Thighs

Question 0

Knee Dancing 1st
Set:
Face center come to knees
Knees should be fist distance apart
Ball right upper thigh
Right hand presses on ball
Left hand on hip
Lift hips an inch 
Heavy tailbone

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Answer 0

16x, 16x, 16x or 4/8's
16x, 8x, 16x all 4/8's
Tuck right hand on knee ball
Tuck left hand on knee ball
Ball btw palms @ chest & tuck side to side 
Tuck center tempo
Arms overhead, slow it down, tuckhold
Tuck tempo add a squeeze on the ball

Question 1

Extension Parallel
Set:
Face center of room, fist distance from barre
Light grip feet hip width apart
Heavy tailbone 
Extend Straight left leg pointed toes
Left arm forward to begin work

Sell: extension lift thighs off kneecaps

Answer 1

Slow 4x/4 8’s pull elbow back towards ribs as leg bends heel back to seat

16x 4/ 8’s hold straight bend stretch tempo
Building on that 4 part move
4x / 4 8’s bend stretch twice lift twice
8x /4 8’s flex foot arm & leg lift uphold
16x / 4 8’s both arm & leg lift tempo

Switch sides

Other cues: length over height, lean slightly forward not back , lift legs from abs.

Question 2

Wide 2nd
Set: face barre, elbow distance away
Bring feet wider than hips, toes turn out slightly
Bend knees sink seat
Press hand up under barre 

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Answer 2

4x/ 4 8's down 2 up 2 half way only
16x 4 8's (4 sets at this tempo)
R hand behind head, on R tippie toes 
Tuck right hip tempo
Contract and side bend to the right , hold tuck
Switch hands and toes tuck L
Side bend left

8x /4 8’s both hands under barre, up on both tippie toes down an inch up an inch.
16x / 4 8’s pulse down tempo

Other cues: proud posture, neutral spine, fire from inner thighs

Correction: hand on front of shoulder & tuck booty back in.
Knees over toes

Challenge: can you go an inch lower

Question 3

Thigh stretch
Demo: facing front with them not mirroring demo only first side then come up to standing and vocal cue only.
Set:
Come to center of room
Take big step forward, left leg arms on both sides of foot
Walk hands back right arm by ear side bend look up under arm
Carefully let go sift weight back seat up chest up chin up foot is flexed
Option to stay or slide into spilt
Right elbow across your body clasp hands twist
Back center, option to reach for right foot with left hand top of thigh stretch (quad) anchor left shoulder to your thigh elbow wide
Option to stay here or go into split
Press self up and back
Switch sides, repeat

Answer 3

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