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: 152 [ Forum ]  [ New messages ] Name (register):  Password registered user:  Email address (optional):  Subject:  Text formatting:                     [i]>In the mean time. Any of you got any tips etc for 15 year old beginers? Espetianly with regard to turnout, which was apparently "very good indead!" but i want to be turned out all the way!<p>Congratulations on such a happy start. The most important thing<br>about turnout is that it must come from the hips. Look at your<br>knees and feet when you're doing a plie: they should be pointing<br>in the same direction. Reasons: (1) the reason for turnout is the<br>hip joint in the first place; (2) if feet are turned out more than<br>hips, it puts strain on the knees & ankles.<p>As for improving it, the only exercise I know of is to sit on the<br>floor with knees bent & with soles of feet touching. Then draw<br>your feet toward you & push your knees down toward the floor to<br>open out the hip joint. If it hurts, you're overdoing it.<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]