Arms into a torqued diagonal
Playlist 68: Arms in your Adavu practice
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The positions of the arms are often neglected, without attention to the correct muscular engagement. This series will introduces various usages of the arms in exercises and Bharatanatyam and go through systematically how the position and engagement of muscles should be in each scenario.
The two ways of moving your arms into a diagonal are shown in this video. Either shooting directly into it, or traversing the circular movement.
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