Kim Brandstrup: “Because I’m not from a ballet background, I often don’t use codified steps. First you need the trajectory through the room, then later you can shape it, detail it and make the picture.” Says NYCB principal Sara Mearns, “We couldn’t really get it [at first]. It was like, how big a jump would get you over here, or what kind of turn would work there? Then we realized, we are out of our comfort zone, but we are really free. He is directing us, but he will let us go where we want with the movement.”