Warm up : Isolations
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The warm up changes in length and content as your body changes. What a conditioned body needs to warm up is very different than a body that is beginning this journey. This warm up is safe and helps a dancer at every level to find openness in the body. It can be done in combination with the hip openers or the basic mobility module from the Flexibility/ Mobility series to have an extended warm-up.
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Legs and core 1
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Thattadavu 1
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