Figuring out the mechanics of the steps

Marcus' Modern:
The psoas is what is being strengthened by the Graham work. (not sure exactly how that works, but it's worth thinking about more.)

Also, an idea I want to try out is the Russian idea that you breathe in on the effort. Maybe I should try breathing in on the contraction.

In the spiraled attitude on the floor, I had much more rotation than I thought I did with the right leg in attitude, spiraling to the left. The left attitude, spiral to the right needs work.

The épaulment is tricky in the spirals in second. Take a left spiral. It starts with the right hip pulling back, but the upper body, I'm still not sure about. I know that when the right hip pulls back, the head goes to the left.

The contraction to the ground is still tricky for me. Marcus said I get stuck in the contraction before I roll back. He said think of a steam roller, or a wave.

In the combination, Marcus told me to find the drama in the phrase.

Molly:
On the soutenu to the développé écarté devant, Molly said to use the upstage arm, the one in second, as a brake to keep the pelvis (and body, really) in the écarté line.

Going for the tour jeté, The second leg was in a flexed foot, as I took the leading leg into a chassé. Also, the feet need to keep strongly pointed for the jumps.