Amelia Bedelia Dances Off by Herman Parish

Author:Herman Parish
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 2015-08-16T16:00:00+00:00

“That means ‘half bend’ in French,” said Gracie.

Madame described the move and gave tips as Dana demonstrated it. “Heels together, feet on the floor. Now watch the diamond shape form between her legs as she bends.”

The class did twenty demi-pliés with Dana while Madame strolled around the studio, correcting them one by one.

“Now time for a grand plié!” said Madame.

“Grand is French for—” Gracie started to say.

“We can guess,” interrupted Alexandra.

Once again, Dana demonstrated the step while Madame described the technique. “Start with a demi-plié, now bend deeper, let your heels come off the floor, deeper, knees out, back straight, deeper . . . deeper . . .”

The deeper they bent, the more they started to tip and teeter. No one wanted to admit that it was hard. But it was ridiculous! Everyone started to laugh, and then Willow lost her balance, falling backward on Alex, who fell on Alexandra, who took out the rest of the class in a giggling heap. Gracie was the only one left standing, because she had been in front of Willow. She ignored the mayhem and kept doing grand pliés.

“Brava!” said Madame. She led Gracie across the studio to Dana. “Help her with her hands while I concentrate on these falling dominoes,” she said.

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