The video work was created in 2014 on the occasion of Lidén’s participation in Manifesta 10 in St. Petersburg. It shows Lidén taking part in a ballet class of the Hermitage Theater’s ballet company, the Mariinsky Ballet, which was founded in the 18th century and is one of the world’s most prestigious schools in this classical discipline. The performances of Swan Lake, The Nutcracker, or Giselle attract crowds of visitors from all over the globe. For her contribution to Manifesta 10, Lidén once again put herself in an unfamiliar role and struggled to do the exercises. She placed the video on a pedestal made of discarded cardboard in the Hermitage of St. Petersburg.

The artist rarely appears in her videos with other people. Here Lidén stands out from the rest of the troupe; she is literally “out of step.” However, the video does not only focus on her position as a stranger within the ensemble. Her participation also indirectly exposes the dancers’ body image. Their rigorous training results in androgynous-looking bodies; nonetheless, on stage and in their classical costumes, the dancers represent stereotypical roles. The monitor on its unstable pedestal of packaging material underscores their balancing act.