| If you can now do a series of 8/16/32 en dehors | | | | to do a double without the arms. You've trained |
| pirouettes from fifth position, with relaxed spotting and | | | | yourself to maintain a plumb line. Now you add |
| a straight up and down releve, then change the series | | | | changing your weight to a high attitude, and again, you |
| to en dehors/en dedans, en dehors/en dedans, all | | | | can do this many many times without the turn, in |
| going to one direction. It doesn't take much force. | | | | between classes, to get that perfect position and hold |
| You can also do this without any help from the arms, | | | | it on balance. |
| by putting your hands on hips or shoulders, and making | | | | You don't want to lose the feeling of spin - so try for |
| sure that the turn is coming from your legs, back, and | | | | as many turns as you can in class, within the |
| from a grounded demi plie. In other words a good push | | | | parameters of the exercise given. And do the |
| off from heels pressed into the floor. | | | | back-peddling to perfect your finer details, after class, |
| A pirouette en dedans from a relaxed fourth position | | | | with another student who will watch you, and get |
| plie, requires a sharp releve, turning out the supporting | | | | coaching from you for the same things. |
| leg towards which you are turning, a push off from the | | | | If your buddy from class will hold the hand of your |
| back foot with just the right force, and a good easy | | | | supporting side, and help you do some slow motion |
| but quick bringing the head around. You can do a single | | | | transitions from a lunge to your retire position, you can |
| without the arms. If your posture and turnout are | | | | detect and correct anything going wrong. |
| secure, you can do a double without the arms. When | | | | The exercise lying on the floor, lifting the floor-side |
| you get to triple and you use your arms, it will be easy. | | | | waist up to get the spine straight, and raising both legs |
| No strained neck, no shoulders creeping up. | | | | slowly will strengthen the back and side torso muscles. |
| When you come from a lunge, you're just covering | | | | This is where you need to be stronger, if you are not |
| more movement, and hopefully not losing your postural | | | | able to maintain the postural plumb line on your releves |
| plumb line as you ronde de jambe en dedans to a la | | | | and turns. |
| seconde and turn, releve and bring your foot into retire | | | | I hope you'll try these practises in your daily routines, |
| simultaneously and effect an easy spin. If you lose | | | | enhance the finer details, and create that muscle |
| your balance, you need to practise without the turn until | | | | memory along with building strength. You will achieve |
| you get a strong releve maintaining your plumb line. | | | | optimum results for both quick sharp turns and the |
| If these tours en dedans get really strong, it's nothing to | | | | "floating" adagio turns that are so beautiful to behold. |
| do a tour en dedans in attitude. You've trained yourself | | | | |