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Perfect Pirouettes with Master Ballet Academy
Welcome - Please read all sections
Welcome plus warm up video (9:07)
Introduction & Safety Information (2:38)
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Exercises for strength that will help improve pirouettes - Can do at home
Intro and relevé bounces to strengthen calves and foot articulation (4:01)
Relevé continued plus quad exercise (4:39)
Core, ribs & shoulder blades (3:06)
Upper body position for pirouettes (1:14)
Abs with a partner (4:46)
Exercises For Holding Passé
How To Hold Passé Introduction & Where To Get The Ball (0:45)
Passé Exercise - Hamstrings w/ Ball (1:22)
How to Hold Foot When Holding Passé Floor Exercise (1:29)
En Dehors & Parallel Exercise w/ Ball (2:19)
Turn Out & Holding Passé (1:57)
At Barre w/ Ball (1:38)
At Barre No Ball (1:10)
Section 1 - Chaines and Spotting
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Introduction (0:51)
Spotting Exercises (2:12)
Chaine Turns on Demi Pointe / Flat (4:15)
Chaine Corrections & Common Mistakes (2:28)
Chaine en pointe (2:16)
Survey Questions Answered - Staying Calm While Turning (2:18)
Section 2 - Pirouettes from 4th En Dehors
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Introduction with Slawomir (1:22)
Pirouettes from 4th en dehors on demi pointe / flat (3:57)
Pirouettes from 4th en dehors en pointe (7:43)
Survey Questions Answered - Mentally preparing for turns / Being Afraid of Failure / Choosing Corrections (1:56)
Section 3 - En Dedans in Passé
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Introduction with Slawomir (1:25)
Pirouettes en dedans in passé on demi pointe / flat (3:44)
Corrections for pirouettes en dedans in passé (1:44)
Pirouettes en dedans in passé en pointe (3:05)
Section 4 - Pirouettes from 5th
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Preparation from 5th (2:00)
Single Pirouette from 5th with corrections (1:59)
Multiple Pirouettes from 5th (1:20)
Pirouettes from 5th en pointe (1:54)
Corrections (1:06)
Survey Questions Answered - Common mistakes that prevent dancers from doing more turns (2:14)
Section 5 - Fouettes
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Introduction with Slawomir (0:50)
Fouettes on demi pointe (3:04)
Fouettes from front and corrections (2:56)
Survey Questions Answered : How to finish a pirouette (2:07)
Section 6 - Step Over / Dégagé Pirouette / Tour Dégagé
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Preparation at Barre (2:49)
Dégagé Pirouette in Center with Corrections (1:45)
Dégagé Pirouette Arms (1:36)
Different Preparations for Dégagé Pirouette (1:21)
Preparation at Barre w/ Corrections for Dégagé Pirouette en pointe (1:04)
Dégagé Pirouette en Pointe in Center w/ Corrections & Building Quality (3:21)
Dégagé Pirouette Combinations (1:21)
Chaine en pointe
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