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 […]
AY022 Sitting on the floor with the help of your hands
Source Alexander Yanai Vol 1 Reel 2, Track 3, Lesson 4 Duration 37 min. For German see AYnmal täglich: Auf dem Boden sitzen mit Hilfe der Hände Synopsis An athletic lesson that starts with variations on 4-points (hands and feet on the floor), inverted flexion, extension, and rotation through spine & hip joints, and finally […]
AY333 Movement of opposition
Source AY#333 The movement of opposition, Alexander Yanai Vol 7 Reel 23, Track 1, Lesson 1 Duration of the recording: 45 minutes Synopsis Clarification of some topics in Lesson 3 in ATM, “Fundamental Properties” Lying face up, lift head (chin to neck, away from neck), R arm, R leg; all together. Focuses on the relationship […]
AY484 In standing, turning with the eyes
Source Alexander Yanai Vol 10 Reel 31, Track 3, Lesson 3 Duration of the recording: 35 min. Synopsis In standing, you lift the foot slightly and turn the heel outside to transfer weight, differentiating the head and smoothing the eyes, so you can look left as you turn out your right heel, or equally look […]
AY300 In standing, turning the heels outside
Source Vol 6 (251-300) Reel 20, Track 3, Lesson 4 (According to the german edition this source is wrong. This source is correct for AY296. AY300 could not be found on Reel 20.) Synopsis In this lesson in standing, you shift weight onto the leg that turns the heel out. Much of the lesson is […]
AY539 Fresh Standing
Source Alexander Yanai Vol 11 Reel 35, Track 2, Lesson 2 Duration of the recording: 40 minutes Synopsis In standing and sitting (using a chair), circles with the head, hip joint, and ankle. Lesson Outline Standing (How? Sad? Refreshed?), L hand on back of chair and R foot behind with toes touching floor. Make a […]