Rib Circles, Lifts, and Drops

Horizontal Circle

Keeping the rest of the body still, slide the rib cage to one side,   then forward, the other side, and pull the ribcage back.

Vertical Circle 1 (side to side)

Keeping the rest of the body still, slide the rib cage to one side,   then lift it up, slide the rib cage to the other side, and then drop    the rib cage down.

Circle with a shimmy

Start withh just a cicle then try to add a shoulder shimmy try it    slowly and small at first then as you grow more cofortable with it  increase the speed.

Lift

Lift the ribcage up.  Try to practice lifting then dropping and         pushing forward and back.  There is a difference between forward and up.

Drop

Drop the rib cage by contracting the diaphraghm.  Try to practice lifting then dropping and pushing forward and back.  There is a     difference between forward and up.

Vertical Circle 2 (front to back)

Keeping the rest of the body still, slide the rib cage to forward,     then lift it up, pull the rib cage back, and then drop the rib cage    down.