Lewis nodded.
Aaron stepped back to look at his stance. “Good. Keep your back straight and stand with your heels together like this.” He raised an arm outward to get in starting position, and Lewis mirrored him.
“The word plié just means bend, so that’s all it is—you start here and then slowly bend and stand back up.” Aaron demonstrated and smiled at the very serious expression on Lewis’s face. “Now you try,” Aaron said, standing a bit behind him, tapping his belly again to have him activate his core.
Lewis bent at the knees and was a little shaky, but his feet stayed in position and his back was straight.
“Well done!” Aaron said encouragingly.
Lewis embarrassedly smiled at him. “I feel like a gorilla.”
Aaron laughed and leaned on Lewis’s shoulder.
“Your turn. Time to lift some weig
