Ballet turnout

Few of us have naturally perfect 180 degree turnout. If you do a style of dance like ballet or Irish dance, you will be working on your turnout for your entire dance career. To keep your joints from becoming stressed, don't push your turnout past your natural limits. Share your turnout equally between both legs (don't push one foot into a perfect position and let the other turn in). This is especially important when doing movements with a working and standing leg. It looks much better to…

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Correct turnout sets the stage for the majority of classical ballet's beautiful movement. But poor or incorrect turnout can limit your range of movement and cause knee problems. Simply put, turnout is the basis for all ballet positions,...

Turnout is one of the defining characteristics of classical ballet and the foundation of your technique, but the deceptively simple concept of external rotation can be hard to execute. For those born with hip joints that don't naturally make a tight fifth position, it's tempting to take shortcuts in the quest for more rotation, but you'll end up with weaker technique and a higher risk of injury. We asked top teachers and physical therapists to break down the meaning of turnout and offer safe…

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Details in The Perfect Pointe Book show you how to increase ballet turnout . The following describes one exercise I found very useful for st...

Summer intensives can be a shock. Switching from five classes a week to five a day is a big jump—especially if you spent a month relaxing after the school year ended. “Unfortunately, many students come out of shape, and they suffer because of that," says Pacific Northwest Ballet School principal Abbie Siegel.