So many things to keep in mind.

What is proper alignment? Well you see, that is actually a very scary question for me. Achieving this so call “proper alignment” is where a simple ballet class can be turned into the most difficult class of your day. It is only the third or fourth week of class (depending on how you count it) and I have already created an entirely new list of things for me to remind myself of at every moment during class. I have way too many bad habits that I am working relentlessly at to correct. For example, my feet like to rotate more then what my actual turn out is. So I have to remember to use my inner thighs to hold what turn out I have been graced with. The most important alignment problem for me is a combination of not leaning too far back where I think is normal and or comfortable but to stay directly over my pelvis by engaging those abdominals to hold that spot, as well as lifting up and out of my pelvis so that I give off that pretty balletic line that all dancers strive for. These are only a few of the items from my list of alignments corrections I force myself to improve upon in each and every class.