One of my favourite visual tools for ballet class is a pair of sharp-bladed scissors ✂️ …. There’s often an audible gasp when I pull them from my bag (what’s she up to now??!!) But they replicate perfectly the straighten lines of our ballet legs when we ‘pull them up’ and lock them straight, to execute battements tendus, battements glissés, grands battements and so on. When you fix the image of the snapping scissors in your mind’s eye, it’s easier to remember to replicate those straight lines. L

Excercise of the week- Slider Needles. I have a full circuit of needle kicks of all different variations, speeds and functions. These will all show up in my MEMBERSHIP PROGRAM MARCH TRAINING. If you want my monthly periodized training go to my linktree in the bio and get my link for my Monthly Nutrtion and Workouts for gymnasts. If you don’t want the membership sign up for my newsletter also in the linktree bio. I’m only posting one exercise a week #betsybootcamp #gymnastics #gymnasticscoach #sl