Remember to point your toes
Lengthen your spine
Tilt your head 45 degrees
Offer to make tea
Don’t forget to engage your core
Turn your feet out
Lift that leg higher
Ask “so what do you do for work?”
Oh, it’s your first class?
Welcome!
Just follow along, you’ll pick it up
Wear the correct uniform
So that it’s easier to observe you
It’s meant to be uncomfortable
Watch the teacher in the mirror
Notice their form and movement
Emulate them
It won’t look quite the same on you
But do your best to get it right anyway
If you practise hard enough
And long enough
It lives in your muscles eventually
Oh, but that doesn’t mean it’ll get easier
Quite the opposite!
The stronger you get,
The more you’re expected to push yourself
Did you fall?
Are you hurt?
The show must go on
We have an audience waiting
Remember to soften your fingers
Hold your focus
Stand still
Stay in line
Smile for the crowd
Match your angles
Be quiet
Keep in time
You’re sweating
It’s hard work
Make it look easy