Some further practice (images copied from pinterest) :)

Hi @Alex G. great start! Nice level of simplicity; you're focused on revealing the action. And good gesture, especially the 5th drawing, with that s-curve going all the way from the torso down to her pointed toe! Keep on practicing these! I'll do my best to help you further: PRACTICE TIPS I attached an image with some practice tips. I think this is the most important advice I can give you at the moment. If you practice a lot and with those tips in mind I think you'll be able to improve fast and find the answers to many of your questions on your own ASYMMETRY - HELPING THE FLOW When you move into doing longer poses where you have time indicate both sides of a leg, you might find the gesture to be hurt. A common issue is to draw symmetrical contours. The symmetry kills the flow. What you want to do is to draw contours that support the flow. Put simply, if the gesture is a c-curve, bend the contour lines to follow that c-curve. You could also think of the gesture as a stream of water that the contour should push forward from side to side. A curve on one side is followed by a curve on the other side. This assymetrical contour pushes the flow forward. LINEQUALITY If you haven't already I really recommend watching this video and applying what it teaches https://www.proko.com/course-lesson/how-to-hold-and-control-your-pencil/assignments Being able to draw long strokes confidently is a great tool for gesture drawing. Another thing that can help with linequlity and cleanliness is to use fewer lines. A good rule of thumb is to try let the first line you put down be the one you use. At first this will give crappy drawings. Don't worry! Accuracy comes with practice :) 30 SECOND POSES - Don't forget to do 30 second poses as well. In fact, here is where I would spend most of my time in the beginning. 30s poses are great, because they force you to only focus on what's essential, plus you get to practice that 4 times instead of just once in 2 minutes. It's a great way to get comfortable with the human figure, the gesture & the proportions, and your pencil. Getting a good grip of the big picture also helps when adding details If you want to really boil it down, you could try this exercise : Do 30 sec quick sketches, using only 5 or less lines (CSI) + head. It´s a challange, but using only 5 lines will force you to find the core gesture. I attached a paintover of another students work that you can use as inspiration. Note that I´m not drawing stick figures, but the flow passing through the forms. But again the practice tips are the most important, especially the part about following along with Stan, since his good habits will become part of your repertoar. I hope this helps :) Keep up the good work!