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[i]>Guys, I'm on the cusp of 47, and want to know what other dancers who are also long-of-tooth do to improve and maintain turnout. My instructor has fantastic turnout and is in her 60s, but she's been dancing for 50+ years; I started last January. What do you do, when and how often do you do it? And, do you have any practical suggestions for staying flexible, 9-5, at the office? Thanks! Well, I guess this one's for DancingDoc to point out, but for my part I'd say don't force it whatever you do.My instructor has comparatively poor turnout, and I'm grateful for that - it reminds everyone that good turnout isn't actually essential for dance. I think it's not so much about achieving +/-90 degree static rotation of the hips, as learning to start using the muscles that would give you 180 degree turnout if you had the flexibility.The only "exercise" I do for turnout is when I'm warm & lying in bed: lie on your back, bend your knees, & gently let your legs roll out either way as far as they'll go of their own accord. If you relax totally you should feel you knees gradually sinking - as far as I know, this gently stretches the muscles (& eventually tendons, I suppose) without risking straining anything.For staying flexible in the office - I have a good excuse to bend down & fetch something that's almost at floor level every so often, so I surrepticiously practise my plies! Stuff stacked on high shelves is great for releves, and reaching over for something allows the odd arabesque. Tendus & ronds-de-jambes I practise, when no-one's looking, while I'm standing at my workbench. Anything more energetic is distinctly dangerous (I work in a laboratory with lots of apparatus & glassware around me), but I have been known to break out in to waltzes when I've got a CD on....Actually, as a footnote to the comment about plies - they come in very handy in the workshop: easily the safest way to lift a 30 kilo indexing jig off the floor and on to a milling machine!A. [/i]

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