Elaine Ewing on Instagram: "Vintage 1930s Contortionist Dance Performance The skills shown here in this vintage footages are beyond impressive… I can’t stop watching the splits and backbends. It’s incredible to watch, and of course my Pilates teacher self can’t help but think of all the exercises we do on the Cadillac, reformer, and barrels that support the basics of these movements and would theoretically build up to them, or help them to avoid or address injury. Feel free to share, tag me back
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Elaine Ewing on Instagram: "Vintage 1930s Contortionist Dance Performance The skills shown here in this vintage footages are beyond impressive… I can’t stop watching the splits and backbends. It’s incredible to watch, and of course my Pilates teacher self can’t help but think of all the exercises we do on the Cadillac, reformer, and barrels that support the basics of these movements and would theoretically build up to them, or help them to avoid or address injury. Feel free to share, tag me back
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Elaine Ewing on Instagram: "Vintage Early 1940s Contortionist Work These are super impressive backbend sequences! It’s really interesting to watch carefully and observe the ways she uses her body to accomplish the complex movements, such as using rotation and where and how she uses stability. This film was taken around the same time when Carola Trier had already come to the US and was traveling the country with her vaudeville show as an acrobatic dancer on roller skates. It was soon after this w
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