What You'll Learn
- How to maintain a stable, turned-out standing leg during grand battement
- Techniques for sustaining active rotation in fondu and on demi pointe
- Methods to avoid hip buckling and hyperextension during high extensions
- The role of core engagement in supporting lower body turnout and alignment
About This Video
Welcome to a specialized session at Broche Ballet designed to transform your understanding of functional rotation. This Technique Barre Turnout-Focus class dives deep into the mechanics of turnout, moving beyond simple positions to active application during complex movements. Throughout this 48-minute class, we focus on the interplay between the standing leg and the working leg, ensuring that your turnout remains consistent even as the legs move in opposite directions.
A primary focus of this session is the grand battement. Many dancers lose their turnout or allow their hips to buckle when performing high leg extensions. We break down the technique required to maintain a strong, turned-out standing leg while executing powerful movements.
By focusing on hip alignment and core engagement, you will learn how to prevent hyperextension and maintain a stable pelvis, which is essential for both aesthetic beauty and injury prevention. We explore how to use the floor effectively and find the lift from the inner thighs. As the class progresses, we apply these principles to more challenging configurations, specifically in fondu and on demi pointe.
Maintaining turnout in a melting fondu requires immense control and strength from the deep rotators. We then transition this work to demi pointe, where the base of support narrows, challenging your balance and forcing a more precise engagement of the lower body. This transition is vital for preparing for pointe work and center pirouettes.
The instructor provides clear demonstrations and visualization techniques to help you feel the correct muscles working. We also discuss the use of props like a TheraBand to provide sensory feedback for alignment. Whether you are working on the height of your leg or the stability of your relevé, this class at Broche Ballet offers the technical corrections necessary for advanced ballet mastery.
By the end of this session, you will have a clearer roadmap for maintaining turnout throughout a full barre and into center work, enhancing your overall movement quality and artistic expression.
