for late and adult beginer ....follow your dream ! all you need for ballet & dance for beginners & advanced register for free now !  de - en - es - nl tribute for all women Users online: 70 [ Forum ]  [ New messages ] Name (register):  Password registered user:  Email address (optional):  Subject:  Text formatting:                     [i]> One of my friends who has been dancing forever told me that I have "excellent natural turnout." I was just wondering if turnout is simply how far your feet can "turnout"...[snip]<p>It's a good deal more than how your feet are. Turnout begins at the<br>hip. The whole reason for turnout lies in the structure of the hip<br>joint; if you don't turn out, the pelvis interferes with the top of<br>the femur, and this limits how far you can degage in second. It's<br>better to be slightly turned out from the hip than fully turned out<br>at the foot.<p>The test is in plies. Are your knees pointing in the same direction<br>as your feet? Because the direction of the knees shows how turned-<br>out your hips are. If the feet are more turned out, this is known<br>as "forcing your turnout" & puts excessive strain on your knees &<br>ankles.<p>Hope this helps.<p>Tom Parsons[/i] URL of own homepage (optional):  Name of homepage (without the homepage will not show!):  URL of a picture (optional):       Tags for smilies [neener]   [lurk]   [fire]   [grmpf-blue]   [grmpf-red]   [grmpf]   [brood-blue]   [brood-lilac]   [brood-red]   [brood]   [heart-pink]   [heart]   [kiss]   [normal]   [oh-lilac]   [acidic-red]   [oh]   [acidic-lilac]   [acidic-red]   [acidic]   [smile-orange]   [smile]   [pointed]   [updown]   [twinkle]