Amherst 2 – Week 9 – 08/03/81 PM1 Weight Shifting to Dancing

Source Amherst Year 2 (1981) Duration of the recording: 49 min. Synopsis Write a couple of sentences. Lesson Outline Highly condensed outline of key movements Focus of the teaching In addition to the movements, what theme or ideas did the teacher focus on Related ATMs Continuation of 08/03/81 AM3 Weight Shifting to Dancing the same […]

AY283 Continuation on one leg

Source Alexander Yanai Vol 6 Reel 19, Track 4, Lesson 3 Synopsis Write a couple of sentences. Lesson Outline Highly condensed outline of key movements Focus of the teaching In addition to the movements, what theme or ideas did the teacher focus on Related ATMs AY281 Basis of hopping (1). (Page 1917) AY282 Basis of […]

AY236 Rotation on an axis

Source Alexander Yanai Vol 5 Reel 17, Track 1, Lesson 3 Synopsis Write a couple of sentences. Lesson Outline Highly condensed outline of key movements Focus of the teaching In addition to the movements, what theme or ideas did the teacher focus on Related ATMs AY242 Turning on a side axis. (Page 1667) Tag Hip/Pelvis […]

AY245 Heels and feet in circles

Source Alexander Yanai Vol 5 Reel 17, Track 3. Lesson 4 Synopsis Write a couple of sentences. Lesson Outline Highly condensed outline of key movements Focus of the teaching In addition to the movements, what theme or ideas did the teacher focus on Related ATMs Tag Ankle-freedom Tag Peg-between-big-toe-and-2nd Tag Foot-movement-in-space Turning-Heel-Out: Circling the heel: […]

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 […]

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 […]

AY498 Tilting the leg backward in sitting

Alexander Yanai Vol 10 Reel 32, Track 4, Lesson 2 Duration of the recording: 42 min. Synopsis Sitting with legs long, you lean back on one hand and lift the opposite leg (long), holding the knee from the outside and the inside. You take the leg from side to side, with the emphasis on (e.g.) […]

AY242 Turning on a side axis

Source Alexander Yanai Vol 5 Reel 17, Track 3, Lesson 1 Synopsis In standing, you differentiate and join the hips, shoulders, and head in turning on the axis of the shoulder-hip (rather than the centre/spine). In this version, arms are held vertical, towards the ceiling. Lesson Outline Stand, legs slightly spread, hands to ceiling. Turn […]