Aria Alekzander: Pirouettes

[lottilexi1501]

she is amazing!

[ilovetheocean4]

I can't even do one pirouette on pointe...I can't keep my balance...

[danipantz95]

i counted 8! AMAZING SKILL!

[killbunnysforbois]

Wow, the effort it takes to make something look so effortless!

[SuperPamela1999]

i like it !!! amazing !!! omg !!! : )

[AAndrejevic]

Wow! Her pirouettes are superhero styled! Simply amazing!!!

[KCHweed]

this is a basic question, but her arms came closer to her chest as she turned. is there a technique for that? a name? is it acceptable? answers greatly appreciated.

[mydancetv]

It's basically physics. When she moves her arms in, they will reduce her rotational inertia. Kind of like stream lining yourself to reduce resistance.

[Lawdamonge]

that was really good.

she made it look super

easy but its actually

Really really hard.

[affectivity]

I love the Anaheim Ballet videos!

[wolbaal]

one time i did 10!!! but that whas my lucky day i think!!!:] now i cant do more than 8!!!:'(

[PLOMAPLOMY]

i can do 3 on FLAT.

but en pointe HUH like 1/2 LOL

[dAnCeRx09x]

wow that wass amazingg!! i really wanna be like that. does anyone have any advice? thanks:)

[tutupointeshu]

the most that ive ever done is like...8 or 9..but that was only one a REALLY good day lol

i havent gotten above that :( this girl is AMAZING and she is my hero!

[HelenaNever]

how did you get past three turns?? help.

[kiwihills]

8 turns.....reasonable.

[richleyhp]

WOW!!!

[citruzzlove]

It is not edited! Try to watch the other videos from Anaheim ballet.

[balletislove321]

no offense,

but that totally looked edited.

[bebethomthom]

aha i couldnt do that!!! its amazing!

[gmmaia]

She is beautiful !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[mickeychik262173]

if it makes you feel any better, i can only do like almost one.

[mickeychik262173]

if it makes you feel a little better...i cant even do one. i took a freakin class whith a bunch of frikin 7 yr olds and im 12!!!!!!!!!

[Born4Ballet]

how does she do that with such a small plie?

[supercatz88]

oh my... I can only do 1 en pointe even this is my second year.

[kikiballetschool]

wow!! beautiful :-)

[laney31297]

man that was so great i can only do like 5 on pointe this stouf is hard!

[tinyswan2007]

lol only? the most i have gotten on point is 4...that was only once

[dancersrule21]

Omg i can only do three and on point? like 2.

[estime19]

im 21 is it too late to learn ballet?

[biggmama314]

Not too late at all.

[xyberianlynx]

sigh.. wish could do 18 and more... but i could do 10 only!!!!!!!!!!

[Born4Ballet]

10 is still really good! i can do 3 but i am aiming to be able to do lots more

[elinevdh]

I want to know how you can practise things like this. I'm a student myself, but I want to practise more at home. can someone tell me some trics or excercises?

[tinyswan2007]

when you turn, go straight up. think of ending the pirouette up also instead of in fifth. remember to turn your passe knee out too, and spot. hold your center strong and dont let it go or else you will fall backwards. also make sure you bring your back around in one piece. the arms dont matter at all, its your back. if you need any other tips just ask me. i will be happy to help

[bebethomthom]

well just saying, when you do a pirouette, you think of driving down with the bottom leg. thats what makes you do more [besides spotting and stuff] and shes a professional and im pretty sure she turning out her leg. and spotting and the arms do matter. if there all over the place and not held, you will be all over the place...

[danceandhorses]

are you a college?

[CellThePeacefull]

Wow...O_O

[megan2107]

gorgeous

[bentoucourt]

who is that girl? where is that compagnie (witch country?)

[AnaheimBallet]

She is currently with Houston Ballet (USA).

[bentoucourt]

thanks for answering.

[estime19]

im 21 is it to late for me to learn ballet?

[nodumbblond]

that was perfect!

[mzchrisbrown09]

I wish I could do that many pirouettes en pointe i can only do three and the one time i tried to do four i almost twisted my ankle cuz my foot began to sickle how did you do that??

[amy1winehouse]

Wow she looks so pretty.

[balletlove123]

also do you know wut her shoe type is ? i geuss noone can tell but still... AMAZING!!!!!!!

[kdub10009]

Yes, she uses Gaynor Minden pointe shoes. they're good for turning but people are VERY divided about whether they're good shoes overall, both aesthetically and in terms of support/technical matters. I personally don't like the way they look on most feet but they appear to look pretty good on Aria.

[balletlove123]

wowza that gurl has got some talent ... wonder if she used rosin on her shoes ???

[dollyknockout008]

short, but absolutely amazing!!

[iloveballet320]

wow that was amazing!

[bretlovesdonuts316]

that was beautiful i wish i could do pirouettes let alone even doing them on pointes!

[EsmeraldaSammy]

That was great!

[confuzed00]

*claps* thats amazing

[lildances]

my goodness and in front of a camera! 4 is my best suppose thats half way!

[RainCryer]

Wow, that's a amazing. She has great turns.

[Tallyzip]

amazing, i'm stuck at 3...

[BalletCava]

Elan's sister??geez i like Elan's dance works..she's amazing..have lotsa questions to ask!!

[blueberriesforsam]

oh wow.the best i can do is three

[gwendancer529]

daaaaang, you are amazing...omigod

[ichinisa]

she is my idol, i fight to dance like her *-*

[y0hallabak]

wow i wish i can do that.

[rennesdinan]

8 turns if I counted right... wow... those pirouettes are impressing!

[distenctity]

beautiful.

it's like she was born in pointes..

[xoxeponinexox]

HA!

there go my dreams of being a prima ballerina

[reaperette]

i always wanted to be a ballerina but there weren't any places where i could have learned it...so now i'm plain talentless. unless you consider complaining a talent.

that was awesome. really cool~! -i wat to do that...but i'll just hurt myself.-

[adriana333]

damn.

[xaffablex]

so much for the days of me considering myself to be a good turner.

[muffins221]

those were beautiful! and shes on pointt and they were perfect wow.

[anniiehh]

Yeah, umm.. I'm speechless. Absolutely amazing.

[Gemma39]

How does she -- hang on, let me watch this again: Well, she starts with her arms further out from her body and then brings them in -- and she's RIGHT over her leg, and her spot is really strong. Perfect. I think I'll go cry now.

[lykduhitsme]

=0 omg thats lik =0 wohhhh

[ballerina612]

lets just say I'm still sitting here with my mouth open o.0 I can do a double...hahaha

[crazyadele]

Very beautiful!

[ccballet9]

beautiful!

[sugargrace8]

WHAT?!!

[ZZZZEYY]

wwow...

[prozacnation]

amazing!

[avonfox]

yeah. WOW.

[ballerinasfly2]

oh my gosh

thats all i have to say

[madelunie]

Indeed!

"Did I just see that?" was my reaction.