College Ballet

This morning I took what seemed liked the longest ballet class of my life. I attended a 1 hour and 50 mins ballet class that consisted of hard technique from a special guest who is based in Germany. He was an older man who had wisdom that made our thoughts go wild as we tried to keep up. I struggled learning this new style,  but managed to hold on with a smile on my face. He taught me many new things that I hadn't learned before. When you pull up to do a turn, he demonstrated that our body is based off three points that make a triangle. Our shoulders and our crotch. Yes sounds weird, but actually is very smart and helpful. And once we go to balance on one leg, that leg becomes our axel, and we need to pull our shoulders over top of that leg to maintain the balance. This helped me a lot to figure out how to teach my dancers how to turn and it will be very beneficial and easier to comprehend. Can't wait to pass this on the girls in Ithaca.