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Alexander technique
(redirected from Alexander Principle)

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Alexander technique
n
(Medicine / Complementary Medicine) a technique for developing awareness of one's posture and movement in order to improve it
[named after Frederick Matthias Alexander (died 1955), Australian actor who originated it]


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With her Juilliard students demonstrating, she shows how technical facility--from basic alignment to complex jumping--can blossom through the use of Alexander principles.
Alternative 2: Alexander Technique THE Alexander principle is that we all unconciously pick up bad habits in the day-to-day way we carry our bodies and these can lead to problems such as back pain.
 
 
 
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