Same I have NEVER taken a ballet class or tried it (in fact, I have only taken one dance class in my life when I was 5 and I didn’t like it😂) but I watch these types of videos all the time
This is the best comment I've ever seen. When you do this, will you please send me a copy of the video? For a few of reasons: 1) you're incredible and I believe greatness deserves an audience. 2) there are so many things I've told myself I can't do because I "passed that point my life". And I need a reminder that "well, yes, you can!" and 3) I just love seeing people doing what they love and enjoying themselves! Keep being you, please! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
@@actorboy2It takes years to be able to do this move. And that’s from a Youn ballet trained body. Some people are just delusional and don’t understand the limits of the body.
I am actually a ballet dancer I have been since I was five and I have been doing the wrong way to turn all the time you literally just probably saved me. Thank you so much sincerely. Edit:y'all this is the most amount of likes I have ever gotten thank you everyone so much.
@@Harlow_Khmer I wondered the same thing. Like my teacher used to make someone demonstrate what happens when you do something wrong (I learned fouettés the hard way by being the model for the line drawn by the knee) so I said as soon as the video started "no, the turn comes from the spring". I'm a little upset as a ballet teacher that this is a thing, honestly.
It's refreshing to see someone with more of a gym goers' physique practicing ballet. I've been interested in trying it for a while and watching you turn so beautifully is feeding my itch. Catch me googling adult ballet lessons in my area! 😭
Same here!! I'm pretty fit but quite stocky. I've been trying to achieve the slender look for years like when I was younger, but that's just not in my cards lol
@@audio91000Same. I’m quite curvy and have a good amount of muscle under a layer of fat (altho the fat I do have is in the right places 😂). So even though I’m extremely healthy, ignoramuses like to say “omg work out ur fat” and I’m like “bruh I could probably lift you, and I could _definitely_ launch you with my Chun Li legs.” 😂
Thank you for showing the short legged peeps with thicker thighs just how gorgeous we can look doing ballet. I was first told I was fat and ugly by my ballet teacher when I was five years old. I wasn’t even fat…. You’re beautiful and this is so helpful!
@@MB-fk5mgthe worst part is that they think they’re complimenting her 😂 so many chubby women projecting in these comments. Her body is NOT the point of the video LOL but let someone comment on their bodies then it’s fat phobia…
I don’t see why people are taking this comment so negatively.. compared to your traditional prima ballerina, yes she is shorter and thicker.. that’s not an insult it’s a fact. And in many cases is even a compliment. Yall are weird 😂😂
This instruction is excellent! Clear language for the average person to understand (not just dance terminology), good visuals of the points you were making, and then how it all comes together correctly. I want more educators out there like you to get picked up by the RUclips algorithm gods. Commenting as this came up in my feed for the second time (about 6 months apart).
I’m 34. I don’t dance anymore. And I’m suddenly super annoyed that none of my teachers ever taught me this. No wonder I was so bad at these turns. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.
In 15 years of dance I had almost no instruction on how to do turns properly. Consequently, in 15 years, I only successfully executed a double once ... at home where no one saw it!
It does make sense! I am a ballroom dancer, and what you said makes perfect sense, as in ballroom dancing turns always start with shoulders. Its cool to see interconnections between styles!
I am so glad i finally found a post about why i cant do these turns😭 ive been trying for years and years im so happy to finally have a solution, thank you!💗🎀
Me speaking as a professional dancer, with zero formal training,, I have to say that that is the utmost, helpful example and piece of information I’ve ever come across, I just tried this right now, and I actually landed my turns for the first time ever!!! I just avoided this altogether 😂
Thank you for this! I am not a ballet dancer I am a lyrical/contemporary dancer and I’m on a competitive team, anyway my coach is very strict and mean kinda like Abby lee miller lol………but my coach is trying to get me to work on my turns because I always fall out of them. After watching this I practiced a bunch and actually won for my solo! Ty for posting this
I’m a former dancer/dance teacher who is just getting back into it for fun and I can attest to this. The funny thing now is when I try for second turns or fouettés, I have the muscle memory and the form to do them, but I’m missing the leg strength (still rebuilding) so after the first couple, it turns into a fight for my life with only my arms giving me any meaningful moment 😅 (Also when I was a teacher, I was the “mean” teacher that the advanced girls ended up loving because I would drill them on turns and not let them rotate until they could show proper form and control while facing forward. They thought it was hard and boring at first but then their turns go exponentially better and they learned to appreciate my tactics. 😊)
With any turns, your spotting should be what is bringing you around. This girls is right too in that practicing just plie, releve to passe or whichever position you are turning in, without turning is a great excersize. My teachers used to make us do excersize of just passe releve, hold, 8 times, then 8 quarter turns, then halves, singles, doubles, triples, quads, etc. Just doing the plie, passe, hold will build up your strength to turn. You should be pushing up, never around. Concentrate on spotting and your head will take you around and you will stay in releve and balanced.
I’m 36 but feel I should have been doing pointe since I was a kid. Am I absurd for wanting to just get a pair of pointe shoes and see where it goes? It worked with the cello!😂 I’m not playing symphonies but I can pluck a few songs 😅
Do you watch Eva Nys' videos? She's a ballet photog who started ballet lessons last year at 26. Many think she's rushing pointe shoes, but her videos may help you in starting ballet lessons. People begin thru senior citizen hood, so 36 is young. But if you can take classes, do. And remember, pointe requires that you already have very strong feet, ankles, legs, and core. You can cripple yourself (and surgery is so expensive!) if you don't work up to pointe. Watch the vids and read what the dancers say. But follow your heart re: ballet! You're not too old!
One of my teachers in nyc said its easier to do more turns if you disengage and rengage your core muscles (in the same place of the turn each time). I found it useful, but im not sure if its easier for most people
After your explanation & watching the small box in the beginning again, I understand your instruction & see why there is misconception. Very interesting! I don't think I'd ever thought about where the momentum of the turn was coming from before. I love learning things like this.
I always loose balance and spotting makes it worse but something that helps me is having your foot touch the ground instead of it going down a little and keeping my arms out with my hands in a fist
I just joined lyrical last week and me n a friend are doing a lyrical acro duet and I’m having trouble with pk turns if you do do them can you make a vid about them so I can learn bettter?
I just learned that I have been doing this wrong for 6 years.... so that is why I always fall down althought I do exactly what I see the other people do on RUclips....
Omg thank you for explaining this in a more digestible way than I could. Definitely showing this to my kids tn in Jazz class!!!! Fingers crossed this makes more sense to them:) thank you!
Yes, this makes sense. I had no clue that’s how it’s supposed to be done. I’m never gonna do ballet (maybe in my dreams), but I respect the strength and talent it takes.
I want to cry because this beautiful video came about 20 years too late. I have always loved, loved ballet but ballet didn't love me or embrace my figure. You are an inspiration because you should you can have a muscular, gym physique and still do beautiful ballet moves. This video deserves over 1 million views. It should be highly recommended for little girls (and boys) to inspire them to dream.
September 22nd, 2024 Omg I’m struggling so much with pirouettes so thank you for this !! Literally TODAY I was struggling with a pirouette especially because it’s been about three weeks since my last ballet class so thank you!!
This is very helpful. I have danced since I was 2 but taught myself a la secondes because nobody would teach me. I used this video and have actually improved!
I know this video is super old but I was can't get the motion of being in a plié on flat going to releve- it's causing me to hop super badly and I think it's just because my supporting leg is weak.. would you have any ideas? I'm asking anyone reading this..
I absolutely love seeing a dancer who is built like I was when dancing. Your moves are perfection. I hope you don’t get hassled, like I did, about your body. Fifty years ago, I was called plump even though my body fat was only 10%. You’re a more talented dancer than I was. So I hope choreographers see that your talent is phenomenal.
You are TACTLESS to suggest that there is any reason in the world that anyone would “hassle” this girl who made this video, about her body. What’s the matter with you people?
Aw man she sounds like my ballet teachers 😆 “all the power comes from ur plié.” Don’t use ur arms, don’t use ur legs, JUST FIGGIN PLIÉ DEEPER. & for my 5’9, tight achilles self, getting low is 1 of my greatest struggles 🤦♀️ hfuvifjdhfjvuvu
I'm disabled with an extremely painful lower back injury that has destroyed my core. It made sense to me immediately, before you explained it, because I could see exactly how and why the incorrect move would cause me pain.
As a person who doesn't do ballet this is very helpful
Lucky I can’t do it
Same I have NEVER taken a ballet class or tried it (in fact, I have only taken one dance class in my life when I was 5 and I didn’t like it😂) but I watch these types of videos all the time
Facts
Exactly! That’s a misconception I certainly had!
This isn’t a turn that is used in ballet,ands it actually mostly used in jazz.
Easily understood. Im a beginner. I'm 71. I will do this before i die. You are clear. Excellent teacher
This is the best comment I've ever seen. When you do this, will you please send me a copy of the video? For a few of reasons: 1) you're incredible and I believe greatness deserves an audience. 2) there are so many things I've told myself I can't do because I "passed that point my life". And I need a reminder that "well, yes, you can!" and 3) I just love seeing people doing what they love and enjoying themselves!
Keep being you, please! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
@actorboy2 Well O M G did I need your comment at this very second. Stay close babee, let's show em how to get it done!
@@actorboy2It takes years to be able to do this move. And that’s from a Youn ballet trained body. Some people are just delusional and don’t understand the limits of the body.
@@melt2947did u really think this comment was necessary? 🤨 Like do you just go around being an a**hole for no reason or what? 💀
@@melt2947we got the hopes and dreams police
If you can explain to an audience who does not do the thing you do and they understand, then youre a star in clear communication, good job!
I am actually a ballet dancer I have been since I was five and I have been doing the wrong way to turn all the time you literally just probably saved me. Thank you so much sincerely.
Edit:y'all this is the most amount of likes I have ever gotten thank you everyone so much.
Same this changed everything for me
It's 5 months later. Genuinely curious, do you feel like your turns have gotten better?
How come none of your instructors ever told you you were doing it wrong??
Same here
@@Harlow_Khmer I wondered the same thing. Like my teacher used to make someone demonstrate what happens when you do something wrong (I learned fouettés the hard way by being the model for the line drawn by the knee) so I said as soon as the video started "no, the turn comes from the spring". I'm a little upset as a ballet teacher that this is a thing, honestly.
It's refreshing to see someone with more of a gym goers' physique practicing ballet. I've been interested in trying it for a while and watching you turn so beautifully is feeding my itch. Catch me googling adult ballet lessons in my area! 😭
Same here!! I'm pretty fit but quite stocky. I've been trying to achieve the slender look for years like when I was younger, but that's just not in my cards lol
@@audio91000Same. I’m quite curvy and have a good amount of muscle under a layer of fat (altho the fat I do have is in the right places 😂). So even though I’m extremely healthy, ignoramuses like to say “omg work out ur fat” and I’m like “bruh I could probably lift you, and I could _definitely_ launch you with my Chun Li legs.” 😂
@@thedarknessofnana hehe 🤓 yes I've got some very strong legs as well. I've got a lot of muscle mass going on
@@FYTFDMA yes I agree
Ikr. She has a pretty normal healthy body type, in professional ballet however they ususually prefer women who are unnaturally skinny
This is the first time I’ve seen your body type doing ballet. It gives me courage to get out there! Thank you!
Lmfaooo girl…let’s just not comment on women’s bodies? That wasn’t even remotely relevant to the video, take your insecurities elsewhere baby
It's aerial thing I swear!! 😂❤
It made me feel better
Im 220 lbs and Im doing ballet and pointe
Thank you for showing the short legged peeps with thicker thighs just how gorgeous we can look doing ballet. I was first told I was fat and ugly by my ballet teacher when I was five years old. I wasn’t even fat…. You’re beautiful and this is so helpful!
Wow, how do people like that even stand in the same room as children, so disgusting, I hope your mother put her in her place, like a hospital bed !
And, here you’ll find the actual definition of a compliment sandwich, folks! 😂🤣😂
@@gb7251Too true! They made unnecessary body image comments as if that was the point of the video.
@@MB-fk5mgthe worst part is that they think they’re complimenting her 😂 so many chubby women projecting in these comments. Her body is NOT the point of the video LOL but let someone comment on their bodies then it’s fat phobia…
I don’t see why people are taking this comment so negatively.. compared to your traditional prima ballerina, yes she is shorter and thicker.. that’s not an insult it’s a fact. And in many cases is even a compliment. Yall are weird 😂😂
As someone who used to do ballet and had this mistake corrected for me in a not very polite way this was oddly healing :)
This instruction is excellent! Clear language for the average person to understand (not just dance terminology), good visuals of the points you were making, and then how it all comes together correctly. I want more educators out there like you to get picked up by the RUclips algorithm gods.
Commenting as this came up in my feed for the second time (about 6 months apart).
agreed!
You've taught me more in a while 1 minute video than my ballet instructor has in 8 years
This os funny and very sad at the same time 🤣
That means your instrutor is just getting your money??
@@aldastroud9671 yeah pretty much but shes the closest and one of the only ballet studios in town
Seriously, 5 years for me before I joined soccer and karate. I also wish that my mom didn't take me out of gymnastics for ballet 😢
I’m 34. I don’t dance anymore. And I’m suddenly super annoyed that none of my teachers ever taught me this. No wonder I was so bad at these turns.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge.
This
In 15 years of dance I had almost no instruction on how to do turns properly. Consequently, in 15 years, I only successfully executed a double once ... at home where no one saw it!
I was a competitive ice skater who took ballet also. You’re absolutely correct ❤
It does make sense! I am a ballroom dancer, and what you said makes perfect sense, as in ballroom dancing turns always start with shoulders. Its cool to see interconnections between styles!
I am so glad i finally found a post about why i cant do these turns😭 ive been trying for years and years im so happy to finally have a solution, thank you!💗🎀
Me speaking as a professional dancer, with zero formal training,, I have to say that that is the utmost, helpful example and piece of information I’ve ever come across, I just tried this right now, and I actually landed my turns for the first time ever!!! I just avoided this altogether 😂
Wow how did you become a professional dancer? Did you teach yourself?
Thank you for this! I am not a ballet dancer I am a lyrical/contemporary dancer and I’m on a competitive team, anyway my coach is very strict and mean kinda like Abby lee miller lol………but my coach is trying to get me to work on my turns because I always fall out of them. After watching this I practiced a bunch and actually won for my solo! Ty for posting this
Abby lee miller lol😂
Congratulations!!!🎉
Yes! Thank you! I needed this!❤️
Your legs are so strong! 🤩
I remember when I finally figured this out!! I felt so powerful!!! I miss dancing.
I’m a former dancer/dance teacher who is just getting back into it for fun and I can attest to this. The funny thing now is when I try for second turns or fouettés, I have the muscle memory and the form to do them, but I’m missing the leg strength (still rebuilding) so after the first couple, it turns into a fight for my life with only my arms giving me any meaningful moment 😅
(Also when I was a teacher, I was the “mean” teacher that the advanced girls ended up loving because I would drill them on turns and not let them rotate until they could show proper form and control while facing forward. They thought it was hard and boring at first but then their turns go exponentially better and they learned to appreciate my tactics. 😊)
THANK YOU THANK YOU!!! YES! This needs to go viral❤ it’s that kinetic energy from plié to releve that gives it propulsion. Brava!
I’m learning a la seconde turns right now and I’m having a lot of trouble with it, so this helped me sooo much 💜
With any turns, your spotting should be what is bringing you around.
This girls is right too in that practicing just plie, releve to passe or whichever position you are turning in, without turning is a great excersize.
My teachers used to make us do excersize of just passe releve, hold, 8 times, then 8 quarter turns, then halves, singles, doubles, triples, quads, etc.
Just doing the plie, passe, hold will build up your strength to turn.
You should be pushing up, never around. Concentrate on spotting and your head will take you around and you will stay in releve and balanced.
I’m 36 but feel I should have been doing pointe since I was a kid. Am I absurd for wanting to just get a pair of pointe shoes and see where it goes? It worked with the cello!😂 I’m not playing symphonies but I can pluck a few songs 😅
That's what I did 😁 🩰
You can get hurt that way.
You should get a pair of ballet flats and see how it goes. ❤️😊 Playing cello can't really hurt you; doing point wrong most definitely can.
Do you watch Eva Nys' videos? She's a ballet photog who started ballet lessons last year at 26. Many think she's rushing pointe shoes, but her videos may help you in starting ballet lessons. People begin thru senior citizen hood, so 36 is young. But if you can take classes, do. And remember, pointe requires that you already have very strong feet, ankles, legs, and core. You can cripple yourself (and surgery is so expensive!) if you don't work up to pointe. Watch the vids and read what the dancers say. But follow your heart re: ballet! You're not too old!
One of my teachers in nyc said its easier to do more turns if you disengage and rengage your core muscles (in the same place of the turn each time). I found it useful, but im not sure if its easier for most people
I so appreciate this as someone picking up where she left off & getting back into it
This is very helpful! Thanks! ✨
After your explanation & watching the small box in the beginning again, I understand your instruction & see why there is misconception. Very interesting! I don't think I'd ever thought about where the momentum of the turn was coming from before. I love learning things like this.
I always loose balance and spotting makes it worse but something that helps me is having your foot touch the ground instead of it going down a little and keeping my arms out with my hands in a fist
Yall didnt know this???😂😂 ok i have done jazz ballet for 10 years but still
Thank you so much. I have been dancing for over 30 years and have never heard it explained like this. Hopefully my turns will be better now. 🤓
i miss ballet so much, also your legs look AMAZING. so powerful.
I just joined lyrical last week and me n a friend are doing a lyrical acro duet and I’m having trouble with pk turns if you do do them can you make a vid about them so I can learn bettter?
Please, please keep going with these videos ❤❤❤
I just learned that I have been doing this wrong for 6 years.... so that is why I always fall down althought I do exactly what I see the other people do on RUclips....
Omg thank you for explaining this in a more digestible way than I could. Definitely showing this to my kids tn in Jazz class!!!! Fingers crossed this makes more sense to them:) thank you!
Why I can’t do it…
I’m only 11…..
But…….
I’m learning!
You got it🎉
The arms, the leg and the most important part that she missed is the head! ✨️
I don't do ballet, nor will I take classes... I'm just here cause... I dunno.
omg thank you i really needed this!!!
Omg the leg muscle are crazy keep it up girl ❤
This definitely makes sense and I don’t have experience 🤣🔥
Thank you for this! I’m currently working on these turns
Yes, this makes sense. I had no clue that’s how it’s supposed to be done. I’m never gonna do ballet (maybe in my dreams), but I respect the strength and talent it takes.
I can’t do this apparently because I can’t spot so rip me
OOO THANK YOU!! i’m gonna practice i will update!!
Sie ist nicht dick oder so. Sie hat Muskeln. Alles fest und stramm.
Fitness Studio i think
As a dancer whose been trying for months this has really helped me so thank you so much ❤
Love seeing a natural and beautiful body in dance not hating on others but it’s nice to see someone similar to my body type
First time i see person practicing ballet with a normal muscle mass not skinny to scary
I want to cry because this beautiful video came about 20 years too late. I have always loved, loved ballet but ballet didn't love me or embrace my figure. You are an inspiration because you should you can have a muscular, gym physique and still do beautiful ballet moves. This video deserves over 1 million views. It should be highly recommended for little girls (and boys) to inspire them to dream.
Those shoes look like they're cutting your circulation
Very nice…all about the core strength for balance…great lesson and you look amazing and strong.
As a person who roller skates, and can’t get more than 1-2 rotations on any spin YET, I found this incredibly helpful. Instant subscribe! 🙏🏻
September 22nd, 2024
Omg I’m struggling so much with pirouettes so thank you for this !! Literally TODAY I was struggling with a pirouette especially because it’s been about three weeks since my last ballet class so thank you!!
Excellently explained! TYSM❤❤❤
Thank you my teacher said that my turn have improved
Tysm for this!! I already did know what was getting me to the turning point, but I did need help and this definitely helped me a lot!!❤️❤️
Most ballerina i see are slim and they look as light as a feather it complimented them even natalie portman looks gpod on her
This is very helpful. I have danced since I was 2 but taught myself a la secondes because nobody would teach me. I used this video and have actually improved!
😮😮😮😮that is exactly what I thought!!!! And that's why I'm having a hard time practicing net alone actually doing this move!!!! 😮😮😮❤❤
My God her body is goals ❤
So much sense thank you for breaking it down❤ im not a dancer but always wondered why i lost my balance
I know this video is super old but I was can't get the motion of being in a plié on flat going to releve- it's causing me to hop super badly and I think it's just because my supporting leg is weak.. would you have any ideas? I'm asking anyone reading this..
I’ve been a dancer since the 80s, your arms, your upper body is what gives you momentum. Holding in your core and don’t forget carrots stick legs.!
Thank you so much. This was a big and great tip for me!
I've never done ballet in my life. But she's inspired me to give this a go! Lol
That sports bra is so beautiful! We’re is it from? ☺️
I would also like to know!!
I absolutely love seeing a dancer who is built like I was when dancing. Your moves are perfection. I hope you don’t get hassled, like I did, about your body. Fifty years ago, I was called plump even though my body fat was only 10%. You’re a more talented dancer than I was. So I hope choreographers see that your talent is phenomenal.
You are TACTLESS to suggest that there is any reason in the world that anyone would “hassle” this girl who made this video, about her body. What’s the matter with you people?
@@KaraLey98Did you miss that part where I said that it happened to me?
Aaaaaaa, I am 60. My mother made me take ballet when a child. I enjoyed it, but didn't appreciate it. What a beautiful tutorial. Took me back.
TORSO TORSO TORSO
Yea! Thank you! I will work on it💕
Aw man she sounds like my ballet teachers 😆 “all the power comes from ur plié.” Don’t use ur arms, don’t use ur legs, JUST FIGGIN PLIÉ DEEPER.
& for my 5’9, tight achilles self, getting low is 1 of my greatest struggles 🤦♀️ hfuvifjdhfjvuvu
This was very helpful because i only dance in my brain and a couch potato. So useful
THANK YOU! These turns have felt like my mortal enemy for so long now lol😅. I will definitely practice this!
It's refreshing to see a ballerina who isn't stick thin. And the advice is super helpful
She’s not a ballerina. She’s an instructor and a dancer.
Not me practicing these in my kitchen last night 😂 so grateful so see this video today!! Lol
tysm i do ballet and i have that problem tysm for this video
Is it only me or does she sound a bit like Alyssa from pinkshirtcouple?
I so needed to hear this today! just spent the last 20 mins falling over and it now makes sense why. thank you!!
Tysm...I was trying to figure out why turning was so hard for me 😂
Wow I didn't know this. So helpful
girl you’re physique is amazing ❤
Awesome teacher. Thank you!!!!
I see it's the standing leg that gets you around.
Thats what i do wrong when doing my turns and this just helped me so much thank you!
Amen!!! Thank you so much, God bless. 🩵💚
I love how she doesn’t say what causes the spinning instead 😊
beautifully explained thanks
Thank you, Kayleen!
I do dance and i can not get my elsa cone for the life of me ill try this tyyy
How do you keep your other leg your right side strong and not shaky
who is here from dance moms??😂😂😂 ily btw❤
I said ily to the contact creator
THANK YOU FORBTHIS! How have you not showed up on my fyp before 😭 just subscribed
This is great i had no idea no wonder i fall over when i try this😂😂
Thx so much u was doing my turns wrong (im also a dancer btw)
As someone who is trying to make mine better, this was amazing. It helped so much. Thank you! ❣️
Good recommendation, makes a lot of sense!
I'm disabled with an extremely painful lower back injury that has destroyed my core. It made sense to me immediately, before you explained it, because I could see exactly how and why the incorrect move would cause me pain.
THANK YOU, I NEEDED THIS SOO MUCH!
this a thicc curvy ballerina I LOVE IT!!!! Go head Kayleen!!