AY159 Standing on One Leg
Source Alexander Yanai Volume 4. Lesson 159 Reel 11, Track 4, Lesson 2 Synopsis From sitting (on the floor), one leg long, the other bent (heel close to sitbones), coming to standing, and reversing. Athletic Notice: This requires fairly highly organized pelvis/back/legs and some basic strength. I’m thinking that popular dancers such as Fred Astaire […]
AY078 Standing
Source Alexander Yanai #78 Reel 6, Track 3, Lesson 2 Synopsis Standing and lifting one leg, Supine and lifting one leg, organizing the hips and legs for standing. Lesson Outline Highly condensed outline of key movements Standing lifting heels, legs apart, legs together. Bouncing on heels. Standing lifting right heel, bending knee, then lifting whole […]
AY294 On the stomach, to lean on the palms of the hands and twist the shoulders
Source Alexander Yanai Vol 6 Reel 20, Track 3, Lesson 2 Synopsis In this lesson, face down with a knee drawn up and one hand standing, you roll the head over an arm extended long on the floor overhead–and ultimately roll the pelvis to bring the weight onto the drawn up knee. Lesson Outline Lie […]