Hi! My name is Chell Garcia-Trias and I am a modern dance instructor in Austin, Texas. I am going to show you how to do rib cage isolations the way that I would do them in modern dance. So first, I am going to imagine my rib cage like a giant box. And, I am going to imagine pulling that box this way. Keeping it parallel to the wall, parallel to the ground. Pulling it this way. My shoulders are also staying parallel to the ground. Then, I am going to pull it this way. So, you see how I am isolating my rib cage and pulling it one way and then the other. Now, I am going to push from this side. I am going to push the whole thing forward. Forward and then to the other side and then to the back. Forward, to the other side, and to the back. I really want to think of this part of my body, from the waist down, I do not want to move it at all. I just want to be moving my rib cage. My stomach kind of comes along for the ride. So, as much as possible, try to not move your hips. And, do not worry what it looks like. If you practice it several times, you will start getting that isolation. So, I am going to go around and around. And, my shoulders stay pretty much parallel to the ground and it is my rib cage that is moving. I really want to have my legs far apart while I am doing this and it helps a little bit to bend in the knees also to free up some motion up here. So, do it one way. And then, you are going to want to do it the other way. Around. Around. And, that is a great way to warm up your spine but also to get some extra flexibility and to learn how to isolate different parts of your body, especially the rib cage.
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