How to Do Basic Turns | Jazz Dance

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    I’m going to break down a couple of basic jazz dance terms for you. The first one is a pirouette. Here we go. You start with the preparation. Arms are in a nice L position, you step back with your right leg, ball, change, nice deep plié into the ground, you push off your back right foot into a passé, and arms go into a round first position and then drop down to neutral. I’ll break that down one more time. Ball, change, up, and down.
    A great way to break this down for kids or even beginner adults is to go in the box. Ball, change, hold, and down. Face to side. Ball, change, hold, and down. Face the back, ball, change, hold, and down. Face the side, ball, change, hold, and down. Face the front. Then you break it down into a half turn. Ball, change, face the back, and down. Ball, change, face the front, and down. Important is that the passé leg is completely connected to the knee, okay. So that it’s pressed against, the core is activated, stomach is pressed down into the lower back and you’re also holding your arms in a nice round position, lifting up through the body.
    After the half turns then you should try for a full turn. If you step on your right and pick up your right leg you turn to the right, and ball, change, up, and down. One more time, ball, change, up, and down. That can then go into a double, triple, quadruple, or five, six, seven, eight turns as the students become more and more advanced with turning. Double, ball, change, up, up, down. You should really try to teach to clean it in a nice parallel position.
    We can also, and also you need to do that on the right and the left, which I’ll show you with the music. Another basic jazz turn is an inward turn. Inward turns look like this. You start with a nice tombe, arms are prepared and then you pick up your left leg but turn towards your right, using your right arm. Up, and down. Again, the inward jazz turn is up, and down. Again, keep thinking about really pushing off that back leg into the passé right away. I’ll show you to the left. Left arm opens, right arm closes, you push up into the passé and drop down. That’s the inward jazz turn.
    So there you are. Those are two very basic jazz turns that you can teach your students, inwards and outwards. Ball, change, passé, and down. Side, ball, change, up, and down. Face the back. Ball, change, up, and down. To the side. Ball, change, up, and down. To the front half turn, and to the front. Try to hold that releve as long as possible. Now singles. One more time. Go for a double. Good job. All right you need to reverse that to the left. I’m not going to do that right now, but you guys need to do that. So right and left are very, very important.
    All right here are the inward turns. Nice tombe, and use your arms pull it up. Up, and down. Good, one more time. Up and down. Other side I will do this time. Up and down. One more time. Up and down. Good. Really try to sustain those turns and lengthen up through your torso.

Комментарии • 924

  • @crystalcolor8605
    @crystalcolor8605 9 лет назад +2215

    I always wanted to be a dancer ever since I watched dance moms.

  • @adffsd7736
    @adffsd7736 9 лет назад +1722

    thank you dance moms for making me want to learn how to dance while using this EXTREMELY inflexible, clumsy body

    • @_m_4567
      @_m_4567 8 лет назад +48

      Exactly I like dance but was never serious about it until I watched and became incredibly jealous at how good they were at such a young age

    • @disneydreamerdancer
      @disneydreamerdancer 8 лет назад +12

      +Maira Raza I always wanted to do ballet and tap at a very early age, my inspiration came from watching barbie in the nutcracker and in swan lake, I adored it and I wanted to become a ballerina, but my mom was never encouragable 😔

    • @elliewalker1894
      @elliewalker1894 8 лет назад +1

      That makes two of us ;)

    • @liyah9118
      @liyah9118 8 лет назад +5

      omg haha we're the same.after i watched dance moms,i want to become a ballerina

    • @dancemomsreports5136
      @dancemomsreports5136 8 лет назад

      same thankyou dancemoms

  • @miareason1170
    @miareason1170 10 лет назад +993

    Is it just me or does the all black outfit make it difficult to follow?

  • @savannahrhea8041
    @savannahrhea8041 9 лет назад +577

    This actually helped me. I watch dance moms (if you don't know what that is..you should be ashamed) so I wanted to learn how to turn like them. And this video actually helped. So thank you ☺

  • @nathaliexlr8
    @nathaliexlr8 8 лет назад +267

    She should wear coloured socks. Seriously. I can't see how exactly they're supposed to be against her black pants -_-

    • @spinach7673
      @spinach7673 8 лет назад +1

      she is black girl

    • @paulac2206
      @paulac2206 8 лет назад

      +Cherry XD lol

    • @jellyprawngaming5511
      @jellyprawngaming5511 7 лет назад

      nathaliexlr8 lol

    • @malvavisco10
      @malvavisco10 7 лет назад +3

      No, you wear jazz shoes, which are usually black and look kind of like socks. They're more for function (ease of turns etc.) than fashion.

    • @nathaliexlr8
      @nathaliexlr8 7 лет назад +7

      Malvavisco Yeah, when you actually dance. But not when you're making a tutorial. At least where different coloured pants.

  • @NikkiSaguinTheFabulousNikki
    @NikkiSaguinTheFabulousNikki 7 лет назад +2020

    im here because dance moms inspired me -_-

  • @karian79
    @karian79 5 лет назад +16

    GUYS
    To everybody saying that spotting is not necessary, ask anybody. Literally anybody. Any dance teacher or someone who has had experience it dance. SPOTTING IS THE MOST IMPORTANT TIP AND TOOL. I have been dancing for years and this is the only advice teachers give. When you don't spot you lose balance, topple over, and barely do any turns. Spotting makes you able to do more turns. It gives you momentum. When you spot, you won't topple over, lose your balance, or get dizzy. Spotting is soooooo important.

  • @GMAMADANCE
    @GMAMADANCE 9 лет назад +25

    I am not a professional dancer but these steps are helping my dance ministry to beginning learners. Not looking to put anyone down I enjoy the small things in life and this great for my young ones to begin with. Thank you for your time Ms. Liz Piccoli.

  • @yelanbbg
    @yelanbbg 2 года назад +29

    Thank you this really helped me fix and make my pirouettes better!
    my inspiration has always been dance moms and to be like maddie so thank you for the help!🥰

  • @hannahruth4312
    @hannahruth4312 10 лет назад +10

    This helped a bunch! I've done dance for a total of 5 years and I've never been able to do a full pirouette, turns out I was prepping all wrong! Thank you!
    I can now do one and a half, thanks to this video!

  • @adriaspadina3756
    @adriaspadina3756 9 лет назад +306

    You dont ball change before you turn
    You totally forgot about spotting
    You fall out of your turns...

    • @sorayagonzalez7163
      @sorayagonzalez7163 8 лет назад +7

      Is it a kick-ball-change?

    • @oliviadlugi9495
      @oliviadlugi9495 7 лет назад +4

      Soraya Gonzalez kick ball change is with a kick lol

    • @brimaeda
      @brimaeda 7 лет назад +13

      exactly, I notice she always stumbled at the end of turning

    • @zurybarnett930
      @zurybarnett930 6 лет назад +6

      I know right she is not spotting

    • @alanagates1154
      @alanagates1154 6 лет назад +2

      Adria Spadina actually you do ball change to shift your weight..

  • @brookehinkley5765
    @brookehinkley5765 10 лет назад +105

    She didn't teach about spotting.
    Her arms were too far apart in first position.
    Her hands looked awkward.
    And she called an inside pirouette an "inward turn."
    Lol what is this...

    • @David-ud9ju
      @David-ud9ju 5 лет назад +4

      It's for beginners who don't know how to dance. If you bombarded them with all that information, they wouldn't be able to cope.

    • @kayman3633
      @kayman3633 5 лет назад

      Still you should have a bit about it because it is really important

    • @somethingcreativeprobably5160
      @somethingcreativeprobably5160 3 года назад

      @@David-ud9ju spotting is very essential for basics

  • @nathaliexlr8
    @nathaliexlr8 8 лет назад +10

    Woah I've been attempting pirouettes for a long time now only from watching gymnastics. I've improved a lot just practicing by myself but watching this now I got much better.

    • @madisonstander9086
      @madisonstander9086 7 лет назад +1

      nathaliexlr8 There's a way to get more power that are a little more complicated! But you can do more easily

  • @annabarboza4639
    @annabarboza4639 8 лет назад +313

    why isn't she spotting

    • @floordebruyn5535
      @floordebruyn5535 7 лет назад +1

      Anna Barboza bc it isnt necessary

    • @merrymaurader8283
      @merrymaurader8283 6 лет назад +27

      Floor tjeuh it is or you’ll get dizzy quickly and start to stumble

    • @merrymaurader8283
      @merrymaurader8283 6 лет назад +3

      ¡Soy Tan Fabuloso! Well at least in ballet, it definitely is

    • @user-dv5gf7jh2s
      @user-dv5gf7jh2s 6 лет назад +3

      What is spotting?

    • @SnehaRachamadugu
      @SnehaRachamadugu 6 лет назад +7

      @@user-dv5gf7jh2s you keep your focus on a certain space and then snap your head around back to it while you turn in order to keep from getting dizzy and stay properly balanced

  • @bowbowbow9954
    @bowbowbow9954 8 лет назад +5

    as a dancer for nearly 10 years and more, please spot. thats what will help you do doubles, triples, etc.

  • @marysavocchia9799
    @marysavocchia9799 9 лет назад +32

    I understand that this is jazz, but seriously, you need to spot and land in a correct parallel fourth. Also, she was winding up, and that is very bad technique.

    • @lilyp7326
      @lilyp7326 7 лет назад +5

      Mary Savocchia I'm a jazz dancer and I was cringing the entire time.

    • @damionwhittington302
      @damionwhittington302 5 лет назад +3

      Ball change isn’t even part of the prep

    • @sapphichorrors
      @sapphichorrors 5 лет назад

      I’m a lyrical dancer. Ball change is not part of the prep, and she didn’t discuss spotting at all.

  • @pandalovercambrie5297
    @pandalovercambrie5297 8 лет назад +34

    YOU GOTTA SPOT!!

    • @brandymyrick6528
      @brandymyrick6528 8 лет назад +2

      What is spotting? I'm new to this lol!

    • @tania._denise168
      @tania._denise168 8 лет назад +1

      +Brandy Myrick spotting is when your about to do a pirouette and you keep your eyes on one thing and never take them off

    • @tania._denise168
      @tania._denise168 8 лет назад +2

      +Amber _Jade yeah many people get dizzy when they don't spot 😁😁😁

    • @Trusova111
      @Trusova111 8 лет назад +4

      its not a must that you have to spot to avoid getting dizzy when doing many turns once. For gymnastics, you can see that the women gymnasts can do 4 turns quickly without spotting on floor or balanced beam, and even they can connect other moves with the turns. They don't look dizzy at all after finishing turns. Certainly spotting is necessary on dance teaching but it is not the only method to avoid being dizzy. Honestly, when you practically do many turns once very quickly , its not easy to spot in each single turn if you haven't gotten well trained from the basics before...

    • @riquebusta8652
      @riquebusta8652 6 лет назад

      Aina C oh my god thank you lol. Honestly I don’t see spotting as something necessary because it’s not for everyone. I love Sanne Wevers turns on the balance beam.

  • @crazycookieloverXD
    @crazycookieloverXD 8 лет назад +8

    omg woman spottttt
    I can do it easily with spotting cringing rn shes about to fall 😁

  • @jonathanmercer2784
    @jonathanmercer2784 8 лет назад +39

    I'd like to know what criteria howcast uses to filter their teachers... this woman's technique is very sloppy and she is not very thorough with her explination. Also, as many people have said, she has no head spot... that is problematic. it is also the reason why she falls out of her double pirouette. Anyway... howcast, if you want someone to teach turns let me know.

  • @preciousmangubat1089
    @preciousmangubat1089 7 лет назад +44

    Dance moms made me wanna dance.

  • @abbieknowles6585
    @abbieknowles6585 7 лет назад +11

    Same I watched dance moms and now I want to be a dancer

  • @izzycool4310
    @izzycool4310 10 лет назад +95

    She doesnt even do a full turn?

  • @jennaplays314
    @jennaplays314 2 года назад +1

    I here because I wanted to start dancing ever since ive whatched dance mom dances so I wanna learn by whatching these videos!

  • @beadedby.sam.
    @beadedby.sam. 6 месяцев назад

    As a BOY, who loves dance and wants to try jazz turns etc. I think this sets a perfect example on how to turn, I learned how to turned like this is 2 weeks! Thank you ❤❤❤❤

  • @exilities8041
    @exilities8041 9 лет назад +8

    I watch dance moms to i LOVE that show

  • @mivida9306
    @mivida9306 6 лет назад +5

    I thought this was professional..
    - no spotting
    -fell out of turns
    - you do t ball change before a turn
    Dafuq is this..

  • @boywench
    @boywench 9 лет назад +2

    I feel like this method, which my teacher swears by, has really stunted my spotting, as your head is basically going in a slow-motion circle the whole time. So here I am three years later watching RUclips videos because I still can't do a proper jazz pirouette. And it's the same exact ineffective method. Great.

    • @aerieliang8054
      @aerieliang8054 8 лет назад

      Story of my life!!!😂😂😂😂👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

  • @vanillabean.526
    @vanillabean.526 2 года назад +1

    everyone is either here for their dance or learning to be flexible and awesome like dance moms

  • @FeminineVibez
    @FeminineVibez 10 лет назад +4

    Wow! Some really mean comments on here.

    • @lollipop1316
      @lollipop1316 10 лет назад +1

      I wish that i look like you

  • @asiayannashaw7823
    @asiayannashaw7823 7 лет назад +3

    omg this lady just,killed me she needs to SPOT!!!!!!

  • @sycois
    @sycois 5 лет назад

    Was not expecting Indian beats in the background.. full on dholak beats. Sweet!

  • @barbied0ll.mavissa301
    @barbied0ll.mavissa301 5 лет назад +1

    Dance mom inspire me so that why i came to learn it look really cool when first saw spinning i was in love

  • @joannab5709
    @joannab5709 7 лет назад +13

    I'm here because dance moms inspired me

  • @ndzodic
    @ndzodic 8 лет назад +22

    She's going to fast for me XD Anyone else?

  • @Jacobarbrie
    @Jacobarbrie 10 лет назад +1

    Thank you !!!! That really helped my pirouettes !! 🌈

  • @bethmarilyn
    @bethmarilyn 12 лет назад

    The white background is refreshing! Nice touch.

  • @therichardsons9158
    @therichardsons9158 9 лет назад +46

    she doesn't even know how to dance properly its like she is going to fall lol

    • @ismahkhan1387
      @ismahkhan1387 9 лет назад +1

      Hahahahhahahahahahahahahhhahhahahaha lol IK what u mean

    • @therichardsons9158
      @therichardsons9158 9 лет назад +1

      good I thought it was only me
      lol

    • @amberbernardieteuati
      @amberbernardieteuati 9 лет назад +8

      I was like... Does anyone think that she doesn't know what she's doing because she is looking sloppy lol.

  • @LameGuacamole
    @LameGuacamole 9 лет назад +39

    I'm annoyed she said nothing about spotting

    • @mialeyva1175
      @mialeyva1175 9 лет назад +4

      She didn't even spot herself

    • @ldanzamariastile3536
      @ldanzamariastile3536 9 лет назад

      Cristina Morales SHE DID

    • @mia4484
      @mia4484 9 лет назад

      Can you explain that please? I've heard of spotting but I'm not really sure what it is or how to do it

    • @ninidang7745
      @ninidang7745 9 лет назад +1

      Spotting is when you look at a specific spot (ex: A piece of tape on the wall) and you keep trying to look as you turn and you look at it until you can't see it then you whip your head around to the original spot and the reason why you spot is it makes you less dizzy.

    • @mia4484
      @mia4484 9 лет назад

      Tram-Anh Dang thanks, that makes a lot of sense!

  • @zakirhussain6439
    @zakirhussain6439 7 лет назад

    I was inspired by school and summer camp because when I danced there I enjoyed and then I knew I love to dance. I'm sorry if I am not here because of dance moms but I just am.

  • @Toysandme756
    @Toysandme756 7 месяцев назад

    I'm here BC the next step inspired me

  • @Trusova111
    @Trusova111 9 лет назад +14

    Her move is not good, not complete and not clean....she may be able to teach verbally but not able to make a teaching move...

  • @_niush_ink_
    @_niush_ink_ 9 лет назад +3

    Try facing the front when you do the inward turn lol

  • @cheng9168
    @cheng9168 8 лет назад +2

    she is like struggling really bad😂😂😂😂

  • @zoeweber2877
    @zoeweber2877 5 лет назад

    I'm here because I want to learn to dance because I'm thinking of a career in theater!! I'm hoping to attend a program at my local theatre and I'm really excited!!

  • @alexxx4745
    @alexxx4745 8 лет назад +6

    SPOT!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @Neluskaa.
    @Neluskaa. Год назад +4

    Who is here from dance moms too?

  • @kaisynn4399
    @kaisynn4399 5 лет назад +1

    Thx dd4l for inspiration #dancingdolls

  • @DavidJohnson-dc8lu
    @DavidJohnson-dc8lu 4 года назад

    I am sure the teacher could have spent hours on spinning and got really pedantic on the techniques of spinning, but for a 4 min spin video, she got nicely to the points.

  • @theprincessreynolds
    @theprincessreynolds 9 лет назад +34

    She didn't even teach spotting

  • @michaelsanaghan7707
    @michaelsanaghan7707 10 лет назад +5

    Her prep is so annoying we do second, half rond de jambe into fourth also she's stopping herself halfway through the turn when you only get better by holding it

    • @kathrynle2961
      @kathrynle2961 10 лет назад

      No you start at third tendu and open to fourth

    • @lydiabentley8346
      @lydiabentley8346 9 лет назад

      Kathryn Le you can prep from any position- she should have said that. And her technique is very interesting and I do wonder how much jazz she has actually done because the word is pirouette!

    • @camhasalife7476
      @camhasalife7476 7 лет назад +1

      Yeah. The way she is prepping is tedious. Once you've done it a few times, you can go into it from pretty much just a normal tendu. There's no need for a ball change, that's totally unnecessary.

  • @holli6637
    @holli6637 6 лет назад

    TY DANCE MOMS! I have my first dancing class on monday :)

  • @brandybai6467
    @brandybai6467 4 года назад +5

    I feel dizzy

    • @christy-dance
      @christy-dance Месяц назад

      Yeah, because you need to spot. Hope this helps p.s from a advanced dancer 😊

  • @aaliyahbattista9588
    @aaliyahbattista9588 10 лет назад +16

    She didn't even teach spotting???? Dafuq is this!!!

  • @eloiswaters9523
    @eloiswaters9523 6 лет назад

    Thank you for your Basic but thorough teaching.

  • @anne-mariegerardgaller7053
    @anne-mariegerardgaller7053 11 месяцев назад

    Also, in a jazz inside pirouette, the knee would be completely parallel, thighs hugging, and finish final pirouette before neutral in multiple turns.

  • @christabeljoseph1425
    @christabeljoseph1425 7 лет назад +4

    Is it just me or did anybody else think that she was levetating?

  • @iliyanamarei
    @iliyanamarei 7 лет назад +3

    She fell out of her turns like all the time

  • @audreygebauer1740
    @audreygebauer1740 5 лет назад

    I'm not too experienced with Dave, but ive done it for five years. That technique makes me want to cry

  • @agentmarcy859
    @agentmarcy859 6 лет назад

    Here cause I have dance class and I needed a reminder

  • @abbylake6865
    @abbylake6865 8 лет назад +7

    She doesn't spot. Cringe...

  • @TheEsj0817
    @TheEsj0817 8 лет назад +3

    please take this down. she is not explaining anything. In your preparation, be sure you are balanced evenly between your feet, bend both knees, then push down into the floor on your standing leg to send you up into releve. Touch your passé toe to your standing knee and Point your toe! Practice balancing in this passé with a wall or railing for at least 30 seconds. That is the position your should be in when you turn. The woman here is doing a ball change preparation and her weight is unevenly distributed before she tries to turn, which is why she can not hold her releve or stay balanced through the turn to the end (or do more than 2). If you want to dance, take a CLASS in person. The internet will not teach you how to dance.

  • @k0waibunni
    @k0waibunni 6 лет назад

    I just got jazz shoes and I love them honestly

  • @ahjaesmith9156
    @ahjaesmith9156 9 лет назад +1

    It actually really helped.

  • @larrymuana2260
    @larrymuana2260 8 месяцев назад

    awesome tutorial, thank you

  • @jiminswifeu489
    @jiminswifeu489 6 лет назад

    I'm here because of dance moms😂 thank you dance moms for inspiring me☺️

  • @breezer5540
    @breezer5540 3 года назад

    Thanks, I'm gonna use this in my school project!

  • @ghibanez26
    @ghibanez26 5 лет назад

    I love the dance

  • @shoegoaj
    @shoegoaj 5 лет назад +1

    Fricken heck woman just spot!

  • @amaster311
    @amaster311 11 лет назад

    I learned a pirouette already. I hope this video helps!

  • @SagarRajput-si7el
    @SagarRajput-si7el 6 лет назад

    So nice and thanks

  • @trawlins396
    @trawlins396 4 года назад

    God bless RUclips!

  • @tianamarie2530
    @tianamarie2530 5 лет назад +2

    In my opinion Jazz seems to be one style of dance you don’t need EXTREME flexibility.

  • @damionwhittington302
    @damionwhittington302 5 лет назад

    Great turns just try to spot better so you don’t fall

  • @camthompson4313
    @camthompson4313 5 лет назад

    This was super helpful

  • @olieolie63
    @olieolie63 11 лет назад

    First you teach it without a turn so that when it's done with a turn, it's executed properly. This is for beginners and especially important for kids.

  • @layankoujan1511
    @layankoujan1511 5 лет назад

    omggg thanks allot . I did triple turns !!!!!!!!

  • @SearchfortheMeaning
    @SearchfortheMeaning 3 года назад

    Awesomeness! Thanks a million.

  • @ishasidhu
    @ishasidhu 5 лет назад

    This was so helpful

  • @lambairies3425
    @lambairies3425 8 лет назад +2

    My question is HOW DINU KEEP YOUR BALANCE?!?!?

  • @aksjqiamsbjwka
    @aksjqiamsbjwka 3 года назад

    If anyone is gonna give you motivation it’s tea (from dance moms) she danced for 2 years before she joined dance moms

  • @um.strwbrry
    @um.strwbrry 2 года назад +1

    So many dance moms fans 🌚👍

  • @lostmycardigan13
    @lostmycardigan13 Год назад

    thank u dance moms

  • @janaylott3476
    @janaylott3476 6 лет назад

    Thank u now I'm like a pro 😃😄😃😄😃

  • @josiehakizimana992
    @josiehakizimana992 5 лет назад

    This really helped me thank you

  • @mackenziebrooke7492
    @mackenziebrooke7492 11 лет назад

    Thanks so much

  • @Gracie_3271
    @Gracie_3271 4 года назад +1

    I’m here because I’m a left turner and can’t do a right turn to save my life it’s challenging to do dances with right turns

  • @misukoshinonome
    @misukoshinonome 3 месяца назад +1

    I love how most people are here because they watched dance moms

  • @annabellelily6397
    @annabellelily6397 6 лет назад

    Thank you so much 🙏🏼 I’m joining contemporary soon

  • @amanda.-.4059
    @amanda.-.4059 6 лет назад

    Im super bad at turns so I came here for jazz.

  • @ninjamilbrecht776
    @ninjamilbrecht776 5 лет назад +1

    cool video

  • @wdw.duuh.907
    @wdw.duuh.907 6 лет назад +1

    Her: "Start in a nice L position"
    Me: Naw I'm good. I don't take L's

  • @poopie163
    @poopie163 Год назад +1

    this is what dance moms has done to me

  • @thefabulousjessie1037
    @thefabulousjessie1037 9 лет назад

    I got my double today thanks!

  • @maryecnop7902
    @maryecnop7902 7 лет назад

    thank you so much it help me a lot😀

  • @payelghosh493
    @payelghosh493 5 лет назад

    Thank you

  • @yaninakandratsenka4074
    @yaninakandratsenka4074 4 года назад +2

    who is watching these at 2020 C:

  • @popinfresh
    @popinfresh 9 лет назад

    For all the people saying that she didn't talk about spotting, I think she skipped that essential part because she was only doing one turn. I mean, if you were to do multiple turns, spotting is a must.

  • @HighlighterHipster
    @HighlighterHipster 11 лет назад

    That's how we turn in our hip hop class at our studio...

  • @jessica_1811
    @jessica_1811 8 лет назад

    Looks so easy for her to do though.

  • @TheoriginalGlamrock
    @TheoriginalGlamrock 11 лет назад

    Starting Jazz dance soon, this helped! Thanks:)