The zena rommett foundation requires to certify teachers who intend to teach the floor barre as developed by zena rommett over the past four decades.
Zena rommett floor barre exercises.
With simple exercises and a strong focus on yourself you can get unexpected results for your body.
The original floor barre class was created by zena rommett in new york city in the 1960s as a way to help professional dancers build flexibility strength and recover from injuries.
The mission of the zena rommett floor barre foundation is to preserve and promote the highly regarded floor barre technique for current and future generations of dancers athletes the injured elderly and everyone desiring the alignment and strengthening health benefits of this gentle yet highly effective technique.
Zena rommett floor barre is a technique that i would call magic.
This weeks class is a little bit different then what you are used to.
Misty copeland a principal dancer at american ballet theater abt used it to recover from stress fractures in her tibia.
Excerpts from zena rommett s series 1 floor barre dvd for professional dancers and other athletes.
Zena rommett floor barre at steps on broadway new york.
We re sitting on the floor with legs stretched long and feet flexed rotating from parallel to first position.
For over 60 years zena rommett has earned the respect of the medical profession as a pioneer in injury prevention and rehabilitation.
I recently spent 6 weeks in a moonboot for an injury i ac.
I have always been drawn back however to the purity of floor barre techniques that use minimal or no equipment and that require conscious control of the torso and limbs directing participants focus towards placement alignment and control e g.
It s a floor barre.
Her influence and her fame are global.
Zena was a purists.
How jodi moccia teaches zena rommett floor barre jodi moccia s 8 30 am floor barre class is filled with a mishmash of early risers young and old varying physiques dancers and nondancers alike.
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Floor barre receives endorsements from prominent physicians specializing in the treatment of dance and sports injuries.