{"id":803,"date":"2014-07-24T15:55:01","date_gmt":"2014-07-24T15:55:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thedanceacademy.org\/?p=803"},"modified":"2014-07-24T15:55:01","modified_gmt":"2014-07-24T15:55:01","slug":"pirouette-tips-the-ultimate-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedanceacademy.org\/index.php\/pirouette-tips-the-ultimate-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Pirouette tips &#8211; the ultimate guide!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode', sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><b>Alignment for turns and balance. <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode', sans-serif;\">Imagine a line running from your shoulder, through your hip and down through the supporting leg and foot. <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode', sans-serif;\">If any element of this is not in line the balance will tip. <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode', sans-serif;\">The line must be pulled tight and straight.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode', sans-serif;\">If you are falling forward your seat is out and not in tight alignment with your hip and leg and you might be pushing forward from your preparation rather than up. <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode', sans-serif;\">If you are falling to the lifted leg side you are taking weight out into the pirouette position and you are not truly over the standing leg. <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode', sans-serif;\">If you are falling back your stomach is not tight, your shoulders are not over your hips and you are not getting over the standing leg. <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode', sans-serif;\">If you fall to your standing leg you are sitting in your hip.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p align=\"LEFT\">\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode', sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><b>Pirouette Focus<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"LEFT\">\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode', sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Develop the ability to find your balance on one leg from many positions. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode', sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Practice from 4th\/5th devant lifting into balance, From 2nd, From 4th\/5th derriere. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode', sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">If you can find your balance and hold 3-4 counts your body will be able to quickly go to the correct place when pirouetting.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode', sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The placement of the balance will directly impact the quality and quantity of the turn. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode', sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">THOUSANDS of repetitions will teach your body where this &#8220;home&#8221; position is and then you will be able to find it, recover it, and put it easily into choreography. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode', sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Tedious as it may seem &#8211; make a habit of this type of drill!<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p align=\"LEFT\">\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode', sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><b>Spot! Spot! Spot!<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"LEFT\">\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode', sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">All the balance in the world, the strongest position alignment, strong hip, ankle and turned out but if you don&#8217;t spot IT WILL NEVER be correct! <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode', sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Practice spotting: look in the mirror, turn 1\/4 to 1\/2 and then snap the head quickly. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode', sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Be specific about what you spot while you are learning. Make your eyes focus on one thing. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode', sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Your head must be slightly faster than your body. Spot where you want to finish to avoid sloppy endings.<\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode', sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><b>Your releve matters!<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"LEFT\">\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode', sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">You must be lifted as high as your foot will allow and lock the position in your ankle. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode', sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">If you let the foot position become loose or low your turn will be compromised. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode', sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Make sure you do not roll out onto the small toes- keep your weight over the ball of your foot <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode', sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">and the 2-3 bigger toes (depending on the structure of your foot).<\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode', sans-serif;\">Hopping in your pirouette? Good! You know how to take force into the turn. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode', sans-serif;\">The hopping is because you are not controlling that force. The good news is it is easier to learn to <span style=\"font-size: medium;\">control the force than to teach someone to give more. <\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li>\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode', sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">You must only use the exact amount you need for that number of turn. You also must push DOWN through the leg like a drill. While the body is lifted the leg is pushing down as to not lose contact with the floor. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p align=\"LEFT\">\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode', sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b>Upper body<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"LEFT\">\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode', sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Close the arms and have the foot in position by the first 1\/4 of the turn. If you wait the line is messy and weak. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode', sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Close quickly and keep the position. Practice by doing 1\/4 turns and drilling that quick to close position. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode', sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Notice the muscles that are active in your arms. If your muscles are not active they are not correct.<\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"LEFT\">\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p align=\"LEFT\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alignment for turns and balance. &nbsp; Imagine a line running from your shoulder, through your hip and down through the supporting leg and foot. If any element of this is not in line the balance will tip. The line must be pulled tight and straight. 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