1...2...3 and 4...

5 and 6 and 7 - 8

Plié, stretch, and echappe

Beat and beat and beatswitchland

Again and again 

At the bar

Jumping, jumping,  evermore

It is all so slow

Slow at first

Then an explosion of speed

Speed, energy, and quick twitch muscles

"Get some air ladies!"

She screams

"But you have to start right

Go through like soubresaut first when doing echappe!

You must land strong before the beat

Put your heels down"

Do you feel the heat?

Down up down up down up down up

Don't lean on the bar too much

Or you will mess up

Strong legs beat together 

If done right, it doesn't hurt ever

The music goes in the back

But I don't feel a bead of sweat crack

"Great job darling!" she tells me almost every class

I smile to the wall

Hands barely touching the brass

Making sure to not fall

I can do these everyday, standing tall

Not a stretch

I think they are my best move

While others wretch

I can do this jump many a times

And even without the bar

I can go far

Plié, stretch, and echappe

Beat and beat and beatswitchland

1...2...3 and 4...

5 and 6 and 7 - 8

Again and again

Inspiration: I thought of this while doing beats in my ballet class. They are one of my favorite jumps. ❤️

Misty Copeland appreciation gif... Because ya know... Ballet ... 🎀

(And I just love her... 💗)