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Intermediate 3

Here are some videos of sequences taught in my intermediate 3 classes.

Our first lesson since this blog started was a rather special one. It was my very first online class, as we all stayed home and took the lesson via videolink. Below is a video of one of our combos:


Our second lesson also took place online on 12th April. We tackled two static combos, as we worked on spin last week:


Third online class, 19th April 2020:



Fourth online class, 26th April 2020:

3rd & 10th May:


17th May


24th May


31st May (still online :-))


7th June online

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