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  2. List of human positions - Wikipedia

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    Squatting is a posture where the weight of the body is on the feet (as with standing) but the knees and hips are bent. In contrast, sitting, involves taking the weight of the body, at least in part, on the buttocks against the ground or a horizontal object such as a chair seat. The angle between the legs when squatting can vary from zero to ...

  3. Dance positions - Wikipedia

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    In this position, both feet are parallel and the entire sole of the dancer’s front and back foot and toes are in contact with the floor. [ citation needed ] The dancer's weight should be centered between the feet, with tightened thighs and buttocks, thighs turned outward, knees in line with center of feet, shoulders down, arms rounded and ...

  4. Glossary of ballet - Wikipedia

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    While in a demi-plié position one must remember to have proper alignment. Head over shoulders, shoulders over hips over knees and knees over feet. When initiating a demi-plié one must pull up and resist against going down. Lengthening from the center and back of the head and pressing down through the floor through the balls of the feet.

  5. 5 Essential Exercises for a Body Recomposition Program - AOL

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    HOW TO DO IT:. Set an adjustable bench to about 60 degrees. Lay face-down on the bench with two dumbbells on the floor in front of you. Plant your toes into the ground with your knees slightly bent.

  6. Men Over 40 Can Build Stronger, Healthier Shoulders ... - AOL

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    The bent over reverse dumbbell fly can help men over 40 build and maintain shoulder health by strengthening the rotator cuffs. ... when was the last time you saw a guy ... Bend your knees slightly ...

  7. Glossary of partner dance terms - Wikipedia

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    Pinched shoulder is the position seen when promenade position is incorrectly danced with an outward rotation of the upper bodies, rather than a rotational stretch in each body. It is characterized by one or both partners having their trailing elbow behind the line of their shoulders, with a resulting break in the arm line at the trailing shoulder.

  8. Squat (exercise) - Wikipedia

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    The barbell back squat Bodyweight squat. A squat is a strength exercise in which the trainee lowers their hips from a standing position and then stands back up. During the descent, the hip and knee joints flex while the ankle joint dorsiflexes; conversely the hip and knee joints extend and the ankle joint plantarflexes when standing up.

  9. Contra body movement - Wikipedia

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    The term is slightly verbose in an attempt to make it self-describing and to stress the similarity of the dancer's feet position with respect to the body as if a step with CBM was performed. However, the most important usage of this term in ballroom dancing is to describe steps when a foot moves across the standing foot, while the torso moves ...