FIRST of all, Marnie your hair looks unbelievable. Standing class with only a few light impact options spread evenly throughout class. This one feels very balletic and celebratory of lower body strength in all sorts of different positions. As always, the balletic movement is so helpful for posture. There's a choreographic sequence from turned out second to a curtesy lunge that is engaging for the brain as well as the body, followed by a balletic lever leg in the air, which all left my booty burning! Class ends with a short and sweet little cardio dance moment, and the next thing you know, we're stretching at the barre! Also shoutout to another Caroline! Marnie said she saw a comment from Caroline on the board, and I thought I had slept-typed something. Thanks for your comment as a cue for us to look forward to a challenge. And shoutout to all the sleep-deprived heroes in our community right now! 

Other Caroline! Hello! I go back to workouts that happened in the same month we are in from previous years. Helps me feel like i'm in the flow of the year but still have some freedom to choose!

Whew! This one got me. Glider classes are always a challenge for me. I use the pause button more here than in any other class. Lots of isometric holds and slow moves that require just that extra bit of focus to stay stabilized and aligned sometimes bring up frustration for me. Sometimes that makes me want to check out, which is an opportunity to be kind to myself, let myself pause and come back to try again. Especially because this one is mostly standing and double glider-ed!! Some fun choreo flows that moves from turned out first, to turned out second (tough with double gliders!!) and into a parallel lunge position. Lots of tricep action in this one as well. I used 5s, but I wish I would have stuck with my 3s because I think I could have focused a little more on form. I love doing plank moves on gliders because it feels like being on a pilates reformer or being an acrobat. That being said, woweeeeee is it a challenge. This one will leave you sweating and having worked from top to bottom! I look forward to returning to it to try again!

Country girls: this is your moment.
Dolly lovers: this is your moment.
Humans who love to sweat and move fast and do new choreo and not beat themselves up for not doing it perfectly so they can feel human and do a hard thing and be proud and imperfect and feel alive: this is your moment. Love yourself through it and thank your body for the truly incredible thing it just did/is about to do/is currently doing. 
Read Monique's very wonderful and robust description below for details. 

My favorite Dolly quote is (paraphrased) "Figure out who you are, and do it on purpose". Do it on purpose. I happen to think that Marnie emulates this too. 

Leg and glute forward class using the ball under our feet in both parallel and turned out first, second and lunge positions. This and last class have lots of releve, which is a real challenge for me! I have been using the small ball when we do ball under only one foot because I feel like it keeps my hips a little more aligned. Really fun and TOUGH glute series on all fours if you want to put both hands on the ball to balance. Both there and upright, there's lots of postural/spinal/core engagement as well. 

Man, did I love this playlist. And man, do I love Dolly. Long may she reign.