How do you do second position and fouette turns in dance?

Answer 1

You should probably master a single and a double pirouette before even attempting fouette turns. I have advanced dancers that can do 5 or 6 turns but they still can not master the fouette. It is very difficult and should not be attempted by the beginning or intermediate dancer.

Answer 2

Second position as correctly described in he first answer is just standing straight with your feet apart, shoulder width.

Well, yeah, I agree with the second responce that if you don't know what is second position you're not ready for fouette.

I wouldn't say you'd hurt yourself. But most likely, you'll end up doing something that is very far from fouette.

The girl in the pictures from the first answer looks like a beginner dancer to me. I'm not sure she's the one you'd want to learn your fouette's from.

Answer 3

Second position is very simple: just place your legs shoulder width apart. As for fouette turns, I never really learned them, but I found a site that takes you step-by-step, and I tried it, it's not that hard: http://www.ucs.louisiana.edu/~mcm3991/instructions.html
Hope that helps!

Answer 4

Darling, if you don't know how to do second position you have absolutely NO right trying to do a fourette turn. Contrary to the previous writer - a proper fourette turn IS NOT simple to do. It is not something that an amateur should attempt...you may hurt yourself.

Go take some basic ballet classes and when you are better prepared your instructor will teach you turns.