We started leaps today in dance.... you definitely should wish you were here. As a class, we all said that "a leap is from one foot to the other" many times. We then began and most of the students proceeded to hop... with one knee up in a jerking deer-hitting-a-fence-post type of movement, almost moving backwards. After most students were moving forwards and getting from one foot to the other, I noticed one student watching me. She asked, "How come ours don't look like yours?" (I was doing really tiny leaps- more walking with a little air time- just fyi) I told her my legs were straight and toes were pointed, and demonstrated the difference it made. The class listened, and... that's when they went back to hopping jerkily... Toes pointed? Yes! Legs straight? Trying. Leap vs. hop? Not a chance. Hilarious? Absolutely!
Pretty sure we're going to stick with working on leaps for the next couple weeks. When are we going to start turning, you ask? Maybe second semester. :)
Do you want me to send Josie and Jainie up to show them? Seriously, Josie still aren't awesome - leaps must be hard! And you thought you weren't coordinated. HA
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