48. Merging Movement Science & Pilates with Greg Youdan
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01/05/23 • 55 min
Today's guest is my friend, client, and colleague - movement scientist, Pilates teacher, and dancer Greg Youdan, MA, MS. I've been lucky enough to both work alongside and teach Greg at Real Pilates, take live workshops with Greg, and I've had Greg as an expert guest in my Pilates Teacher Mastermind® program.
Today we talk about Merging Movement Science and Pilates from a neuroscience perspective. You'll learn some of the actual science behind movement, and especially how we teach movement in the Pilates studio. There is so much goodness here that you can apply immediately, and lots to think about.
Links:
Website - http://www.gregoryyoudan.com
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/GregYoudan/
Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/GregYoudan
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/GregYoudan
A recorded Pilates Teacher Mastermind® workshop with Greg on Pilates for Neurological Disorders is available for my Pilates Instructor supporters on Ko-Fi. https://ko-fi.com/lyndalippinpilates
About Greg:
Greg Youdan is an adjunct lecturer at CUNY Lehman College and Hollins University. As a dancer, Greg performed with the NY Baroque Dance Company, Sokolow Theatre/Dance and Heidi Latsky dance, where he now serves as a board member. Other company credits have included David Parker and the Bang Group, HT Chen and Dancers, Catherine Gallant/DANCE, Gloria Mclean and Dancers among others. Greg is a Wertheimer Fellow through Mark Morris Dance Group’s Dance for PD® program and is a teaching artist in their Dance for PD en Español program.
In addition to his dancing, Greg is a human movement scientist specializing in dance science and dance for health and has published in several academic journals, including Clinical Biomechanics, Neuroengineering and Rehabilitation and Human Movement Science. Greg frequently lectures on dance science at several universities, including Columbia University, New York University and the University of Rochester, and has presented scientific research at various academic conferences, including American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine and International Society for Posture and Gait Research. He previously held a research fellowship at Brown University and worked as the research and advocacy coordinator for Dance/NYC. Currently, Greg serves on the development committee for the International Association for Dance Medicine and Science (IADMS), the research committee for the National Organization for Arts in Health (NOAH), the advisory council for Dance Data Project (DDP) and the review board for the Journal of Dance Education. He was a 2021 National Association for Latino Arts and Cultures Advocacy Fellow and 2021 Latin Impact Honoree. Greg has also served as a panelist for the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and Dance/NYC.
Gregory Youdan earned his BA in Dance from Hofstra University and dual Masters from Teachers College, Columbia University in Motor Learning and Applied Statistics.
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Today's guest is my friend, client, and colleague - movement scientist, Pilates teacher, and dancer Greg Youdan, MA, MS. I've been lucky enough to both work alongside and teach Greg at Real Pilates, take live workshops with Greg, and I've had Greg as an expert guest in my Pilates Teacher Mastermind® program.
Today we talk about Merging Movement Science and Pilates from a neuroscience perspective. You'll learn some of the actual science behind movement, and especially how we teach movement in the Pilates studio. There is so much goodness here that you can apply immediately, and lots to think about.
Links:
Website - http://www.gregoryyoudan.com
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/GregYoudan/
Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/GregYoudan
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/GregYoudan
A recorded Pilates Teacher Mastermind® workshop with Greg on Pilates for Neurological Disorders is available for my Pilates Instructor supporters on Ko-Fi. https://ko-fi.com/lyndalippinpilates
About Greg:
Greg Youdan is an adjunct lecturer at CUNY Lehman College and Hollins University. As a dancer, Greg performed with the NY Baroque Dance Company, Sokolow Theatre/Dance and Heidi Latsky dance, where he now serves as a board member. Other company credits have included David Parker and the Bang Group, HT Chen and Dancers, Catherine Gallant/DANCE, Gloria Mclean and Dancers among others. Greg is a Wertheimer Fellow through Mark Morris Dance Group’s Dance for PD® program and is a teaching artist in their Dance for PD en Español program.
In addition to his dancing, Greg is a human movement scientist specializing in dance science and dance for health and has published in several academic journals, including Clinical Biomechanics, Neuroengineering and Rehabilitation and Human Movement Science. Greg frequently lectures on dance science at several universities, including Columbia University, New York University and the University of Rochester, and has presented scientific research at various academic conferences, including American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine and International Society for Posture and Gait Research. He previously held a research fellowship at Brown University and worked as the research and advocacy coordinator for Dance/NYC. Currently, Greg serves on the development committee for the International Association for Dance Medicine and Science (IADMS), the research committee for the National Organization for Arts in Health (NOAH), the advisory council for Dance Data Project (DDP) and the review board for the Journal of Dance Education. He was a 2021 National Association for Latino Arts and Cultures Advocacy Fellow and 2021 Latin Impact Honoree. Greg has also served as a panelist for the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and Dance/NYC.
Gregory Youdan earned his BA in Dance from Hofstra University and dual Masters from Teachers College, Columbia University in Motor Learning and Applied Statistics.
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49. Why External Cues Work Best
If you do or teach any kind of movement (Pilates, yoga, weights, TRX....), you probably have questions about the best cues for your clients. You may wonder why some cues don't work for some people, and why some cues that work well for you confuse other people. In the last episode, I discussed many things neuroscience with neuroscientist Greg Youdan, including this issue.
Today I'm focusing on external vs. internal cues, and why external cues tend to work much better. Asking ourselves or our clients where they feel an exercise, or telling ourselves or our clients where they should feel an exercise, is a recipe for confusion, misunderstanding, and potential disappointment.
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