Are your shoulders ready for hanging shrugs?
The following builds on a recent online discussion about the hanging shoulder shrug warm-up exercise. It began—as many things do—with a post from Liz Cooper. Like Liz, I, too, have …
Anatomy of the Shoulder: from structure to function
In the world of circus arts education, it is taken as a given that an understanding of anatomy is important. I couldn’t agree more. For the past nine weeks (ten …
‘Engage Your Shoulders!’…But Am I Doing it Right?
We’ve all probably heard (or even said for those instructors reading this post) “engage your shoulders”, but what does that mean? What do we mean? Do we know? Do our …