even think "tuck" - if you have a dropped pelvis (and not every one has) soften your knees and use your lower abs to lift your pelvis into neutral (feel those bumps) - no further.
No - but sounds like another reason not to buy Sadie's video. However, I did damage my back from incorrect stretches when I did jazz - we were encouraged to "stretch" standing and bending over (you cannot stretch your hamstrings this way). I was very enthusiastic and got all the movement from my lower back. Could have been worse - one teacher would leap on students doing flat backs at the barre!Do you know anyone that has damaged their back from Belly Dancing? how would you say your back is after years of dance?
Do you know anyone that has damaged their back from Belly Dancing?