I always learn so much from Dr. Anderson. I am grateful to P.A. to include these workshops. I have a Pilates practice in a P.T. clinic and learning more about the pathologies is "gold". I have one comment and I don't know if other dancers noticed this. When Dr. Anderson was showing a 2nd position plié, the woman was over rotated at the ankle, sending her knee out of alignment from the 2nd toe. The congruency of the pelvis to the femur is so clear and makes so much sense, but the woman was over rotating to the extent that her torso was collapsing forward. It looked more like a squat. A plié would never be done this way. Other than that, this training course was wonderful.

Hi Mary, so good to hear from you and glad that you enjoyed the workshop. Your point is well taken. When working with dancers we typically see that the knee is far inside of the alignment of the second toe in misaligned turnout. The purpose of this drill was to alleviate the traditional restriction accompanied with over recruitment of the dancer's plié in the hip, hence there actually might be a very appropriate time to facilitate a plié or squat as you stated, like that to counter balance the affect of their ballet training, which I feel is often very harmful to the dancer longevity as it pertains to hip health. Once they understand their bone rhythms aligning the torso over the pelvis etc. becomes a priority, but with ease and fluidity.

Thank you for the hip workshop. I am always in awe of how calmly and creatively Dr. Anderson imparts his knowledge. I have viewed all of his classes to date, feel inspired each time, and plan to add his back workshop now. I hope there will be more to come.

Incredibly informative. Thank you so much Brent!

Hi There, I just want to say that I absolutely love this site and the workshops available... I have watched this one over and over and learn something different each time... I am a pilates/yoga teacher as well as a personal trainer, and now have gone back to Uni to study exercise physiology.... Brent, you are awesome and would love to see more workshops from you... I am a runner and had an injury 2 years ago and am just back into running, though it is a day by day recovery..... I would be most grateful if there was a workshop on pilates for runners or something along those lines (as I am a cyclist as well) and although I work things out for myself, I am always eager to learn from a different perspective... so thank you to you and your passion for movement and to pilates anytime for bringing you to me in Australia (ps, would love to know if you ever make it down under) ..

Thank you Kimberley. We're glad you're enjoying the site as you are and will take your feedback into consideration as we book our workshops.

Excellent workshop. I will avoid to say "reach" with the legs in the future. When squatting, do I need to move pelvis backwards? Not quite sure, can somebody explain this to me?

Great questions Eva. When we actually squat it is not really moving the pelvis forward or backwards rather allowing the rotation in opposite directions to occur between the femur head and the acetabulum. We refer to this a bone rhythms. the pelvic alignment will look vertical in a proper squat, hips over knees, over ankle in alignment with the second toe. Hope that helps. B

Dear Brent, although I often used hip hinge in classes, trying to make my clients move with neutral spine, I didn't know the true reason of this gentle 'exercise'. Since watching the workshop I am using myself this and with all my clients and yes, everybody's range of motion and freedom of movement increased. I had a long lasting trouble with my right hip and it is much better then it was before. I just wanted to let you know this and also that I am very thankful. One more question, if I may: I still have a bit of anterior rotation in my right pelvis. Can this be corrected totally or is this Something I will have to live with? Is there a stretch that can help? I'm looking forward to any suggestion and future workshop with you.

Hi Eva
It sounds like a pelvic torso. Many muscle and facial imbalances can cause it. To answer your question no. You do not have to live with it forever. Where do you live? Maybe I know someone close to you who I'd an osteopath or MR practitioner who can help. So glad the class helped you.