The Slide
To slide down gracefully to the floor place one foot behind the other at a 45 degree angle (knee should point towards a corner of the room) touching the top of your foot to the floor (as if you were dragging your toes). Now bend the standing leg as you slide the other back at an angle and down till your sliding leg's knee is touching the floor. You should now be down on one knee. Form this position you can slide back up fairly easily or you can either go into a kneeling position, by bringing your other knee down to the floor, or you can go into a lying position, by continuing down into a sitting position (Indian Style), and then straighten your legs out to the side.
* Half Drop
This drop is usually done after bending forward or by a movement like reaching up and then pulling down and contracting the whole body. The drop is done simply by falling down to your knees.
* Full Drop
This drop is usually done as a transition from a back bend to the floor. When youre in a back bend you simply allow your self to fall or collapse to the floor (I recomend falling to your knees first and then allowing the rest of the body to follow but watch out for your head) into a lying position. Be very
careful when doing this as it more often then not will hurt.
* Turkish Drop
Practicing this slowly at first and if you can practice it with an experienced
dancer. Do not try this move at normal speed until you can execute the
move in slow motion. Start in basic position with your feet about two
feet apart. Keep your back as straight as possible, slant your body
backwards towards the floor while holding both arms straight out in front of
your body. Keep your chin tucked in. Turn your hand so that the side of
your hand is above the floor, and gradually increasing the degree of slant
until you can touch the floor with the side of your hand. Use that extended
hand and deliberately control your fall by allowing your hand and arm to
slide behind you, lowering your body to the floor. Remember these key
points: 1. Make sure you have streched and that your body is thouroughly
warmed up. 2. Tuck your chin in (for minimal risk of hitting your head). 3.
The arm is dropped under hand, not out to the side or over hand. 4.
Practice in slow motion until your body has it embedded in it's muscle
memory. 5. Use the side of your hand and not the palm (for minimal risk of
fracturing wrist or fingers). 6. Once your well prepared the less you think
about it the better.
Down on One Knee
This is another movement in which you can gracefull slide down to the floor. You place one foot behind the other (knee should point the wall in front of you) touching the top of your foot to the floor (as if you were dragging your toes). Now bend the standing leg as you slide the other back at an angle and down till your sliding leg's knee is touching the floor. You should now be down on one knee. Form this position you can slide back up or you can either go into a kneeling position, by bringing your other knee down to the floor, or you can go into a lying position, by doing the same and then straightening your legs out to the side.
* These moves are very dramatic however, I do not recomend doing these movements for several reasons: It's bad for your knees, It's bad for your back, You could severly injure yourself, and they are hard to do without hurting your self. Use extreme caution with these if you wish to perfom them. You must be extremely strong, flexible, and well-trained in this particular move to do this correctly.
