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Foundations

prepare · organize · move · return

vertical organization, foot strength, balance, and preparation for further movement.

Interactive schematic movement analysis with its own movement logic

The rise is organized through the ball of the foot and toes without rolling to the inside or outside.

The heel rises because the ankle plantar-flexes around the forefoot support; the foot does not simply slide along the floor.

Foot, ankle, knee, and hip remain organized as the base of support becomes smaller.

The body rises as one coordinated organization rather than by shortening the torso or gripping the shoulders.

Return through the same foot pathway with control and without dropping the heels.

Organize weight, direction, feet, torso, and focus for the movement that follows.

Organize weight, direction, feet, torso, and focus for the movement that follows.

Use the supporting foot and leg to create a clear upward or traveling impulse while maintaining alignment.

Carry out this phase with a clear direction, coordinated weight organization, and controlled transition into the next phase.

Carry out this phase with a clear direction, coordinated weight organization, and controlled transition into the next phase.

Organize weight, direction, feet, torso, and focus for the movement that follows.

Which foot or leg is supporting you right now, and which part is moving?

Can you keep the direction and supporting organization clear while the movement changes?

Work only as large, fast, or high as you can control comfortably and without pain.

Alignment, footwork, supporting/working-leg organization, and controlled return.

Graded use of force appropriate to the movement task.

Usable range without visible compensation.

Timing, duration, movement flow, and intentional accent.

Direction, focus, beginning, and finish remain clearly readable.

Tempo, duration, accent, pause, and repetition alter the movement’s effect.

Small and large ranges change scale and physical emphasis.

Direction, distance, pathway, and orientation shape how the action occupies the stage.

Synchronization, delay, counter-movement, response, non-response, and support change relational meaning.

Possible feelings: concentration, composure. Possible needs: orientation, stability. Possible intentions: prepare, organize, sustain a state.

Possible feelings: determination, tension. Possible needs: clarity, effectiveness. Possible intentions: set an impulse, mark a direction.

Possible feelings: connection, caution, resistance, or curiosity — depending on context. Possible needs: cooperation, autonomy, respect, or orientation. Possible intentions: respond, follow, avoid, support, or mark a boundary.

A controlled bending of the knees followed by re-straightening, with organized turnout, footwork, and torso alignment.

A turn on one supporting leg: preparation in plié, rise to demi-pointe, organization of the free leg in Retiré, rotation around the body axis, and a controlled finish.

An opening movement from a closed foot position to a more open position, modeled here as échappé sauté or as an opening onto demi-pointe.

A small jump from an organized starting position: plié, push-off, flight, landing in plié, and re-straightening.

Walking on demi-pointe with clear transfer of weight from step to step and stable torso and leg alignment.

In a pirouette en dedans the body turns toward the supporting leg, in the direction classically described as inward.

Détourné is a small turn on both feet or on demi-pointe that changes body and foot orientation in a controlled way.

In a pirouette en dehors the body turns away from the supporting leg, in the direction classically described as outward.