This study begins with awareness of each body part.  The instructor constructs exercises in which the pupil attempt to use each movable part separately, i.e., shoulders, hips, legs, arms, hands, and head.  As the exercises progress, the pupil realizes that because of the body’s amazing system of “connective tissue” all the parts, directly or indirectly, connect, and than all the muscles work together for form any movement no matter how subtle or gross. 

Gradually, the pupil comes to recognize one central area responsible for the movement of all body parts in any combination.  This area is one’s center or “core,” which is located in the pelvis.  This is what Dr. Lulu E. Sweigard , Ph.D. tells us.

To help the students locate and control this area, the teacher creates specific exercises that relate to the pelvic bowl and hips.  { Martha Graham helped a great deal by creating the “contraction.”)  Gradually, they understand that each movement they make initiates from this area and that this area functions as the movement control center.