Shifting Roots - AML dance class series #1 beginner level

Establish alignment by setting the spine vertical as the foundation for curves, then cultivate spine awareness and vertical energy from floor to head, rolling the head down vertebra by vertebra.

Find your curve and home base by tracing the ribs to the center, then release the neck and shoulders to surrender weight into the floor and align verticality.

Develop awareness of spine verticality and earth connection, guiding weight downward to the earth and energy upward to infinity as core opposing forces in the Alegado movement language.

Build balance and body awareness through alignment and curve work. Ground into the home base with even weight distribution and verticality, while avoiding neck, pelvis, and knee tension.

Explore coordinating energies from the floor to the curve at the bottom of a plié, aligning pelvis, head, and joints while timing articulation to fall and rise in plié.

Coordinate the vertical spine and curve as you roll down to prep for plie, balancing floor energy with energy so head and tailbone hit bottom together to cushion the plie.

Lead a guided warm-up that connects core work to the rest of the body, preparing you for the rest of the class.

Begin lying on the floor to visualize standing, breathe naturally, and activate the core to roll up while keeping spine length and releasing neck, shoulders, and hips.

Explore the triangle concept by aligning the spine to verticality, releasing the neck, and engaging the core through a controlled plié with head and tailbone dropping to the base.

Begin with the first exercise to align core work, breathing timing, the two energy sources—upward lift and weight to the floor—then introduce the symmetrically coordinated Alegado Movement Language arm movements.

Avoid a stuck plié or hanging torso; roll the spine as you drop, activate elbows to open the back, and release tension so pelvis reaches grand plié in second position.

Master timing and weight release through plié and a torso curve, coordinating arm drops and pelvis movement, then transition from parallel to first and second positions.

Practice the first exercise with Joe's voice, coordinating the head drop and the plie, and timing, while gradually integrating the arm sequence in parallel first and second positions.

Master a step-by-step aml dance sequence, coordinating left-right foot pickups with arm work and chest openness, then move through curves, figure-eight arms, diagonals, and arabesque transitions.

Master the dos and don'ts by coordinating head drop, curve, and pelvis as you fall into parallel position and arabesque, avoiding a straight-back fall.

Coordinate the head and tailbone as you shift through space from one leg to the other, while maintaining the arm sequence and the principles learned in prior exercises.

Coordinate arms, torso, and pelvis to travel through space, building on early exercises. Unite movements in a small choreography that tests skills from start to finish.

Engage with the class experience that culminates in the choreography. Turn corrections into physical practice and enjoy the characteristic of Shifting Roots AML in the last sequence.