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Position:Home>Dancing> Dancers: How to nail a double spin?!?Question: Dancers: How to nail a double spin!?!!? I need to do this as part of my solo dance piece criteria but i seem to have trouble with the landing or that i will lose my balance and topple over or my feet will get all crossed!. Tips on how to do a perfect double spin, or where to place and land your feet would be great!?! thanks !.x!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: Here are some tips: -Pull up, use your stomach muscles!. Make sure you aren't wobbling around in your middle!. -Make sure your foot is in high passe and point your toe -Straighten your supporting leg all the way(the one you're turning out in otherwords)!. -Be in a high releve -Spot!!! -Use strong arms, no "hamburger" hands[blow out the candles as i like to say lol], no droopy elbows!. One last thing!.!.!. -Don't "wind up" before you turn, it will throw you off!. Oh and a very important thing is!.!.!. USE your Plie!!!!Www@QuestionHome@Com Hmm!.!.!. if you plie before you go up into the turn, make sure you make the plie deep!. While you're turning, make sure you're spotting!. It also helps a bit if you bring your arms close to you during the turn!. For the landing!.!.!. once you get better at turning you'll gain more control over where you land!. You should also practice balancing in passe-maybe the problem is that you just can't balance long enough to turn twice!. When you're balancing, try thinking about "finding your center" and using that to balance!. Hope this helps!Www@QuestionHome@Com Hey! I know it sounds so obvious, but the most important part of spinning is spotting your head!. Start in a plie (in 5th or 4th) and remember to whip your arms and head round to give you the power to turn!. As far as landing goes, if your struggling to land properly why don't you work a low postition or drop to the floor at the end of your dance so you don't have to land perfectly!. Hope this helps ! XWww@QuestionHome@Com I know exactly what you r talking about! gr buggs me too ok so my teacher always tells me its where my foot is on my leg like if it is too high or low (mostly low) keep an eye ther and spotting helps! (mostly!.!.lol)Www@QuestionHome@Com use your leg that you are not picking up to push off the floor to get that Power you need to get around also just keep practicing! =) Good luckWww@QuestionHome@Com spotting, balance, hold your stomach tight!. Practice, practice, practice!.Www@QuestionHome@Com |