Show Me How to Heal

Brisk tempo, quick direction changes and musicality set the pace in this lyrical combination. Breath matters most of all. Even the opening head roll gives the whole upper body an inhale and an exhale.

It begins on the floor, with a roll and a rise onto a held passé. Most of what follows keeps turning the same way, so don't go back on yourself. A poke in the stomach sets off a small contraction, and the reach at the end of the first section comes quickly, so you can't linger.