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Begin your Graham journey using this section to build a strong foundation and review the basics. It will start with floor work and progress into standing, across the floor, choreography, and more, offering short sessions to demonstrate how movements can be adapted to different skill levels. Start from the beginning and follow the order. If needed, you should often return to this CORE section for reference.

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GUIDANCE & RECOMMENDED READING

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1. LEARN THE PRINCIPLES OF THE GRAHAM TECHNIQUE

Contraction, Release and Spiral Study

2. FLOOR WORK STARTING WITH BOUNCES AND BREATHINGS

Bounces Fundamentals Study
Bounces and Breathings with "Boomerang" Spirals Inter and All Level
Bounces and Breathings on 2+4 Int/Adv

3's and 6's

3's and 6's Study
3's and 6's Fundamental (With 3's only and leg opening twice) Ideal for beginners
3's and 6's Int Adv Variation
3's and 6's Int Adv Variation 2 (with attitude)

Foot Work/Feet Coming Forward

Feet Coming Forward with Contractions Study
Traditional Feet Coming Forward exercise on 4&3 Beginners
Foot Work Combo on 4 for Adv/Beg to Int/Adv-Follow along
Parallel Foot Work with High Spiral/Combination on 8 Adv Beg-Int/Adv

Contractions

Seated Contractions Study and Coaching
Fundamental Seated Contractions on 3 for Beginners
Contractions in second on 2 and 1 Adv Beg/Inter
Contractions on 4 with High Spiral in 1st and 2nd Position Int/All Level
Contractions on 4 Int/Adv
Adv Contractions on 3 with Bounces and High Spiral

Deep Stretches

Tips for Deep Stretches - Study and Coaching
Deep Stretches Study
Prepa for Deep Stretches on 2 without Spiral for Ab Beginners
Traditional Deep Stretches on 2 and 1 Int/Adv (Follow Along lesson)

Long Leans

Long Leans Study
Preparation for Long Leans ideal for beginners
Long Leans 2

3. GRAHAM STUDIES: TURNS AROUND THE BACK, BACK LEG, EXERCISE ON SIX AND MORE

Turns Around The Back Study All Level
Turns Around the Back for Absolute Beginners
Stretching for Turns Around The Back - Live from The MIU Club
Back Leg Extension Study (Left side only)
Back leg extension Study 2 (Left and Right with Patrice only)
COMBINE Int/Adv Studies: Back Leg+Pleadings into Pretzel with Falls on 16 & 8
COMBINE Adv Studies 4th position (3 Witches) into Travelling Falls
Exercise on Six Study from the MIU Club Beginner
Exercise on Six with Laureen Elizabeth - Old School way
Exercise on Six Variation with arms (New School way) Inter
Knee Crawls - Adv Study with Facundo Ferreyra

Pleadings

Preparation for Pleadings Study
Pleadings All Level - Practice

4. STANDING STARTING WITH PLIES

Graham Plies Study
Plies Absolute Beg Variation in 1st and 2nd
Plies in 4th+Promenade+Prepa for 5th (No Spiral) Follow along Combo: Int+Int/Adv
Plies Combination on 3 Study with traditional 5th Position (Spiral) Int & Int/Adv
Plies 5th Position study with follow along practice (counts only)
Prances Study

OTHER STANDING MOVEMENTS STUDIES INCLUDING TILT, KNEE VIBRATION

Side To Side Contraction and Tilt Study
Brushes and Adagio combination on 4 Int/Adv
Knee Vibration Study from the MIU Club
Pitch Turn Study with Marzia Memoli

5. ACROSS THE FLOOR WITH SLOW WALKS, STEP DRAWS, TRIPLETS

Slow Walks Study
Step Draws Study
Triplets Study

6. ONLINE LESSONS>> DANCE FOR YOURSELF + LEARN TO STRUCTURE YOUR CLASS

Live from the MIU Club for tips on Contractions + Deep Stretches with a combo
Graham Training 1
Graham Training 2 with Deep Stretches on 2 with Spiral
Graham Technique - Intermediate Class

7. CHOREOGRAPHY AND IDEAS FOR COMBINATIONS

Graham Combination 1
Graham Combination 2
Focus on the Graham Combination (Graham Group Class)

8. JUMP STUDY

Bison Jumps Study 1