the male dancer all you need for ballet & dance for beginners & advanced register for free now !  de - en - es - nl tribute for all women Users online: 23 [ Forum ]  [ New messages ] Name (register):  Password registered user:  Email address (optional):  Subject:  Text formatting:                     [i]> How much of this rotation should I eventually try to get out<br>> of the hip joint....<p>All of it. The point of turnout is what it does to your hip joint, not what it does to your feet.<p>> ...and how much rotation should be taken up by the knee joint?<p>None. Turnout is for freedom of motion, getting the top of the femur out of the way of the pelvis so you get good extension to the side.<p>Tom<br><ul><li><a href="http://www.panix.com/~twp">Tom's page</a></ul><br>[/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]