Dance Dictionary: Air

“When you are ecstatic and in love, you feel buoyant, you feel life, you feel like you're dancing in the sky.”

-Margo Anand

Air [ahn lehr] In the air

In the air literally means that the dance movement is to be made in the air, and that the working leg will be raised to a horizontal position with the toe on an equal level to the hip. Air is very specific to feet movements at the barre, instead of simply doing the selected ballet, barre feet movement you can do it ahn lehr, developing your muscles to become stronger as the lower part of your body is performing in the air, especially difficult with the leg being completely straight and in line with solid technique.

~Julia Brewer

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