Position:Home>Dancing> Any tips on pirouettes in ballet??PLEASE ANSWER!!!?

Absolutely, great question!.

There are a couple of things you can do to improve your pirouettes en flat!.

1!. Pull up!. However clichéd and over used it is, it really is true -- instead of thinking of getting around, instead think of just bringing your foot up to possé and pulling up into the turn!. It really is amazing how much further around simply adjusting your posture can get you!.

2!. Use your core muscles!. Especially your abs!. In synch with Newton's third law, the opposite reaction of your spinning comes from strength in your stomach muscles!. Without your abs, you will not be able to successfully nail doubles, let alone multiples!.

3!. Take appropriately placed breaths!. Taking a swift but not sharp intake of breath at the moment you begin to turn will help you pull up and engage your alignment and core muscles!. also, a sharp and swift intake of breath just as you feel you are about to land or fall will keep you up for another vital few seconds!.

4!. Commit to your turn!. If you decide you're doing a double, don't in the middle of the turn decide you can't make it, because this will cause you to fall and injure yourself, or at least put your heel down and continue turning!. Instead, stay determined on relevé until you know you are going to hit the ground!. Your turns will be much more successful this way!.

5!. Believe in your ability!. This one, too, is a cliché that proves true!. If you believe that you are an amazing dancer and that a pirouette is just about the easiest thing in the entire world, you will spin easier, i guarantee!. Keep in mind that your brain is a very powerful thing and can physically impede you if it chooses!. However, also keep in mind that you are in control of your brain, so logically, you can choose if you are impeding yourself or letting yourself turn!. This applies in mostly ever step in ballet there is!.

6!. Sink into your plié!. Really melt into the position, so that when you snap your leg up, you have some substantial position you're coming from!. Take your time with pliés when you're practicing!. However, when you're in a piece of choreography or doing a show, I really recommend less time in the plié!. The reason people are so engrossed by ballet is because they think that they can't do it themselves!. However, if you show every preparation and every single step that doesn't flow into the next, it becomes less believable and more possible in the eyes of the audience, if that makes any sense!.

Good luck, hope I helped! ?Www@QuestionHome@Com

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Well, first I will tell you of course tighten your stomach muscles!. also, make sure your knee is really up cuz it will help you stay up adn tighten whether you realize it or not!. also, in your head count every time you head spins around!. Finally, just try adn focus on everything including your arms!. A lot of it is just practice but just keep trying and whip your head around cuz it will keep you up! :)Www@QuestionHome@Com

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right instead of focasing on going round focas on going on the highest demi-pointe as possible ans then whip your head round to a spot you focas on a wall or mirror hope this helps if not check out
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omg! i had problems with them for sooo long (and still do a little) but i improved a lot recently after finally learning the secret to them from another dance teacher! you have to tighten your muscles in your legs, back, and especially your abs!. pull up with your diapraghm muscle (just below your lungs) and it helps tons! and if you lean back a lot, try to push your shoulders down and slightly forward!. also, dont lift your chin, but "pull up" like a string is pulling you from the top of your head!. after trying this, keep practicing your balance!. after doing this for a while, you should improve! it helped me so much and i hope it helps!Www@QuestionHome@Com

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tighten your stomach muscles!. if you feel like your about to fall, pull up, pull up, pull up!. as dancer, im not that great at turning!. im able to go around 3 now but it took me FOREVERWww@QuestionHome@Com

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when you are preparring plie alot, practice your balance to hold your self up squeeze your abs! and just practice!Www@QuestionHome@Com

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You really need to work on strengthening your back muscles!. Your back is what holds you up!. Make sure it is straight and you are not leaning one way or another!. A second major part is your spotting!. You have to keep your eyes focused on one spot and whip your head around!. If you have trouble with that, try doing shenne (shen-ay) or -however it's spelled- turns!. Lastly, make sure your leg is in passe!. Once you have those three things down, you'll do great and probably get to 3 piroettes!!!Www@QuestionHome@Com

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what i do is, when im trying to get two rotations, i tell my self that i am only doing one, and then i just make myself to two once the first rotation is through!. if i tell my self that im only doing one, then my turn is well balance because i know that i can do a single turn!. I guess I kind of trick my mind, and it ends up helping!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

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Sure, I have a few tips:

1!. USE YOUR PLIE!!!! Seriously, without it you'll get nowhere whatsoever!!!

2!. USE ALL YOUR MUSCLES!!! Use your stomach muscles and pull up, use your arm muscles to hold them out strong and don't let your elbows droop and tuck in your thumbs(as I like to say, blow out the candles lol)!. also use your butt muscles to squeeze in yes I know it sounds gross but that's what you have to do!.!.!. also inner & outer thighs to turn out!.!.!.
some things to do to make your stomach & arm muscles stronger are push ups and sit ups/crunches!. Leg muscles, like your turn out and stuff I would just say turn out at the bar but don't force your turn out!.

3!. Point your foot when your foot is in retirae[sp] position!.!.!. make sure it is the right retirae position, like by your knee not like lower then your knee!.

4!. SPOT! also make sure you spot the front, not like the side or something else!.!.!. or if possible the floor!.!.!.not sure if it is or not though lol

5!. Put your hair up, it will help because when your hair gets in your face it is just annoying lol!.

6!. also, don't "wind up" before you turn!.!.!. meaning don't swing like to the left in your preperation!. Just stay put and go in a deep plie, then turn!. In other words don't lean to the opposite direction I guess you could say also!.

Hope these tips help! They are coming from a ballet dancer herself!
haha that would be me!!!! lolWww@QuestionHome@Com

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