As a further aid to acquire lightness of step, grace of movement and buoyancy of spirit, the following running and skipping exercises should be practiced: 1. Describe half circle with feet alternately, with toe turned outward, balance movement, forward step. 2. Prancing with high step, describing half circle downward, with toe. 3. Skipping or hopping with forward foot thrown upward. 4. Balancing on foot held backward, first the right and then the left foot. 5. Circling. Describe circle, first with right foot thrown over to the left side without touching floor, then with circular movement brought forward to the floor on the right side. Left foot same movement. 6. Dog trot. (Fig. 12.) Very short step on ball of foot. |