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Question: How to do multiple pirouettes!?
tips for better turns!? ^_^ thanks!Www@QuestionHome@Com


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1!. Engaging your abdominal/core muscles is necessary for maintaining good alignment during the turn!.
2!. Every turn is a balance, so work on balancing in the position you want to turn in (retiré, a la seconde, etc!.)
3!. Spot and keep your eyes off the floor (or that's where you'll end up)!.
4!. Use only enough push to get around - sometimes a dance student's biggest downfall in pirouettes is pushing so hard that they throw the turn off!.
5!. Connect your arms to your back - you should feel width between the shoulder blades and the arms should maintain their position (don't "wind-up" for a turn)
6!. Take off from a properly placed and wide plié for power in the turn!.
7!. Strengthen your ankles supporting the relevé - if you are wobbly, sickled, or pronated, this will ruin your turn!.
8!. Make a choice to come down from the turn, don't let gravity make the choice for you!.
9!. Picture yourself doing a beautiful, clean pirouette - it really does help!

Pirouettes are not an easy movement!. Anyone can whip themselves around but it takes years of practice (plus a good deal of strength) to perform a proper pirouette!. Work hard at the barre and in centre on the fundamentals (plié, relevé, etc!.) And, work on getting a good, clean single first (with all of the elements above), then progress to multiples!. Good luck!Www@QuestionHome@Com

The key is to focus on something infront of you and whip your head round before your body!. When your body reaches the front, whip you head round again and let your body follow!. This will help your balance!. also don't think you have to put a lot of effort in to your turn because you don't need a big push to do a full turn!. If you push too hard then you will lose your balance!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

do some work outs for ur abs to strengthen them!.
practice spoting make sure ur readyy
do it slow start out slow and work your way to doing multiple pirouettes!.

i thought i was never going to be able to do multiple pirouettes but now im up to doing 9 or 10 at a time with out stoping and im getting better at my fourttes!. just takes practice =]Www@QuestionHome@Com

Take a deep breath when you feel like you are falling, and usually, you can get another turn in!. also, get into your position right away!. And posture is always important!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

1!. Make sure your weight is distributed correctly
2!. Spot!
3!. Build core muscle!.
4!. Have a good contraction in your core!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Make sure your weight is correctly centered on top of your leg!.

Don't Push over, pull under!.

Spot! Spot! Spot!!! (Critically important, you can never turn if you do not Spot!)

Use your arms for momentum!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Pull those back, leg, and tummy muscles tight and upward! spot, spot, spot,!!!and practice your balance every spare moment you have!!! you can even practice balancing in your kitchen or wherever!Www@QuestionHome@Com

spotting and pulling up and having the right postiture is everything I nailed my triple working on getting 4 now =DWww@QuestionHome@Com

Has your teacher taught you how to do a clean single pirouette!?

If she has, then there's no difference between single or more!.

It's just how long you can stay up!.

Lots of practice!Www@QuestionHome@Com

make sure you are balancing in between your big toe and second toe!.
spot!.
suck in you tummy
practice balancing in posse releveWww@QuestionHome@Com

MAKE SURE YOU HAVE ADEQUETTE SPACE!. PLACE A PICTURE IN THE CORNER THAT YOU LOVE AND SPIN WHILST WATCHING THE PIC UNTIL YOUR HEARTS CONTENT!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

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