Do more solid pirouettes?

Question:The main problem I have is
sometimes I have to 'hop' to get around
or I feel like I am going to fall to the side so
my standing knee bends and I come
out of my pirouette.
Any advice?
Any way I can specifically practice
to improve my turns?

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: The main problem I have is
sometimes I have to 'hop' to get around
or I feel like I am going to fall to the side so
my standing knee bends and I come
out of my pirouette.
Any advice?
Any way I can specifically practice
to improve my turns?

I just learned about neutral spine in one of my classes. Its made up of scapula, ribs, concave, and hips.

Scapula: Make sure your back is flat, but dont hunch your shoulders. To do this, don't just push your shoulders back, but back and under.

Ribs: Close your ribs. Imagine your ribs being laced with shoelaces and then tighten the laces.

Concave: Tighten your stomach. Try to make your bellybutton reach your spine.

Hips: Make sure your hips aren't tilted forward, but that they are parallel to a wall. (This is hard to do with your stomach tightened but you'll get used to it)

Again this is called neutral spine, and I noticed a difference in my turns as soon as i started practicing it. I was getting quad turns after about 3 weeks.

Other tips: Spot, of course, this really is what gets you around. Also be sure to get your foot in to posse FAST. Make sure you are waiting until your half way through your turn to get it up. Anytime you feel like you are going to fall out of a turn early, increase your releve. That should keep you going just long enough to finish your pirouette.

GOOD LUCK =]

My teacher always says any turn is just a held position. Work on holding the position. As simple and as 2nd grade as this may sound you can practice your pirouettes by just preparing for a pirouette and going on releve to the position that you are turning in. Hold this position for as long as you can and then repeat to the other side. I had a similar problem and now I can consistently do a double and occasionally a triple. Keep Dancing!

Snatch your leg under you and have it in pirouette position before you start to turn. Have a really strong center (make sure you squeeze your stomach muscles) Remember to whip you head around.

that 1st person is right and see howw long u can hold it i had 2 do that now i can do 5 no problem