It's true that the province of ballet is in the air, but there's no doubt that it comes from the province of the ground. ~K (in critiquing our manner of jumping like marionettes with no solidity in landings. And in fact, to emphasize the point with a demonstration, he did dance like a marionette for us.)

-must experience low energy to experience high energy; know heaviness to know lightness
-purpose of turns through first: to experience energy transfer from floor to body as a reverberation
-counterbalance, if not inherent in the movement, is provided through correct head/arm placement
-in the ongoing quest for equilibrium: depress shoulders, squeeze inner thighs, close rib cage
-oranges may be held as well as squeezed; they are a multipurpose fruit
-hands have flavors