Standing up

I've been in this back to basics phase recently, and one of the things I want to be better is the way I stand up from the floor. The basic method I use is on knees, get on the ball of one foot, get on ball of other foot - legs probably apart, raise booty up keeping head down, hair toss. It's an ok method, but I don't think it is very graceful sometimes. I've seen Alethea (I think) do it with her hands in the air, and that looks better to me, but I can't quite get the balance of it. What are your favorite ways of getting up from the floor? I'll also occasionally do a cradle spin from crouching. THANKS!! Mindy