The skill I have chosen is the off-centre attitude in parallel, which is a balance.
Alignment is that ability to balance the bones so that the muscular system does less work. It is the efficient balance of the body, whether standing or in motion.”
The off-centre attitude in parallel has a diverse range of alignment considerations, placements and relevant joint actions occurring from the base of support through to the cranium.
Starting from the base of support, the foot is placed in 2nd position parallel with the weight needing to be distributed equally between the calcaneus and tarsal bones to maintain the foot’s longitudinal arch. The ankle joint is dorsiflexed and travelling up the leg is the knee in flexion, aligned over the centre of the foot to sustain the same parallel plane as the foot.
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The hip joint connected to the supporting leg is in flexion and the joint connected to the working leg is in extension. There is an anterior pelvis tilt which creates a flat plane with energy travelling from the knee of the working leg, up to the hip, through the lengthened spine and up and out of the crown of the head.
The knee joint of the working leg is in flexion with plantaflexion at the ankle joint and phalanges in point to sustain the quality of line from the knee to the foot.
In this balance the arms are a-symmetrical and both have a straight quality of line from the shoulders (scapula depression is needed) to the phalanges. The energy travels through the arms and out of the tip of phalanges. The arm that corresponds with the working leg is positioned on the lateral plane, abducted from the body.
The shoulder joint and elbow are in extension and there is pronation of the forearm with the volar facing downwards. Along the arm the wrist is in a neutral position, there is adduction of the phalanges, and extension of the metacarpophalangeal