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Massage and Bodywork Magazine (3346 words) |
 | She created the Bartenieff Fundamentals, a series of six basic patterns — thigh lift, lateral shift, forward pelvic shift, diagonal knee drop, arm circles, and body half (Figures 1A-1F) — widely used to repattern movement in the dance and physical therapy fields. |
| Bartenieff’s work is also taught in most dance therapy programs as a vehicle for understanding the movement qualities that manifest with mental illnesses. |
| After patterning my own faulty movement habits with the Bartenieff Fundamentals, I felt enormous relief from the pain I had developed from numerous injuries, poor posture, and years of rowdy childhood play (I have six brothers, and we played hard). |
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