I have been dancing ballet for 6 years now and i have always had trouble with my turnouts. When i go into first position i have a gap between the tops of my legs. Over the years i have tried to decrease the gap by pushing my thighs together but have only had a small amount of success. Can someone please give me any solutions on how to decrease this gap. E.g types of exercises, stretches, etc
2006-09-08 21:25:31 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Dancing
Hmm, if you've been doing it for 6 years I'm a bit intimidated to give you advise. You probably know more than I do. What I was told is to always squeeze the buttocks as if you're holding a quarter with them, whenever you think you don't have enough turnout.
2006-09-08 21:45:55 · answer #1 · answered by Snowflake 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It really doesn't matter if you have a gap there, the only thing that matters is that your legs are properly turned out. You notice I said LEGS, not FEET, because turnout comes from the hips so the turnout should be the same all the way down the leg, from top to bottom.
Have you asked your teacher? She should be able to advise you, and if she can't, I would consider changing schools. A good teacher should know enough about anatomy to suggest ways to solve these kinds of problems - or reassure you that it isn't a problem, it's just the way you're made.
BTW the person who gave up ballet because their knees hurt - that was because you were trying to get a better turnout by turning out from the knee downward, instead of keeping everything in line. That is not only wrong but dangerous, and whoever was teaching you should be sacked! If you learn proper technique, and work on turning your HIPS out, not your feet, then your sore knee problem will go away and you'll be able to do ballet no problem.
2006-09-11 13:29:40 · answer #2 · answered by Kylie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Turn out comes from the hips. It appears that you are bow-legged, which is probably due to your structure. Have you been critiqued for this problem? If so, by whom and where and why? I'd speak with my instructor or the one who mentioned it...otherwise, stop worrying about it unless it affects the way you dance. You are probably very thin with little inner thigh fat so let it go. One must not "force" their body into unnatural positions because they want to fit an image. You may want to have your doctor check to make sure that your legs are not bowed out due to a bone problem, but otherwise, just enjoy dancing darling.
2006-09-09 11:04:08 · answer #3 · answered by dddanse 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
that was kind of my problem too. You can't really change the shape of your body. If you simply don't bend a certain way-you simply don't bend that way. I've had to stop doing ballet because my knees hurt so bad from trying to have a perfect turnout-everything will be fine if you just leave it be.
2006-09-09 04:32:55 · answer #4 · answered by aerie anna 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are 2 great turnout stretches, The butterfly stretch (as human beings have defined in previous posts - ft jointly, push knees to floor) and the frog stretch. in the frog stretch you lay on your abdomen and placed the bottoms of your ft jointly. each thing could be touching the floor different than the backside 0.5 of your legs and your ft. Push your ft in direction of the floor. I constantly do it whilst i'm interpreting or watching television. it is great great sturdy on your turnout. desire this helped!!
2016-10-14 12:09:22 · answer #5 · answered by bridgman 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm really not sure if there is anything you can do. We are all made in different ways.It sounds like the structure of your body.Break a leg!♥
2006-09-08 21:46:06 · answer #6 · answered by bamahotT 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you have to rotate your calfs and thighs
*well ya*
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2006-09-09 09:00:16 · answer #7 · answered by ballet_tigger 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋