Stretching

Slowly, Shefali and I walked into the room. The older girls were already there, stretching and laughing. They had done this a million times, and they all had a set spot in every advanced class. Auditions began quickly; Sue never wasted time. “Today we will be auditioning for lyrical and jazz performing groups.” Sue started. “I’ve already seen most of you dance throughout this year, but this audition is still important. Just remember to relax and dance for yourself.” We started with lyrical,…

planets dance around the stars when they were young or if they grew up in a more stable environment. The comet they are calling "Manx", after a cat without a tail, is not the average comet. It contains materials similar to those found in the asteroids stretching between Mars and Jupiter. It also has no long stream of vaporized ice associated with many comets. While scientists continue to work on the mysteries of our universe, Floridians can keep themselves busy with cigar UFO's. Who knows what…

Yoga is seen by many as a low impact exercise consisting of stretching with different pose positions held of a specific time, while controlling your breathing. By some it is seen as part of their religion. The religion that practice yoga is Hinduism. In Hinduism there are several types of yoga. The 3 yoga’s that I will be writing about in this paper are Karma Yoga, Bhakti Yoga and Jnana Yoga. The first yoga I have chosen is Karma Yoga. Karma is usually looked at as something bad but in yoga it…

September 11th was one of the most tragic days that will live forever in American history. Thousands of innocent people were murdered by radical Islamic terrorists. However, instead of our country breaking down in depression, our leaders took control and we became resilient. Our people gathered together as one and pledged to emerge stronger. This included entering ourselves in a very controversial war with Iraq under the presidency of George W. Bush. Now, many see this war as a total failure.…

far, snow! “Wake up!” my mom yells in my ear, shaking me out of sleep. Ugh, I think as I stretch and through the blankets off of me. Even though I had to leave in forty minutes, I still took about ten minutes just to get out of bed. Moaning and stretching my sore legs I somehow managed to pack my bags for school. Nevertheless, it was even harder to get dressed. I was like a bear woken from the middle of hibernation all morning. As soon as I was ready to go I made my bed and opened the window.…

As nerve racking as auditions were, waiting for the cast list to be published may be worse. You may feel as though time itself was slowing down, stretching itself out over the entire week. Tensions during the school day grows and you start eying the other auditioners suspiciously, had they stolen your ideal role? Calm down, cast lists aren’t written in a day, and not everyone can be a lead role. Luckily, you probably don’t have to worry about whether you snag a role or not; West Delaware rarely…

One year ago today, the first ever Greeley Cross Country Championships was hosted, a 5k race at Josephine Jones Park between the five high schools in Greeley, Colorado- Frontier Academy, Greeley West, University Schools, Northridge, and Greeley Central. Last year Frontier placed first at the meet in the boys race. However, since then their top runners graduated and the Central boys became a real threat to many teams. Although today was mainly a way for Central to come out on top, I wanted…

Preventing knee injuries in sports is a complex problem. Of major importance are effective physical conditioning, rehabilitation and skill development, and shoe type. The routine use of protective bracing may be a questionable practice. Physical Conditioning and Rehabilitation: To avoid knee injuries, the athlete must be as highly conditioned as possible, which means total body conditioning that includes strength, neuromuscular control, flexibility, cardiovascular and muscle endurance, agility,…

The neuromuscular therapy focuses on creating the right balance between the central nervous system and the muscles, tendons, ligaments and bones. On the other hand, Myofascial work on stretching and lengthening the connective tissue coverings known as fascia. These coverings surround every part of our bones, muscles and organs. When fascia is tight, it causes pain and also restricts joint mobility. However, you need not to be in pain for…

Life in the bunker with Murphy was pure bliss. Late night dances, getting drunk and talking about everything that came to mind...the simple stuff. "What do you want to watch?" Murphy said from across the room near the stack of DVD's. You were cuddled up beneath the silk sheets of the king-sized bed in the master bedroom. "Do you really need to ask?" "Hocus Pocus it is then." He laughed as he shook his head. You have probably made him sit through that one movie hundreds of times, but he grew to…