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Ballet
I'm taking Ballet classes this summer, anyone who takes ballet can then give me some REAL AND GOOD tips and websites.
Help me (tips and websites) to learn how to do a proper pirouette and fouette and how to get really at good spotting turns without getting dizzy. I use to do Ballet from like 6-9 but I stopped because I couldn't afford it anymore and I lost all my ability.
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Well for starters, you probably haven't lost as much ability as you think. It'll come back once you start working again.
Unfortunately, since there are two kinds of fouettes, (and I can hardly do the ones I know) I can't help you much there. The best thing you can do is apply all pirouette technique to the fouette. To get started back with the fouettes, I'd find a barre that you can use and do singles. Plie on one foot, extend the other one front and snap it around to second and into passé and do a single turn. Work both sides doing the same thing. Don't forget to spot!
As for the pirouettes...your best option is to really work your technique and positioning before you try any turning. Make sure your foot is up to passé position, not sickled and that your knee is turned out fully. Do all these checks in front of a mirror (obviously) and probably keep one hand on a wall or barre to help with balance. As for arms, make sure that you're not shrugging your shoulders, keep your neck long but not super stretched. Your hands should be in a fairly straight line from your belly button and should be slightly rounded into a first position. Be sure that you're holding your stomach muscles tight and keeping your supporting leg (the straight one) tight as well. It should almost be hyper-extended, but not quite and you should pull all the muscles in your thighs tight. The tighter the muscles are, the better balance you'll have.
If you need to have a hand on a wall, then obviously only put one arm in first position.
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the trick to spotting is picking a point on the wall you're moving towards. something relatively high. and just focus on it for as long as you can. then when you've spun too much to look at it, SNAP your head around to that same spot. I find that it works best if there's a word. Like, I'm in Color guard. and when we practice dance we're in a hallway (yeah our school hates us even though we had the highest score in our division in the country. but thats another story.) anyway. hallway. and we move between doors. so I always look at the 'Exit' signs and read them each time I turn... if there's nothing to read. make a sign and hang it on the wall.
for more tips. I would go to your local library and check out a book or two.
Have Fun!
~Webby
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I did ballet for many years and also took part in stage shows, although now I haven't danced in a long time. However, I still remember some of the tricks.
Before you start your turn, you need to find a point to fix your sight on, as you start to turn, keep your eyes on that point for as long as possible, then whip your head around and fix on it again. This should stop you getting dizzy and help to stay on the spot. Other than that, it's down to practice, practice, practice.
I've included a website that gives an animated picture plus graphs to give you more of an idea.
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