Fish Lift from Pas De Deux

In this photo my mother, Jennifer, at age 17, demonstrates a lift with her Pas De Deux partner. This lift represents Newton's Third Law of Motion, every action has an equal and opposite reaction. Using their core muscles these two dancers had to use the force of the contact between both of their bodies to generate enough force to safely place Jennifer back on the ground without a fall. The action of their bodies meeting not only had the force to get them to this position, but also had a force reacting back on it allowing their muscles to hold them their for each performance.