Natalia basks in the praise, eyes darting, bouncing on the ball of her feet, and watches in silence while she tries to recover her composure. She knows that praise from a random person doesn't mean much in the grand scheme of things, but this isn't a random person, after all!
She's still a little bit flustered as her breath floods out, "No one gets it all the way first try. It's as much about training the eye as it is about training the muscle memory."
Still, she continues. "For narrow landings like that-- once you're able to recognize them--"
She pauses, correcting Maya's stance slightly. "and develop your kinesthetics-- There's a few things you can do to make sure you've got a maneuver for every version. For now, I'm going to concentrate on the correct stance, so it becomes a habit, and you can adjust it later for conditions that aren't a flat, relatively empty room. Now. In this stance, which leg is holding your weight, do you know?"
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She's still a little bit flustered as her breath floods out, "No one gets it all the way first try. It's as much about training the eye as it is about training the muscle memory."
Still, she continues. "For narrow landings like that-- once you're able to recognize them--"
She pauses, correcting Maya's stance slightly. "and develop your kinesthetics-- There's a few things you can do to make sure you've got a maneuver for every version. For now, I'm going to concentrate on the correct stance, so it becomes a habit, and you can adjust it later for conditions that aren't a flat, relatively empty room. Now. In this stance, which leg is holding your weight, do you know?"