What feels nice
- I’m not supposed to think of “poses” or “steps” in this choreography because everything is a continuous chain reaction and nothing really is a still image. However, when I memorize the sequences some motions seem more like “rest” to me than “go,” and therefore please forgive me when I characterize this as a pose. We’re not static for this.
One figure feels very nice. We have our legs apart in a large second position, one leg is bent, and our arms are spread out in a diagonal, perpendicular to our straight leg and our torso. It comes up several times in the phrases we do, and it feels like home. - I like the pony step where we step on bent legs and half toe as if we have hooves.
- Several times we are on our knees and elbows on the ground, and usually our head is down. This is a great position because I am a little bit upside down, but I don’t feel like I’m falling. Which brings me to…
What doesn’t feel nice
- Falling
- Having a straight back while bent over is difficult to feel, especially without mirrors. My spine is twisted in several different directions despite years of wearing a brace, and usually what I feel and how my spine looks are quite different.
- Similarly, rolling through my spine to lift my legs up in the air has given me a large bruise on one side of my spine. Is it better to roll off-center along the side of my spine, or fall on my back in a big block? Experiments continue.
- Oh, also falling.
- Did I mention falling?
What is confusing
- What is the best technique for balancing on your shoulder? It is a precarious spot.
- Do I point my foot in any spots?
- Can I stop holding my head in a stiff position?
Analogies and images we’ve used
- Furniture
- Graham
- Goats and ponies
- Country dance girls
- Sheets of metal moving past each other
- Running men!
- Boats
- Orbits