Being more expressive

Hi all,

I have found this community super helpful so far, so thank you all so much, and i have another question i hope you can help with.

How do you make your dance more expressive, specifically through the upper body, rather than with adornos etc? I'm trying to work on cadence and being more expressive/less stiff in my back and shoulders, but can't really find any good resources to guide what this should look like. My teacher's given me a few tips but I'm struggling to put it into practice especially in solo work. I just can't seem to make it click. I'm a follower in case that makes a difference.

Any ideas, recommended resources, techniques, or opinions very welcomed. Thank you!

Edit: all these answers are so helpful, thank you so much! Lots of different subtle things to work on. I really appreciate your help 😊