Nijinskat follows his tail in a series of tight elevated turns and surging sissonnes. Cats respond well to visual images, and Arija uses thought pictures to help coordinate the dance. "While I'm dancing, I picture Nijinskat in a certain position, and then imagine that image floating into his head like a bubble. For some reason he responds best when I color the whole image blue."

 

From the book, "Dancing With Cats"
Text by Burton Silver, photographs by Heather Busch