Ballet : Pirouette tips and a sneaky quad - Robbie 13 - How to pirouette

[Cassdiva1998]

this is probably really stupid but, are you left-handed? because most people i know who are left-handed can turn way better on their left than their right.... just wondering :)

[mydancetv]

@Cassdiva1998 no I think I am just goofy footed =)

[Cassdiva1998]

@mydancetv lol..... :)

[ohnoyoudidnt35]

whats easier for you, en dedans or en dehors? and sometimes my teacher lets us do a little whip with our leg for en dedan and sometimes that helps

[TheAscendingOne]

lol i love how when u tried to do it the wrong way, u ended up doing 4! :D

[mydancetv]

@TheAscendingOne yah I should go for wrong more often haha =)

[TheAscendingOne]

@mydancetv haha :D

[Dancers4Life100]

i wish my problem was not being able to fall out of a piroette haha

[1982rjs]

haha "I'll try to demonstrate doing it the wrong way" - brilliant :-)

[MYbooHEiz]

thank you i requested this on FB and im SOOO HAPPY!!!!

[blahblah42296]

you are a naturally great turner! just make sure to not sickle your foot in passe, but other than that, your turns are perfect! :)

[dancergirl981]

where is your leotard from??

[mydancetv]

@dancergirl981 discount dance but I didn't see it online so you might have to go into the store before all gone - it's mirella and I love their stuff.

[jtkiakaha]

@dancergirl981 Good on you girl. You did well. I got some handy tips. In actual fact im looking to pirouette to start to get my novice martial arts 360 spinning kick going - with balance and co-ordination so im sure theres some handy cross training applications i can use - i think / hope.

[balletgirl199813]

wow u got a good dancer body

[helly7766]

@mydancetv I did ballet for 7 years but my teacher told me I was too tall to ever dance ( as a 5 foot 3 ten year old!) lol I might take it up again one day :-)

[mydancetv]

@helly7766 pnb has tall dancers so does nycb

[lemonadepuff]

@helly7766 i dont think you can ever be too tall for dance! i cant quite remember how tall i was at ten but im pretty sure i was around 5 ft 3 too :) im now 15 and 5 ft 8 and my height has never been a problem

[ballettheatre101]

@helly7766 I am really tall too... I am not sure if companies will ever take me

[HannaRoner]

Thank you! this tips really helpt me! I have a hard time doing pirouettes but im getting must must better :)

[LiaBSakura]

I meant ballet school haha

[LiaBSakura]

by any chance could you tell me what school you go to?

[4everhogwarts]

I'm better at the left too :)

[PigPenguin91]

I wish I had problems where trying to do it the wrong way ends up with 4 pirouettes. I can just barely do a double. Thanks for the tips, I'll keep them in mind! I have so many issued with pirouettes, I'm not a natural turner.

[koolio123able]

Can you also post a similar video but for pointe? So basically can you tell us some pirouette tips but on pointe? Thanks!

[Iheartmyiphone]

Ur so adorable. Thanks for the tips!!

[Balletgirlhopepointe]

Thanks Robbie, I will try to make a video soon using these tips. So what is my biggest problem when I turn? Some people tell me I don't stay up in releve afterward, which is bad, is this true.

[Dancefreak1107]

So helpful thanks!

[BBalletgirl220]

can u post an adagio?? that would be so helpful, and ive never seen one from u!!

[mydancetv]

@BBalletgirl220 I'll add it to the list! asap =)

[pointeguru18]

A little something for help with yourarms: my teacher always says " if my elbows had eyeballs on them, my elbow eyeballs would always be looking at the wall. Not the floor." hope this helped some of you!!

[mydancetv]

@pointeguru18 love it!

[helly7766]

Thank you do much for the tips! I'm kinda self taught so this is really helpful! ( I left ballet school at 10 for being "too tall")

You are so inspiring! Loved how your mistake turned into a quad :p

[mydancetv]

@helly7766 oh that's too bad you should take some classes- like adult beginner or something!

[MissLizzanna]

awesome quad! :D

[MissShaylouful]

btw I love the '' wow you made it all the way to the end'' :DD

[MissShaylouful]

Hey Robbie.. I always turn too fast.... I just have to turn once but.. it never works.. do you or does anybody have any tips?!:)

[mydancetv]

@MissShaylouful don't wind up and use less force, maybe don't push off too hard or fast- hard to explain :) maybe my science project will help.

[Dancepedia]

Yaaay

[Fullhouse1995]

I'll try the hopping thingy! Seems like a good habit :)

[mydancetv]

@Fullhouse1995 I have one teacher that doesn't like us to do it that way so some like it some don't. Pretty sure it is from vaganova method. I like it. It works for me.

[laurenboren94]

wow four turns!!!! :O i cant only do three :P

[balletcraziness]

thanks for this :)

[pinkelephantsallover]

Really? Yay!!! Please post them(:

[Maren091]

Thanks! That was a lot of good tips! I like the relevès! Have to try that!

Love how you have to work hard to make a bad pirouette! That was a nice quad!

Like the leo =)! Keep on dancing, you are a beautiful dancer!

[MotemaTHEsweet]

Thanks for that amazing help! But I think I have still a looong way to go till I can do the pirouettes as amazing as you do :D

[KiliniLove]

I can do only the double pirouette but my leg goes behind my other leg and i can not control my movement!!

[buckweed226]

Some schools i ahve noticed taught to put the foot in back of the knee when in pirouette while some schools teachs to put it in the front. O.o is this a style difference or is one taught before the other in order to improve technique? IDK ive alwasys wondered about this XD

[chinghxd]

hahah cute...your attempts to show a mistake, ended up in a quad! thanks for the tips =).

[elmozakuro]

It.s crazy how much strength ballet takes. The thing where your leg is at a 90° angle hurts for me, it's in some workout videos I havr

[pinkelephantsallover]

Okay thanks so much! I will definitely try the releve tip!

[mydancetv]

@pinkelephantsallover I'm going to post some fouettes maybe tomorrow =)

[pinkelephantsallover]

Haha i know how you feel(: but nevertheless, it was a beautiful quad! Also i have a question about the tip you gave about hopping at the end of a pirouette to keep your releve- it seems like a great tip for me as i am always losing my releve but what about fouettes? Because i am learning them right now and hopping is bad so im scared that i will develope a habitb of that now.

[mydancetv]

@pinkelephantsallover it doesn't effect my fouettes, I'm just learning the them too =) you should be okay and be able to keep it separate in your head.

[shakirapanda]

LMFAOOO! haha cant do it the wrong way!! hahaha made me laugh cuz ur just TOO amazin'!!

[mydancetv]

@shakirapanda LOL well it's just hard because your brain gets so wired into the right way to do it wrong on purpose is hard. I can do it wrong not on purpose that is for sure!

[pinkelephantsallover]

Nice quad(;

[mydancetv]

@pinkelephantsallover if only they were on demand =) haha

[danceandducktape]

Cool this will hopefully work! Thx!!