vertebrae touch the floor. Lay on your back on the floor. Arms are folded in back oj yonr head. (1-4) Pull head fwd. as far as you can, and stretch your neck muscles. (5·8) Relax and lay your head back on the floor. R. leg is in the air. A rms in second, palms on the floor. ( ll Point toe and str. knee. (2) Bend knee and fl ex heel so that it is parallel to the ceiling. Bring the leg as close to the chest as possible. When you str. knee, keep leg pulled fwd . Rpl. L. Lay on your back on the floor. Arms in second, palms on th e floor. (1 ·2) Kick R. leg and hold it up . (3) Lower leg to fl oor. Rpt. L. Rpt. without holding (in 2 co unts) . Lay on the fl oor, feet str. out on the floor. A rms in second, palms on the floor. (1) Bend R. knee in to chest. (2) Str. leg up and point toe. (3) Bend kn ee back into chest. (4) Lower leg to floor. Rpt. L. Rpt. fl exin g the toe so that the heel is parallel to the ceiling on count 2. Lay on the floor, bot h legs str. up in the air. A rms in second, palms on the floor. (1) Point toes. (2) Bend knees and fl ex toes. (1·20 ) Lower legs slowly. Lay on fl oor. A rm s in second, palms on floor. (1-4) Arch back and lift thru vertebrae to a sittin g pos. and then continue and place your head on your knees. (5·8) Round your back moving thru the vertebrae first, lower to start· ing pos. Sit on the floor, feet str. fwd. A rms str. over head. (1 .4) Stretch up very taly. (1·3) Bend fwd. with head on knees and bounce. (4) Return to startin g pos. Sit on the fl oor, legs in a wide second. (1·4) Holding on to R. leg, stretch to the R. side. (1.4) Holding one leg in one hand and the other in the other hand, stretch fwd. (1-4) Holding on to L. leg. stretch to the L. side. Bounce the calves of the legs on the floor to relax the muscl es. K eeping the knees str., walk fwd . on th e buttocks and then bkwd. Sit on floor, legs in second. A rms in second. (1) Face str. fwd. (2) Face R. leg. (3) Touch head to R. knee. (4) Come up still fa cing R. leg Rpt. alternating. Sit on the fl oor, feet str. fwd . Arms hold on to feet. (1) Bend fwd. with head on knees. (2) Lift head with back rounded. (3) Still hold in g on to feet , arch back. (4) Return to startin g pos. Sit on flo or, feet in second . Flex R. toe, L. is pointed. R . arm is on R. ankle . Elbow is on the floor. L. ann is over head. L. ann comes in to chest. Stretch L. arm up to the ceiling. L. arm comes in to chest. (1) Stretch to R. foot. (2·3) Arch back. Sit on flo or, fee t str. fwd . A rms in second. (1) Raise legs, only slightly. (2) Open legs to 2nd. (3) Bring legs together. (4) Lower legs. S it on fl oor, feet in second. A rms in second. (1 ) P oint R. toe. (2) Flex toe and bend knee. R pt. L. Rpt. both at the sa me time. Rpt. both at the sa me time in one co unt. R. leg on 'floor in bk. attitud e. L. leg in second. (1·4) Bend fwd. to L. knee. L . ann is on the floor. R. arm is fwd. over leg. (1.4) Lay bk. to R. leg. R. arm is bk. on the floor . Squat on your heels. Hands on the floor. (1·4) Bounce. Keep your back str. and your head up. (1-4) Str. knees and put head on knees. Rpt. in one count. Kn eel on both knees. slightly apart. Arms in second. (1) Push pelvis bk. (2) Str. pelvis and lock it. (3) Go bk. as far as you can without releasing the pelvis. (4) Str. up. Kneel and sit on your heels. Head on the floor. (1·4 Round bk. and come up to a sitting pos. Arms on the floor. (1·4) Push through pelvis and arch your back. Arms on floor behind body . (14) Leading with chest. return to startin g pos. Kneel on L. knee. R. leg is in second. (1) Stretch over to R. side. L . arm over head. (2) Bend fwd. L . arm in high first. (3) Contract, placin g head on floor. Both arms on fl oor. (4) Come up to a starting pos. , Standing, feet in first· plies. Hands in low fi rst. (1) Demi plie. (2) Releve keepin g knees bent. (3) Still in releve, str. kn ees. (4) Lower heels. Rpt . in 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th, Feet in second (1) Bend fwd. Arms in second. (2) Str. up. (3) Bend to R. ·side. L. arm over head. (4) Str. up. Rpt. alternating.
Feet in 2nd . (1.4) Bend to R. side. L. arm ove r head. R. arm in high fir~t . Rpt. L. Rpt. in 3 counts, 2 co unts and then 1 count. Jazz port de bras. Feet in second. A rll/.s in second. (1 ·2) Bend arms sharply in front of chest. (3-4) Push both arms str. up over head. Palms face body. (5·8) Lower arms to sides.
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.'ltJODERN JAZZ ISOLAT IO N All iso lations should be done carefull y. Be sure that you move on ly that part of the body which is supposed to move. HEAD ISOLATIONS For all head isolati ons, the feet are in 2nd. For all head isolations the arms are str. down at your sides. (1) Look· ing down stretching the muscles in the bk. of the neck. (2) Look up stretchin g the muscles in frt. of the neck. (1) Look sharply to the R. keep head high turning on ly in the neck. (2) Look str. fwd . R pt. L. (1·2) Ci rcl e head to the R . st retching as far as possible in each pos. Rpt. circl in g L. SUNDAR I H EAD lvlOVEJlIJEN TS For all Sundari head movements, th e fee t are together in a small pie. For all Sll l/ dari head movements, the arms are over the head. Palms oi the hands touch, elbows square. (1 ) Keeping everything eise sti ll, push the head str. fwd . Do not tilt the chin up or down. (2) Return to normal pos. (1) Push ht:ad bk. Aga in, do not tilt the chin up or down. (2) Return to normal pos. (1) Push head fwd. as in the first Sund ari movement. (2) Push head directly bk. as in the 2nd Sund ari move· ment. (1) Push head to th e R. sid e. When doing this move· ment , do not tilt your head. Think of touching your R . arm to your R. ear. (2) Return to normal pos. Rpt. L. (l ) Push hea d fwd . and return to normal pos. (2·4) Rpl. pushin g head to the R, bk. and L. Rpt. pushing to the L. side fir st. (1·4) Circle head to the R. hittin g all of the positions in between. Accent count 4 by pushin g the head distinctly fw d. Rpt. circling L. FI NGE R ISOLATlONS Feet in 2nd. A rms in second. (1) Spread fin gers apart and stretch them. (2) Clench your fist. S HOULDER ISOLATIO NS For all should er isolati ons, the feet are in 2nd unless otherwise stated. For all shollide r isolations th e arms are in second with the lingers stretched. (1) Lift both shoulders str. up. (2) Return to normal pos. (1) Push both shoulders fwd. (2) Return to norm al pos. ( Be careful to move onl y the shou lder and not the entire arm). (1 ) Push both should ers up. (2) Fwd. (3) Dow n. (4) And bk. Feet in 5th pos. in a small plie. R . arm ilt second, L. arm. On thigh. (1) Pull R. should er diagonally bk. (2) Push shoulder diagonally fwd . RIB CAGE ISOL ATIO NS ' F eet in 2nd. Hands on hips . (1) Lift the rib cage and move it to the R. Do not move the shoulders or any other part of the body. (2) Return to normal pos. Rpt. L. Rpt. movin g from R. sid e to L. side without stoppin g in between. PEL VIS ISOLA TIO NS Feet in second . Arms in second. (1) Contract . push pelvis fwd. Arm.s go str. fwd . Take a small plie. H ead is down. (2) Return to normal pos. Feet together in a small plie. Arms in second. (1) Push pelvis fwd . (2) To the R. side. (3) Bk. (sway bk. ). (4) T o the L. side. Rpt. in the opposite directi on. Rpt. walking fwd. on toes with knees slightly bent. K NEE ISOLATIONS Feet in 2nd, pointing str. fwd. Arms in second. (1) Bend R. knee 'str. fwd . Keep L. knee str. (2) Return to normal pos. Rpt. L. Rpt. turning knee in. Rpt. turning knee out. Rpt. turning kn ee out and then in. (1-4) Circle R. knee out. (Start by turning knee in. Then circle it and return to normal pos.) . Rpt. L.
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