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Overcoming Obstacles

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Starting my second semester in Modern I, I was really excited to see what new things I would learn and what new goals I needed to set for myself. I was definitely ready to push myself and work even harder than the semester before. During my second semester I set only two new goals and kept one from first semester. The two goals that I set included, getting stronger in my inversions and watching the alignment of my hip. The goal that I kept from last semester was making sure that I was coming to class alert and ready to work. After second semester mid-term, I started to work a lot on building strength in my arms. During class, Professor Hapke would always come over to me and fix my arms while I was in downward dog. To make sure I was gliding …show more content…

I started going to the gym and also using a Theraband to build up the muscles in my arms that I did not have. After going to the gym for only two weeks, I began to notice a huge difference. Not only in my inversions, but also in Chaturanga and downward dog. In class, in was very rewarding to hear from Professor Hapke how well she thought that I have been working on getting stronger in my arms. Working on my hip alignment was one of the major challenges that I faced in both Modern and Ballet last year. I worked extra hours outside of class to improve this and it is still something I am trying to work towards. I felt that I needed extra help after mid-term so that I could decrease the use of my hip flexors. As the end of the year approached, I realized that this is something that definitely has improved. I can tell in class that I am using my lower abs and pulling up in my center more than what I was before. Even though I can tell a difference now, I believe that this is something that I will keep working towards to help the alignment issue that is causing hip hiking. The one goal that I stuck with second semester was to come to class

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