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Imagine your feet are glued to the floor, but you need to look behind you or shrink into the size of a tiny seed. How can your body move without your feet taking a single step?
When you move your body while staying anchored in one spot, you are using non-locomotor movements.
The Corkscrew: Twisting
Twisting is rotating one part of your body along a center line while another part stays completely still.
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To twist with control, keep your feet shoulder-width apart, tighten your belly, and turn your shoulders smoothly without jerking.
A common mistake is letting your feet slide or spin. If your feet move along the floor, it turns into a step instead of a true twist!
Twisting winds your body up like a spiral, but what happens when you want to fold your body into the smallest shape possible?
The Pill Bug: Curling
Curling means rounding your spine and drawing your arms and legs inward to make your body tight, round, and compact.
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To curl safely, gently tuck your chin toward your chest and pull your knees toward your tummy like a roll-up pancake.
Do not just bend flat at your hips with a straight back. Curling requires curving your entire spine into a smooth, round dome.