How to do a great Jazz Pirouette

[FalynTraina]

Please respond i cant seem to stay balanced when i do it

[Thrillerlover96]

I've done a triple before, but it was only a one time thing :(

[lizstayton]

Working on getting 12

[FallingSkywardz]

Working on me quads

[cikDANCE]

I can do 4 :D

[poca2012]

pirouettes are one of the easiest things for me to do...I first learned that I could do a tripple when my dance instructor put a double in our choreography....I kept wondering why I was so late coming out of the turns whn someone finallly told me I was doing three instead of two.....I was turning so fast I couldnt even count how many times I was turning 0.o

[ICONicDANCE13]

I remember when i did my first double:))

[artisticacro12]

I'm working on my single :P

[TheAnalia1310]

@artisticacro12 haha same here!! :$

[trippyshoemaker]

Well... doubles power up (;

[tengagedtom]

The most I've done is eight. I'm trying to make it a consistent thing now so each time I do it I can get a number like eight.

[GalPals1]

@sweatpeadancer17 thats exactly how I am. I can do a perfect double a few times but then I start losing my balance and spot. I guess you just get tired

[xochiltanielka123]

Wow shes good.

[TwilightLuver216]

Can barely manage a double on my bad side (right) and I'm working on more consistant tripples on my good side (left) I wish I could just do one quad like I don't even care if it isn't perfect I just want to feel it and say I did it haha

[cupcakebuddies100]

Why would you use ballet arms when doing a jazz pirouette.....

[heeyitselise]

@cupcakebuddies100 Those are basic arms for any type of pirouette. The only other arms I've seen are when they are in "baby T" for turns in pom routines...

[cupcakebuddies100]

@heeyitselise What is a "pom" routine? ;s I've never heard that, or "baby T" explain? (:

[musikqueen347]

ugh i cant even do one!!!! x( im screwed b/c im supposed 2 learn doubles soon

[pinkdancingpopcorn]

I can do 3!

[cosmeticdancer101]

I

Love dance! She is soo good! I'm trying to perfect my quad

[TheYuyi18]

OH . SHE'S AMAZING. I can only do 2.:( and it is really hard to me to spot. any help?

[sweetpeadancer17]

Ive been dancing for 3 years and I cant even do one piriouette!! Sometimes I can do it PERFECTLY, and sometimes I can even do my triple, but its like a spell. After I try doing it again, I cant get it right :///

[xoxoeli10]

I always loos balance!!!! plz does anyone have a tip or anything?? plz help

[JustDancinThruLife]

@xoxoeli10 Engage your abs and squeeze your butt. TRY IT you have to do both, and your turns will become soo much easier.

[danceurpantsoff13]

at my studio (all studios are different) we were told our back heel cant be off the floor. but thanks to this video I now understand why so many dancers prepare in parallel. not trying to say "no no thats bad" or anything its just different to me

[pinkishgluestick]

I'm cleaning my tripples right now... So is my 8 yr old brother...

[dwightkscrute]

I can do 2.5 turns and I have to say that her turns are amazing! Her landings are perfect. :)

[stingraedance]

I can normally do a double or one and a half when im turning really slow. I need to get a quick double for tryouts in a couple months but i always lose my balance when i try to go faster. Any help?

[stephhlovexx]

I can do 8. Haha(:

Dancer since I was 3.

It's my life.(:

[MisslaylasCOOL]

this is soo hard!! im trying to get my triple but i either stop turning after 2 and dont have enough power to go around again or i put in to much power that i fall over HELP ANYONE ?!?!

[AaahItsHannah]

@MisslaylasCOOL Plie deeper--and instead of pushing around, think of pushing up, so you stay centered. Sometimes I get 4 with a slow turn-just because you push faster doesnt mean you'll get more turns. Just try to control it and remember to stay centered and spot!(:

[gigi2010688]

Just saying TMI you should just show us the turn not other info

[AdamAyonmike]

so i'm a beginner..my right leg is my soccer leg , so i have to start turning on my left or right leg ?

[jozithemaltipoo]

HOW??!! I can't ever get this!!!

[zoeyfiske142112]

i have been taking dance classes for jazz class for like 4 years learning how to do these, and im 12haha and i can only do double pirouettes but depending on my mood three hahaha X0

[EmmaaJonaas]

im 15 and have never done dance classes. i really want to get into muscial theatre, which is how i found myself here, so i can practice these in my room with the hope that i can learn them as i need to do a jazz routine as part of the audition process to the theatre school i wish to go to. :)

[fashion4evr100]

i did 4 the other day :D but i can seem to do it anymore xD

i can pretty much always do 2 now. but when i am super balanced i can do 3 :)

[shackielackie]

I can do triple jazz pirouette when I turn right but I can barrely do one pirouette turning left, like WTF -_- annoying

[brandiemeekins]

Awesome...very clean...strong ankles :)

[Rikka1965]

im 12 and i can do a triple

[KowaiLeeks]

i can do like 18 fouettes YET i can't manage to do a simple triple pirouette : C.

[OrigamiMikiMeatball]

also @ 1:35 SIKLED RIGHT FOOT

[OrigamiMikiMeatball]

i am working on my quads :))

and i am not the only 10 yr old to do 3 :PP

[smil3ychey]

i was taught to always keep my back heel down :/

[TheMariaSings]

and i kinda gotta fouette but i wanna know how to do a fouette and go straight into a double if anybody knows what im saying tell me in a comment or make a how to video response that would be super duper helpful :)

[TheMariaSings]

gotta perfect my doubles and moving to triples :)

[TheSixela15]

LOL, shes pretty good! working on good tripples! almost there! --

[iloveacting113]

In dances, sometimes the dancer does that a couple of times and then puts the spinning foot down then do it again...

[laughattack21]

popping your back foot just put you off balance and propel you forward when you begin the turn...

[calmlcism]

I'm working on my triples! ALMOST THERE! :D

[peacelovecheer3898]

i cant even do a single i cant balance :(

[Got2BeEmily]

Rawr! I have to get my double in a little more than a week and so far I can only do a one and a half :P

[MrIlovefishies]

Why can't I do this?:( i'll fail dance:(

[JewelOriginals]

@MrIlovefishies hehe im taking dance too.

[agyfrejacharl]

how to do more turns? i cant balance.

[sango1789]

Lol im so use to doing a double i cant do a single anymore. XD

[TheKatelynEdwards]

i cant get my tripple anymore:(

[wendyblue7]

what are some tips for doing a nice double pirouette?

[Lola19184]

really good video I barely ever take a class but the dance team requires a double pirrouette so hopefully this works!

[barbiedolldancer]

Beautiful!

[glitterbear27]

im working on my quadrupoles (idk how to spell it)

[IndigoCat17]

A single pirroutte isn't difficult

[IndigoCat17]

A simple pirroutte isn't difficult

[lillylienxo]

when you're trying to do a pirouette and you find that all of a sudden you can't anymore for whatever reason the best thing to do is take a break and stop trying for maybe a few minutes and then when you come back you'll be able to again

[mizzmist]

i can just about do 5

4 are good then 5 is just about good enough

[1Iceshatter1]

I'm working on my single XD

[frenchkitty1000]

I get like one and a half then I lose focus and balance and fall :/

[TheChocoluver101]

I've been dancing for 5 to 6 years now and I'm still struggling with my double , but turned out . I do both kinds of pirouettes though ...because I do jazz and ballet . This video helps ! Thanks . (:

[RandomStar5]

thank you so much! I'm trying out for poms and me and my friend made up a routine together that was really good, but I couldn't even do a single and it required a double! I promised her Iwould figure it out and Thanks to you i can do it! :) Now i just have to do tryouts! Thanks again so much!!

[ldkdancer79]

I'm working on my quad !

[HappyThoughts66]

On the quad, her arms were in a wider first then as she turned they came closer to almost overcross... Does that help? Because I want my quad!:)

[randidanca]

Great video! Amazing balance!

[LoveToDance234]

Thnxx so much i got into my third

YAY!!! so far so good for me so now cuz of u im not gunna stop trying

[Hazleeyedgirlxo19]

I can do quads too! (:

[luvulater3416]

i can do tripples on each side :) but i had to to get into the company good luck everyone!!!!! :D :D :D

[DEdancer07]

im working on mi tripples):

[calmlcism]

My form was wrong for all that time. Good thing I fixed it a little while ago. :P

[15OrdinaryGirl]

I used to be able to do a double but once i used too much power and fell and havent been able to do a double sine but i'll keep tryin g

[colombiangirl97ify]

working on my tripples.. :/

[laurenboren94]

@colombiangirl97ify im with you im feeling the pain of learning to do a dobble again but worse :P

[sagedanceraustralia]

i've been dancing for 2 years and im working on triples; I always fall out of it. Any advice for that?

[laurenboren94]

@sagedanceraustralia same here keep practicing and try to maintain your balance through the turn

[sagedanceraustralia]

@laurenboren94 Yeah its hard lol; and thank youu (:

[ILuvPuppiez23]

im 9 and i can do triples and my teacher says i have really good posture and an awesome double pirouette

[laurenboren94]

@ILuvPuppiez23 lucky you im 13 and i still have troble with trriples :P haha but go you ! :D

[jarodwilllow]

does anyone else notice that she kinda falls off of her 3rd pirouette?

[spongeboblover0851]

i'm 10 and i can do my seconds.

[HPfan42154]

I have been dancing for 13 years and I am working on doing 5 or 6 pirouettes! :) I LOVE DANCE!!!!! (L) xo

[959Rachel959]

I've been in dance for about a year and a half and I can do a single pirouette but not a double. It's so hard!!! Good job though!

[sweetpeadancer17]

She's amazing! I've been dancing for three effin years, and I can't even do ONE single pirouette right! I get so mad, she makes it look effortless

[1234danceforlife1234]

ILOVEYOSHI390 well the longer u have been dancing I guess the easier it gets... I have only been dancing for about 1 1/2 years and I can only do 3 turns...

[retroalex1]

i am working on 8!

[emandmadi]

Wow that's really good!!! I just got on drill team for my freshman year next year and I'm still trying to get my single down :/ thanks this helped a lot!!! :)):)

[Kaiakooka]

Those are good. But search "elizablue1 pirouettes" she 12, and she can do a quad :)

[sango1789]

The point is to have something to stare at so when you spin, you whip your head around and stare at the area until you have to whip it around again. It helps you spin :D

[MusicGymnast69]

Thank you! I'm a gymnast "converting" to dance and we turn inwards instead of outwards typically so this was very helpful!

[ILOVEYOSHI890]

i can do like 4 and its not hard at all!

[camiloly528]

@tegy100 me too !! Have u gotten it now?

[camiloly528]

@DanceCrewVIP ya that happens to me sometimes, maybe its just u have developed a bad habit of doing something ur not supposed to be doing on your pirouette. Hope u can get your triple back!

[theallyproject]

Thanks I got a list saying the requirements to be on this dance team at my school and this was on it! I had no idea what this was! I never learned this in my classes?

[xselerox]

I can do doubles! Thaanks. ;) 

[DanceCrewVIP]

i have a question. last week, i already made tripple piruette (i am training jazz). and lats three days, i couldn't made double piruette!!!

is someting wrong with me? will i make tripple piurette again? does everybody has that kind of period??? will i ever make it again if i am practicing every day, or will i get just more confused, and everything will goes just down?

PLEASE TELL ME!

thanks!

[lyssalunatic]

@DanceCrewVIP i think that happens to everyone.. i've done a couple triples before, and sometimes i can't even finish my double.. i think it all depends

[emilyagiusPersonal]

@DanceCrewVIP haha funny you say that because the exact same thing happened to me!! Like i can do tripples and sometimes quadriples, but i suck at doing single turns!! I don't know why it happens :P When that happened, i did not practice it for week, so when i went to do it again, i got it! And no, there is nothing wrong with you at all, it hasn't just happened to me, its happened to many other dancers at my dance school too :)

[DanceCrewVIP]

@emilyagiusPersonal

thanks! i'm really happy that it's not just me ;D now, i can do quadriples now too! but i'm sooo afraid that i'll have the same bad day as than, and i won't be able to do duble one....

:o

[1SkyIsTheLimit1]

i did my first quad yesterday! :D

[megadavari]

@1SkyIsTheLimit1 same. my teacher was so proud of me

[bblover2015]

Haaha. I wish I could get a double. I've almost got it and then realized I did everything wrooong. Fml.

[TheSamBeauty]

@makeupbytony its a jazz pirouette you don't have too

[LovelyXpurple4]

@makeupbytony every dance studio is differnt

[Rumbledumblebable]

It's freakin weird. I can do like 4 pirouettes on my left, but I can't manange to do a double on my right -.- I get dizzy when i spot turning right.

[swirlycheeks]

im working on my 5th one!

[tegy100]

I am working on my triple! :)

[fatboytjc]

@Jess11Savy Jazz pirouettes are in parallel and your back foot is popped. What your talking about is a ballet pirouette which starts in fourth position with both heels on the ground and you turn in turnout.

[defygravitybewicked]

@CDSing101 People learn the preparations very different depending on the studio and teacher. but this does qualify as a "jazz pirouette". The pAsse is turned in as well as the preparation.

[CDSing101]

@defygravitybewicked I'm sorry I missed the key. And coming from about a hundred different teachers, all done similarly to how I was taught, I'm sticking with that.

[defygravitybewicked]

@CDSing101 - You don't have to "bend your knees to where you go down very far like a lunge"- the degree of the plie is not what determines what kind of pirouette is being done.

also 'jumping' onto your left foot is a recipe for knee problems and injuries. It's pushing up through your standing foot.

[TheShuffix]

by watchin this now i can do a single pirouette!! i probably am the first Maldivian to do a pirouette!hah! v dont do ballet here! too bad! i wanna do ballet so bad!

[IAmMsTaco]

blah i am so clumsy and keep losing my balance and falling on things xD

[CDSing101]

@IAmMsTaco Use the spotting technique. Try looking at your computer screen, then start turning around. Don't take your eyes off the screen. Then, turn around quickly to where you are staring at the screen again. It works wonders! :) Good luck!

[gwapi69]

a have a question! is the passe open or close in the pirouettes???

[CheeryJadeRox]

How do you stay balanced? Does anyone have any exercises for this?

[Mag4twi]

@CheeryJadeRox No, what we did for train is go up on pas`e and hold for 5 seconds. If you know a shana turn, ou could try. Just try your best, and sterch first!

[laurenboren94]

@CheeryJadeRox well what i do is pretend there is a pole keep in me in place from th ceiling it sounds silly but it realy works also spotting your head is supper important and will keep you on balance :)

[CDSing101]

@CheeryJadeRox Use the spotting technique. Try staring at your computer screen, then start turning around, keeping your eyes on the screen. Then, quickly turn around to face the computer again. Do this without the turns the first few times, then try it. It's great! :) Good luck!

[drenchedinglitter92]

Wow the quad is awesome

[Jinglepop96]

... for a salad preparation. XD

[penndancer]

little note: preparations can be different depending on the type of dance

[psychobabe567]

i need to work on doing the doubles and the spotting. but this video actually helped me in my preparation. thnx.

[laurenboren94]

i always get the arms wron lol but when i do i can get a dobble :D

[littlepinkydot]

Its been a long time since I learned how to do a single pirouettes(3 months ago) but I cant do a double i only can do 1 and a half any advice.

[kelsischmidt]

@littlepinkydot Make sure you have a strong center, so do lots of crunches and exercises to gain muscle there. And when you're turning, make sure you really crunch your stomach and get high on releve! It helped me a lot. And don't forget to spot!

[penndancer]

@littlepinkydot spot and spot. also, make sure ur core is strong and you give urself enough plie to get around twice. think about staying up and tight. hope this helps!

[Thrillerlover96]

I need to work on my pirouettes lol.

I can do it, but it's been a while!

I've done two pirouettes before in dance class, but that was a loong time ago!

[HelloCaille]

1:38 double pirouette

[HelloCaille]

ugh.. doubles... i can get to about 1 and a half and then i fail

[lizziemodel11]

I do dance and my instructors always say you HAVE to keep your back heel down! Which would you suggest?

[killbunnysforbois]

@lizziemodel11 I guess it depends on the person, I keep my heels down but don't put weight on the back leg, I guess that part is not too important but rather your form doing the pirouettes? :D

[draperdancer1298]

omg i hear the nutcracker in the background!!! lol :))

[skeder12]

Her quad was amazing! I might be the only one that thinks that because i thought a double was hard! lol

[ariana124321]

gosh..I knew a girl who could do a quad..she moved to washington..i can only do 2. I'm 13, and this girl who could do 4..she's 10. amazing dancer. I miss having her on my team :)

[Lyn683]

@umiriplease same here!! :(((

[2dancingfreaks]

wow im trying for three but i fall out of it.

[JESSICA53139]

haha im practicing this!

[believeinstyle]

wow i can't even do one spin T____T

[crazyrazer12345]

thanks for the help! It was great, I am working on 2!

[abbysunshine1]

i keep on falling on my butttttt :( help!

[maddimayhem15]

AMAZING quad. I can't even spot, and I've been dancing for 5 years

[balze11]

@instantstarrules i tried that and got one and a half. we figured out my arms throw me off because they slowly drop as a turn. i've just gotta get a bit more speed then i'm good. Thanks! (:

[balze11]

@instantstarrules my dance instuctor told me i do and i spot but i fall out to the left EVERY time. it's driving me insane!

[instantstarrules]

@balze11 that was my problem . are you whipping your head around and looking at the same spot when you land? thats what i did and i got more control.

[2dancingfreaks]

@balze11 yeah thats what i do too!

[imarlee11]

shes rlly good

i can do 2. haha

[00Bemi00]

wow! she makes the pirouttes like it were nothing! but It's SO difficult! ahahaha she's amazing! :D I wish someday I could do 3 o 4, but I just can do 1 or 2 :/

[balze11]

i can't do doubles! i fall to my left. i have the power to do it, i just fall to the left! HELP! i HAVE to get on team this year!

[instantstarrules]

@balze11 are you keeping your back straight the whole time?

[juicyfruit2324]

@glitterintheair612 how would you prep good?

[crazyanalayis]

i can do triples on my right not on my left idk why

[celestialheath]

@crazyanalayis Can you write equally well with your right and left hands? ;) (Keep practicing. You'll probably always have a "good side," but both will get better if you keep at it).

[selinagomez11]

i am working on my double 

[juicyfruit2324]

how do you do double turns! asdfgjhd jnyrs h

[diamondzebra101]

thank you so much i need to practice this for dance team tryouts

[sdfjkgrace]

in a lot of these videos you can hear them practicing for nutcracker in the other room haha

[MsCheer77]

shes really good!! 

[PeaceUdo]

Wow! GLUTES UNDER!! And I raised my chin.  Basically, every muscle needs to be trying to go UP! This helped a lot. I'm nearly getting a beautiful triple. :)

[xxlive2dance]

the way we do it in my jazz class is we passe releve then on releve we turn with no preperation

[lovecv9]

@BBOYHARDSTYLE i hear you lol

[toxicXwings]

this helped a lot, thanks :)

[cutiepaige101]

Dude,I can barely do one pirouette.

[suburbanwarzone]

not the best demonstration...

[suburbanwarzone]

not the best deomstration...

[herman999999999]

yo natsprat same here lol