Still brain-dead from class, but a quick note now. Toward the end of center work the instructor started explaining a combination. When she paused I thought "ok, I may be able to do that." Then she went on. And on. By the time she was done my brain said, "no way in hell!" I had no idea what we were doing. Even after marking it I was just going to sit it out. But I got stuck in the third of three groups and had some more time to watch and follow along. And it didn't seem like that long a combination. So I tried it.
I think if I'd just done the coupé instead of piqués, and passé relevé instead of pirouettes I could have gotten through it ok. This was a stated option, but I'm a stubborn bastard and just bobbled through the turns anyway. What I noticed, though, was that by the end of several repetitions the problem was NOT remembering the sequence as I expected, it was just the execution of the turns. Done more slowly I think I could have gotten the whole thing. That I did NOT expect.
So yes, it does get easier, if you keep plugging away at it.
I think if I'd just done the coupé instead of piqués, and passé relevé instead of pirouettes I could have gotten through it ok. This was a stated option, but I'm a stubborn bastard and just bobbled through the turns anyway. What I noticed, though, was that by the end of several repetitions the problem was NOT remembering the sequence as I expected, it was just the execution of the turns. Done more slowly I think I could have gotten the whole thing. That I did NOT expect.
So yes, it does get easier, if you keep plugging away at it.
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