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How do you perfect your foute turns besides practice?? Because I can practice all day but i still wont have a good one. Well, I guess it depends on what is good cause i will do it but my leg wont be at a 90 degree angle.
You can do drills for fouettes by doing them without a turn and one hand on the bar. Then do them with a turn but grab the bar inbetween. Also try doing them in the center without a turn. This will force you to figure out your imbalances and raise your leg higher. Also, if you have a lot of trouble you can try thinking of the fouette as a frappe (out, beat in back, beat in front) instead of a rond de jambe, and just throw your leg out to the side instead of rond de jambing front and then side. Ask your teacher if they have any tips, and of course, keep practicing. =]
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