Zena Rommett Floor Barre
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. Zena rommett camille. May 19 1920 november 10 2010 was an italian born american dancer teacher and originator of the zena rommett floor barre and ballet technique. 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.
We re sitting on the floor with legs stretched long and feet flexed rotating from parallel to first position. Zena rommett r originated floor barre in the 1960s in new york city one day in class when she found herself telling the students at the ballet barre to just lie down on the floor and start all over again. Using the floor without the pressure of gravity floor barre properly corrects placement strengthens joints and corrects muscles.
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