I like the sound of it! I am the only one in the class doing hands free stretching right now so I think my arms are a little modified for me to learn how to do this properly. We don’t have the second lower barre, so perhaps that’s why we don’t even attempt arabesque at the barre. My teacher did it and it looked wickedly cool but also crazy hard. I also try not to use the barre for lunges, I do keep my fingers on the barre though – just in case.

What you said over on your blog about getting mentally ready for center while at the barre made a lot of sense. The more that I stop holding onto the barre, the more comfortable it becomes to discover my own balance and rely on that rather than on the barre! Thank you, Johanna!