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"One of the qualities of life is joy . He who lives should be joyful. Only he who is studying can be joyful. Only the free one is learning. He who is deprived of freedom cannot learn."

"He who has light and knowledge is ready to serve God, to fulfill His Will with love and joy. In this case, God will be glad, and man will learn, will acquire knowledge."

"For one to perceive Truth indicates the attainment of freedom. Only the free one can enter the Kingdom of God as a Citizen. If one does not possess this Freedom, one would be a guest; but in the Kingdom of God, guests are not accepted."

Clapping expresses the triumph of Freedom. These movements indicate that one has been set free from all unnatural confining relationships. They show the frontiers of Freedom and where it originates from, stating that it has been achieved just as the waves which splash upon the shore show that they have reached their frontiers and are now free to disperse. This gesture is the joy of the soul which has acquired Freedom; the joy of the butterfly which has emerged from its cocoon; the joy of the grass which has shown its first tender shoots above the dark cold soil; the joy of the flower opening up to the sun's rays for the first time.

Music: "First day of Spring" is repeated for the third time - 41 measures.

Starting position
(Back to Exercise # 7)

The last position of the previous exercise, movements continuing without interruption.

Movement sequence
(The measures are marked in the musical score)

On the 1st measure, 1st beat: step forward with the right foot. On the first beat both hands clap lightly, level with the face.
On the 2nd and 3rd beats, the hands separate, bouncing open to the position of an open flower, with palms slightly turned upwards.

2nd measure, 1st beat: step forward with the left foot.
On the 1st, 2nd and 3rd beats, the hands open horizontally to the side in a slightly downward arcs.

These movements are repeated to the end of the music. At the end of the last measure, after the final clap, the hands are placed in front of the face.

The first ten exercises are performed without interruption.
(Go to following Exercise)

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The materials are excerpts from the book "Paneurhythmy" presented by Ernestina Staleva and Antoaneta Krushevska.

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