I say whatever it takes is OK!!!

The visual is funny, but I've heard several funny visual representations of moves before.

One was was for an upper body undulation: Imagine you have 2 crayons sticking out of the sides of your bra and you're trying to draw circles on a set of walls on each side of you (think a really narrow hallway).

Or, my fave, the pelvic tuck: Imagine you are a male with male "equipment" and what you're trying to do is to make it swing upwards. How's THAT for a visual? hehehehe

HAHAHAHA...I'm gonna giggle about that for a while....=))

I know a local teacher who has used a nearly identical visualization for years. Except its a pencil in the lady bits drawing a circle on the floor. :)

I frequenlty use the chalk on the nipples for the chest circles (got it from my teacher). Love your visual. Sometimes it is the visuals that make the the aha! moment.

I've never heard that one, it's so funny! Whatever helps her to get it is what matters.

LOL! I have told my students all kinds of things to help them visualize the move they are trying to do. Some of my favorits are...
If you were to pee standing and you wanted to make the stream go round and round, drawing a circle in the snow. (interior hip circles)
Window washing or car waxing (wax on, wax off ) with the girls (aka boobs) always gets a giggle. (frontal vertical chest circles)
If you were a guy and were trying to make the weiner say "Hi". (only for very open adult class) (pelvic tilts)

What is really funny is when we start playing round robin and the students use these terms (circle in the snow, window washing, say hi) to call out the next movement because they remember it better than the actual name of the movement. I always call out the correct term, but it makes us all laugh and we still all know what to do.

So yea, whatever works and gets them to laugh and loosen up, cause we all know that if you are to stiff it makes it harder to try and do some of these moves. I always tell my students that there is a method to my madness.

I agree, whatever it takes, but I had a glass of wine and shot some thru my nose when I got to the "sharpie" part...I was not prepared. <wink>

HEHEHE... i agree anything that works!!!

maybe this one is not exactly what u guys are talking about, but my teacher use to call (just for the class and in funny ways) some steps as famous characters, like when she wants us to walk quick short steps she says the "tizoc" for a famous character of a mexican movie , or Thalia, when we do really quick hip locks... is funny and we remember choreas easily! it also create a nice atmosphere at class! is really like mexican humour due to the resembled characters but i think i can be applied anywhere!