dancers need to rest too  To use imagery through dance isn’t as
simple as it may seem. “To use an image effectively, you first
need to clear your mind. You cannot be in a nervous state, your
mind filled with a jumble of thoughts, and then pile some images
on top of all that. It simply does not work. You must be open
and receptive to new possibilities in your body.” However, as
human beings, we naturally think about billions of things at
once all day, everyday. A solutions to this problem would be to
practice clearing your mind and not think about anything for a
while, also known as doing constructive rest a few times a week.
Practicing constructive rest would make clearing your mind
easier and easier and soon you would be able to get into that
state of mind at lightning speed. This would help you dance, not
only because you would be able to use imagery without piling
those thoughts up with what you have to do after class, and
everything else in your life, you would feel a lot less tension
and stress in your b