Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Maiqui
-facing the mirror
-high kneecaps (activate muscles surrounding them)
-stand on both legs on one leg; pull up to balance, rather than shifting way to the side
-her mother was her first ballet teacher
-beach ball; beach ball expanded; elbows
-P for passé
-tombé battement: drag back leg through first, into battement
-chassé: sliiiideUPsliiideUPsliiide...
-there is only straight or bent, including the foot
-a ballerina's feet are her deadly weapons; point them sharp; sound all the airports