Partial View of Demi-Tasse Theatre, Ned Wayburn Studios
EXERCISE 10.
To strengthen the lower abdominal muscles.
Lie flat on your back, arms at sides, palms on floor. Keep knees stiff and together and toes pointed. Raise both feet so that toes point to ceiling. Count “one”; lower the feet to the floor. Count “two”; (do not hit the floor hard in lowering the feet). Count “one, down; two, down;” etc., to eight.
EXERCISE 11.
To strengthen the upper abdominal muscles and the diaphragm.
You are lying on your back. On count “one,” sit up, bend forward, touch your toes with your hands and place your head against your knees. Count “touch.” On count “two,” bring your trunk erect, arms straight overhead. On count of “down” you are again lying on your back. Count “one, touch, two, down, three, touch, four, down,” etc., to “eight, down.”
EXERCISE 12.
To strengthen the thighs and biceps.
Stand erect, heels together. Raise arms horizontally to the sides. Bend the knees and assume a squatting position. Rise to erect position. Count “down, up, down, up,” etc., eight times.
There are more than thirty different exercises given in the Ned Wayburn courses in this work. If you desire a complete list, address an inquiry to the Ned Wayburn Studios of Stage Dancing, Inc., 1841 Broadway (at Columbus Circle) entrance on 60th St., New York, for prospectus of the New Ned Wayburn Home Study Courses in Dancing.