Bethany Kingsley Garners Top 3 Exercises To Improve Your Fouetté | Move Dancewear

Fouette turns,you either love them or hate them… a fouette turn can be very difficult to perfect but one you often come across in ballet performances as they are featured in countless ballet solos! Bethany Kingsley Garner ex principal dancer of the Scottish Ballet has shared her top three exercises you can practise at home or in the studio to improve your fouette turns. Keep reading to find out how you can master the technique…

Passe releves 

This exercise is good for building the correct placement for a fouetté, it will ensure your placement is correct and build strength for repetition. It’s good to do this exercise with coda music so you keep the rhythm.

Lift to passe on a high demi pointe making sure your hip placement is correct

Fondu front and as you rise bring the leg to second and arm, as if you are going to take a fouetté turn

Repeat this 10-15 times on each side

Focus on engaging the back of the legs and driving up from the glutes

Foutte at the barre 

This exercise will help you maintain your turn out whilst you do your fouette turn.

With one hand on the barre, bring the leg up to passe ,keep hold of the position with the foot correctly shaped and placed.

Demi plie and rise while sustaining turn out

Keep focus on the glute and consistency of Demi pointe height.

Make sure the toe is touching the knee, and you don't lower your passe throughout the exercise

Repeat 10-15 times on each side

Rises in parallel

The final exercise focuses on calf strength, we all strive towards a better Fouetté , building the foundations is key to stamina. This lower leg rise can be added to your everyday training and you can build up little by little.

Place both hands on the barre with your feet in parallel position and hip distance apart.

Slowly rise up to a full demi pointe, keeping your back straight and a neutral pelvis.

Engage your core and pull the knees up as you rise.

Slowly lower back down.

Repeat 20-30 times.

So there you have it! Bethany Kingsley Garner’s top three exercises to improve your fouette turns!

Check out our Middle Splits Stretches For Dancers blog and 5 Ways To Use The Tendu Loop blog for more dance technique tips!

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