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Complex movement
A backbend is a gymnastics, contortion, dance and ice skating move, where the spine is bent backwards, and catching oneself with the hands. Throughout
Backbend
1935 film by Mark Sandrich
ballroom position where the first hints of the supported backbend are introduced. The first backbend occurs at the end of a sequence where Astaire sends Rogers
Top_Hat
Postures in hatha yoga and modern yoga practice
whether balancing is required, or by the effect on the spine (forward bend, backbend, twist), giving a set of asana types agreed by most authors. Mittra uses
Asana
List of postures in hatha yoga and yoga as exercise
be standing, seated, arm-balances, twists, inversions, forward bends, backbends, or reclining in prone or supine positions. The asanas have been given
List_of_asanas
Exercise and body posture
the Westernized nickname "Bridge pose" refers to a less rigorous supine backbend called Setu Bandha Sarvangasana, in which the body is fairly straight from
Bridge_(exercise)
Reclining posture in hatha yoga
intended pose might be the sitting Akarna Dhanurasana rather than this backbend. The account of Dhanurasana in the 15th century Hatha Yoga Pradipika is
Dhanurasana
The drum major backbend is an elaborate salute performed by drum majors in many American university marching bands. It is executed prior to college football
Drum_major_backbend
Performance art using skills of extreme physical flexibility
behind the neck or shoulders with the knees bent (called a human knot). Backbending skills such as touching one's head to one's feet, or all the way to the
Contortion
Style of dance with acrobatics
Individual Acro Dance Tricks : Bridge / Backbend Cartwheel Roundoff Front walkover Back walkover Valdez Leg Extensions Handstand Bow and Arrow Handstand
Acro_dance
Reclining back-bending postures in hatha yoga and modern yoga
Sritattvanidhi, 19th century Bhujangasana in Yogasopana Purvacatuska, 1905 This backbending pose may be entered from a prone position or from Downward Dog. The palms
Cobra_pose
Filipina singer (1939–2025)
Filipino singer, actress and comedian. She was known for her distinctive backbend when singing and was popularly referred to as the "Greatest singer in the
Pilita_Corrales
Inverted back-bending asana in modern yoga
inverted asana in modern yoga as exercise that combines a forearm balance and backbend; the variant with hands rather than forearms on the floor, elbows bent
Scorpion_pose
Contortion posture
weight only by biting onto a mouth grip attached to a short post in a backbend position with their buttocks sitting on their own head. It is considered
Marinelli_bend
Standing back-bending posture in hatha yoga
ऊर्ध्वधनुरासन, romanized: Ūrdhvadhanurāsana, lit. 'Upward-Facing Bow Pose') is a backbending asana in yoga as exercise. The one-legged variant is often chosen by
Chakrasana
Burmese internet personality
actress. She initially gained fame in 2017 after a video of her performing a backbend on stage at her university's festival went viral on Facebook. Phyu Phyu
Phyu_Phyu_Htwe
Form of curtsey
The Texas dip is believed to have originated in about 1909. Drum major backbend Kowtow Debutante "How to Texas Dip". D Magazine. March 3, 2011. Retrieved
Texas_dip
Kneeling back-bending posture in modern yoga
the floor, or the toes may be tucked under for a slightly less strong backbend. The pose is one of the 26 asanas in the Bikram Yoga sequence. The name
Ustrasana
Yoga teacher (1899–2002)
of relaxation in shavasana, followed by bridge, shoulderstand, gentle backbends such as cobra pose, lotus position (including leaning right forward into
Indra_Devi
Teacher of modern yoga
From there the woman suggested the class drop straight into a headstand backbend (Dvi Pada Viparita Dandasana, an advanced pose, rated 24 by B. K. S. Iyengar)
Sarah_Powers
Seated back-bending posture in modern yoga
straight out and the hands are on the ground beside the hips, reducing the backbend. If comfortable, the back may be arched and the gaze directed straight
Eka_Pada_Rajakapotasana
Type of Middle Eastern dance
may be used as occasional accents, such as low kicks and arabesques, backbends, and head tosses. Belly dancing is believed to have had a long history
Belly_dance
Ame was squeezed into the trunk, she was forced to do jumping jacks, backbends, and run around in 103 degree heat for over an hour. She was then padlocked
List of women on death row in the United States
List_of_women_on_death_row_in_the_United_States
Yoga headstand, an inverted posture in hatha yoga
Bound Angle Pose in Headstand [4] Dvi Pada Viparita Dandasana Headstand Backbend Eka Pada Shirshasana Single Leg Headstand [5] Mukta Hasta Shirshasana Free
Shirshasana
American murder victim (2000–2011)
Ame was squeezed into the trunk, she was forced to do jumping jacks and backbends and to run around in 103-degree heat for over an hour. Then the trunk
Murder_of_Ame_Deal
Separation between human breasts
retention (kumbhaka). The most recommended asanas to develop cleavage are backbends like cobra, bow, camel, bridge and locust; twisted poses like cow face
Cleavage_(breasts)
School of modern yoga
received his "adjustments", yanking them into Lotus, the splits, or a backbend". Tim Miller, one of Jois's students, indicates that "the adjustments were
Ashtanga_(vinyasa)_yoga
Prone back-bending posture in modern yoga
over the back. In Bikram Yoga, Salabhasana, following another reclining backbend, Bhujangasana or Cobra Pose, is performed in stages. First, the arms are
Salabhasana
Reclining back-bending posture in hatha yoga
medieval, described in the 17th century Gheraṇḍa Saṃhitā 2.21. The asana is a backbend, where the practitioner lies on their back and lifts the heart (anahata)
Matsyasana
Physical activity consisting mainly of yoga poses
whether balancing is required, or by the effect on the spine (forward bend, backbend, twist), giving a set of asana types agreed by most authors. The yoga guru
Yoga_as_exercise
1937 film by Mark Sandrich
ballet soloist Harriet Hoctor whose specialty was performing an elliptical backbend en pointe, a routine she had perfected during her vaudeville days and as
Shall_We_Dance_(1937_film)
Hybrid American Martial Art
first beat in "Pinyan 1" is a right outside strike that moves into the backbend position during the beat. This motion can be applied to block a blow with
Kajukenbo
Artwork focused on the unclothed human body
topless dancer with elaborate hairstyle and hoop earrings in gymnastic backbend, on ostrakon (potsherd). Dancers and Flutists, Thebes (c. 1400 BCE) Nudity
Nude_(art)
Kneeling back-bending posture in modern yoga
body stretched upwards in the air. The pose is reached by going into a backbend with knees on the ground. It requires flexibility to bring the head back
Kapotasana
British contortionist
Guinness World Records to her name, including one for the highest number of backbends. A flexible move called "Liberty Low Down" has been named after her. She
Liberty_Barros
State highway in Louisiana, United States
stretching from Geismar to Baton Rouge. LA 73 was built as a bypass to the backbends of River Road. It was soon after bypassed itself in a more complete way
Louisiana_Highway_73
American comedian (born 1959)
segment as a correspondent who goes off topic, reciting poetry and doing backbends or handstands on the desk. She was also known for recurring skit roles
Victoria_Jackson
Italian rhythmic gymnast
Arabesque, free leg horizontal backward with help, and with horizontal backbend Medal record Event 1st 2nd 3rd European Championships 1 1 0 European Cup
Tara_Dragas
Indian yoga guru (1915–2009)
had received his "adjustments", yanking them into Lotus, the splits or a backbend." Adjustments by Jois have been characterized as "overwhelming, producing
K._Pattabhi_Jois
Japanese retired figure skater (born 1982)
without the hand assist. Her trademark move is the Ina Bauer with a full backbend. Due to Arakawa's use of this move during her free skate at the 2006 Olympics
Shizuka_Arakawa
Cave and archaeological site in Italy
characters of cords that force their bodies into an unnatural and painful backbend. Perhaps it is a ritual that calls for self-strangulation, something that
Grotta_dell'Addaura
Kneeling posture in modern yoga
Cat/Cow is a pair of kneeling asanas in modern yoga as exercise. Cat pose is called Bidalasana (Sanskrit: बिडालासन; IAST: biḍālāsana) or Marjariasana (Sanskrit:
Cat/Cow_pose
Maya Plisetskaya is a jump with the front leg tilted downward and a full backbend. Split jump (figure skating) Split jump (exercise) Eric N. Franklin, Dance
Split_leap
Australian sideshow entertainer based in Amsterdam
Swallowed Sword - 10 January 2015 Guinness World Record for the Fastest Human Backbend Walk over 20 metres - 10 January 2015 In 2011, Aerial made headlines in
Aerial_Manx
Canadian pair skater
handhold on the female partner while she continues to spiral on her own in a backbend position. She discovered this move when she was demonstrating to another
Candace_Jones
Military musician
having several seconds for a short performance by themselves (a drum major backbend is traditional in many schools). During dance routines, they often move
Drum_major_(marching_band)
American contortionist and actor
as a contortionist, he was renowned for his mastery of frontbending, backbending, and dislocations among his peers. Smith attributes his exceptional flexibility
Daniel_Browning_Smith
2006 American TV series or program
blindfolded by shooting a bow and arrow with her feet while performing a backbend handstand. Episode 2: Motorcyclist Chris Florin of Grant, Florida. Episode
Master_of_Champions
Coherent delocalized electron oscillations
the intrinsic losses in metals. For lossy cases, the dispersion curve backbends after the reaching the surface plasmon frequency instead of asymptotically
Surface_plasmon
Canadian pair skater
handhold on the female partner while she continues to spiral on her own in a backbend position, the man then jumps over her while she was doing the spiral. Candy
Don_Fraser_(figure_skater)
Canadian TV series or program
sequence, Grace and Gratitude opens your front body with a series of dynamic backbends. Shine the light of your heart by learning to be spacious with your breath
Namaste_Yoga
Hybrid yoga practice with the use of a hammock
The hammock acts like a swing supporting the hips for forward bends and backbends. Difficult mat-based yoga postures may prove easier to perform through
Aerial_yoga
Taiwanese-German-American violinist
2014 she received notoriety for playing the electric violin while doing a backbend in Billy Ray Cyrus' video for "Achy Breaky 2", a remake of "Achy Breaky
Christine_Wu
Views of the LDS Church about sexuality
shoulder- or hip-shaking, body jerking, crouching, slumping over, and backbending. Teachings on birth control have changed over the course of the church's
Sexuality and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Sexuality_and_the_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints
Inverted back-bending posture in modern yoga
Viparita Dandasana (Sanskrit: विपरीत दण्डासन, IAST: Viparīta Daṇḍāsana) or Inverted Staff Pose is an inverted back-bending asana in modern yoga as exercise
Viparita_Dandasana
Yoga teaching practice
they practice their sequence up to that asana, then do backbends if applicable (backbending is the climax, not a part of the finishing sequence), and
Mysore_style
Inverted back-bending posture in hatha yoga
Setu Bandha Sarvāṅgāsana (Sanskrit: सेतु बन्ध सर्वाङ्गासन), Shoulder supported bridge or simply Bridge, also called Setu Bandhāsana, is an inverted back-bending
Setu_Bandha_Sarvangasana
British nuclear physicist
Wyss, commemorated the 50 year anniversary of the discovery of the 'backbending', or 'rotational alignment', effect in nuclear structure physics. Riley
Mark_Anthony_Riley
Scientific basis of modern yoga as exercise
Hatha Yoga describes anatomy as it relates to yoga's Standing asanas, its backbends, its forward bends, and so on. Breathing and posture affect each other
Science_of_yoga
Element in figure skating
circus performer turned acrobatics instructor, train Colledge to perform backbends "by means of a rope tied around her waist". The upright spin has long
Layback_spin
Swedish physicist (born 1931)
discovered, together with his colleague Arne Johnson, that there was a backbending effect in fast rotating nuclei. In 1975, he replaced Sten von Friesen
Hans_Ryde
Yoga teacher
Anusara Yoga. (Rhodes performing 345 asanas, grouped into Standing poses, Backbends, Forward bends, Twists, Hand balances, Inversions, Restorative poses)
Darren_Rhodes
2015 nonfiction book by Andrea R. Jain
yoga worked hard to sell a generation of consumers on the benefits of backbends." She notes Jain's balanced discussion of yoga's religion-like qualities
Selling_Yoga
Marching band of Michigan State University
Drum Major Ian McNabb performing the traditional drum major backbend during pregame
Michigan State University Spartan Marching Band
Michigan_State_University_Spartan_Marching_Band
Posture in yoga as exercise
Anjaneyasana (Sanskrit: अञ्जनेयासन, romanized: añjaneyāsana, lit. 'son of Añjanī pose'), Crescent Moon Pose, Low Lunge, or Ashva Sanchalanasana (Equestrian
Anjaneyasana
19th century Hindu iconographical treatise
topknot and loincloth. Some of these poses—which include handstands, backbends, foot-behind-the-head poses, lotus variations, and rope exercises—are
Sritattvanidhi
Seated twisting posture in hatha yoga
Retrieved 2 May 2019. Long, Ray (2011). Yoga Mat Companion 3: Anatomy for Backbends and Twists. Greenleaf. p. 162. ISBN 978-1-60743-944-8. Iyengar 1979, p
Matsyendrasana
Instructional yoga television series
Special: Chair Poses 714 Stand Strong 715 Butterfly Shoulderstand 716 Backbend Boons 717 Lunge! 718 Animal Poses 719 Special: Hemorrhoids 720 Lotus 721
Wai_Lana_Yoga
Electromagnetic waves that travel along an interface
the intrinsic losses in metals. For lossy cases, the dispersion curve backbends after the reaching the surface plasmon frequency instead of asymptotically
Surface_plasmon_polariton
Musical
continues to be a game and resourceful trouper, willing to do an impossible backbend while being carried aloft and game enough to let herself be whirled head
Jennie_(musical)
Historical form of Western yoga
movements, positions used to link asanas together, and counter-poses (such as backbends after forward bends). The Haṭhābhyāsapaddhati in particular states that
Early_modern_yoga
School of modern yoga
class that might involve sun salutations, standing poses, inversions, backbends and other asanas that build up to the more challenging "apex" poses. The
Forrest_Yoga
Figure skating position
circus performer turned acrobatics instructor, train Colledge to perform backbends "by means of a rope tied around her waist". The upright spin has long
Upright_spin
British figure skater (1920–2008)
up with the layback spin while watching Lee train Colledge how to do backbends with a rope tied around Colledge's waist. At age eleven years and four
Cecilia_Colledge
dances. A man then enters. Dance critic Richard Buckle described, "They do backbends and at first seem not to know each other. They dance with a ceremonial
La_Valse_(Balanchine)
Swedish theorectical nuclear physicist
studies of backbending and high-spin band structures. His research has centered on nuclear structure, including rotational motion, backbending phenomena
Ramon_Wyss
Phelps (US) Phillps (balance beam) – a handstand straddle split, with a 90° backbend, originally performed on the balance beam and press to side handstand,
List of sports terms named after people
List_of_sports_terms_named_after_people
Australian choreographer and teacher of dance-drama
beautifully portrayed by the trio of Aborigines as one dancer melted into a backbend beneath the spear he and his two women held aloft. The white creatures
Margaret_Barr_(choreographer)
17th-century hatha yoga text
modern postural yoga, including forward bends like paschimottanasana, backbends such as ustrasana, twists like matsyendrasana, and arm balances like kukkutasana
Yogacintamani
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Indian
Famous; Love
Biblical
Buyer; Owner
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Arabic, Muslim
Striving; Contest; Competition; Battle
Girl/Female
Tamil
Sweet person, Sweet, Surgery
Male
Scottish
Scottish surname transferred to forename use, derived from Old Norse Þorbiorn, THORBURN means "Thor's bear."
Female
Czechoslovakian
, downy-cheeked, or, soft-haired.
Boy/Male
Indian, Kannada
To Rise; Appearance; Ascend; Rise; Sunrise
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Mythological, Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu, Traditional
Baby Krishna
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Middle English pe, pa, po ‘peacock’, with the later disambiguating addition of cok ‘male bird’, hence a nickname for a vain, strutting person or for a dandy. In some cases it may be a habitational name from a house distinguished by the sign of a peacock. This surname is established in Ireland also.
Boy/Male
English
From the hunting farm.
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