It is not even the end of the week and I feel as if it is. I am so tired physically and mentally. Maybe this is because I am slightly stressing out in a different module. I feel like I was on another planet today. I was too busy thinking about the showings of solos (in advanced choreography module) to think about what my body was doing. To make it worse my foot was playing up again. I could not fully relevé on it or put a lot of pressure on it. In addition Brain, the pianist, did not play for us and this left a very strange atmosphere in the class. I think that a live pianist really helps with the mood amongst the class.
I predominantly noticed today that my fourth positions and movements through fourth such as sashays were not great. My back knee, in particular, was turning in rather than being turned out. This can cause serious injury and is also incorrect. I need to concentrate on keeping the back leg turned out at all times when performing the fourth positions or movement through fourth. Taking pictures captures what your body is truly doing. It also captures a different angle of your body which you are not used to seeing in a mirror. 
From today’s class I can take away the fact that whatever is going on at home or outside the studio, I need to leave out of the studio, unless it will enhance your performance. Halfway through the class I started to forget what else was on my mind and concentrate on what I was doing in class. I should have done this from the beginning of class. Now I will know for next time! 
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