In order to know this, first off someone had to explain it and teach me. There are always those people who tend to mock pirouettes jokingly and end up looking ridiculous (especially in a dancer's point of view) and at one point that was me. When you're being taught how to do even a single pirouette you don't start turning right away. There many different steps and aspects of the body that need to be taken into consideration before you can just fling your body in a circle.
It all starts with a teacher showing you how to go to posse (toe to the opposite knee). Then after that you practice balancing that posse on your toes. After that you practice preparations and finally, you can execute a single turn. Even though these sound like easy steps, there are so many things that could go wrong and I learned that the hard way. When teachers give me corrections about my turns, even at my level of dance I get exposed to new things and new aspects to help me execute properly.
While I was in North Carolina at UNCSA for a summer intensive this past summer, I learned a really good tip that I hadn't been very aware of when it comes to turning. I know to bring my foot to posse, turn out, plie, hold my center, and spot a specific place in the room, but I wasn't aware of my arms being opened too wide or my upper body tilting back. After a few ballet classes I began to get the hang of turning properly.
So although I may not execute a turn perfectly every single time, I have experienced doing them well on several occasions. I know how to do a clean double pirouette from experience.
It all starts with a teacher showing you how to go to posse (toe to the opposite knee). Then after that you practice balancing that posse on your toes. After that you practice preparations and finally, you can execute a single turn. Even though these sound like easy steps, there are so many things that could go wrong and I learned that the hard way. When teachers give me corrections about my turns, even at my level of dance I get exposed to new things and new aspects to help me execute properly.
While I was in North Carolina at UNCSA for a summer intensive this past summer, I learned a really good tip that I hadn't been very aware of when it comes to turning. I know to bring my foot to posse, turn out, plie, hold my center, and spot a specific place in the room, but I wasn't aware of my arms being opened too wide or my upper body tilting back. After a few ballet classes I began to get the hang of turning properly.
So although I may not execute a turn perfectly every single time, I have experienced doing them well on several occasions. I know how to do a clean double pirouette from experience.
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