I can recall being a young ballet student at the barre, standing tall and straight. My teacher would explain how one should feel as though the body is hanging from a string at the top of the head, encouraging us to find a sense of alignment. That visual never escapes me. In the beginning, I envisioned my body like a Calder mobile, limbs and spine dangling from my crown, as though linked by fishing line and held in place by gravity. As I have grown more educated in dance an