| If you are a dancer, you know that it is essential | | | | natural curve of your body. Don't tuck it in, and don't |
| that you have good posture. If you are not a dancer, | | | | stick it out! |
| and you don't have great posture, you may want to | | | | Get a leg up! Make sure you protect your legs by |
| consider taking ballroom dancing lessons. | | | | using correct postures. If you are standing straight, |
| Ballroom dancing helps to improve every aspect of | | | | your knees should be in between your feet and hips, |
| your posture, from the top of your head to the tips | | | | and this alignment should remain when bending. |
| of your toes. All of your body parts are in the proper | | | | Put your best foot forward! As a ballroom dancer, |
| alignment, and when this happens, you will notice that | | | | you need to look after your feet. When you are |
| a lot of your every day aches and pains will | | | | standing or moving, make sure you are getting the |
| disappear. Here are some ballroom dancing posture | | | | proper distribution of body weight. Weight will be |
| tips that will help you to maintain good posture all of | | | | distributed differently standing still than when moving. |
| the time. | | | | Having good posture is one of the keys to good |
| Hold your head up! Your head should be held high, | | | | skeletal health, and incredibly important, especially if |
| with your chin parallel to the dance floor. When the | | | | you intend to take up ballroom dancing. Your |
| head is held in this way, your neck should be | | | | movements will be more graceful, and, believe it or |
| stretched upward, not outward. | | | | not, many may even seem easier, if you are in the |
| Don't slouch! Make sure that your chest and hips are | | | | habit of practicing good posture. |
| always aligned. You should feel like you are lifting | | | | If you follow the above tips for gaining and |
| your rib cage, and increasing the length of your spine. | | | | maintaining good posture, you will not only be light on |
| This is good for your posture, and your breathing! | | | | your feet while on the ballroom dance floor, you will |
| Don't be a hippy! No, we don't mean the characters | | | | be walking tall and looking proud in every aspect of |
| of the 1960's with flowers in their hair. When you are | | | | your life. You will gain confidence, and that will be |
| in a good posture, your hips should flow with the | | | | visible to everyone around you! |