Fun Friday Five Factors
Now that Thanksgiving is over and everyone is well satiated,
it’s a good time to contemplate turnout.
Turn-out is one of the most debated, hated, loved, and talked
about subjects in ballet. To push from the feet or not, to use tibial torsion or
not, or to give up entirely, shrug and say “I don’t have turnout”. Well.
Let’s approach this from a more analytical, anatomical
perspective. There are Five Factors
that affect turnout. Here they are:
1.
The angle of the neck of the femur (thigh bone).
An increase in this angle causes less turnout, a decrease allows greater
turnout.
2.
Orientation of the acetabulum, defined as: “the cup-shaped cavity on the lateral surface
of the hip bone in which the head of the femur articulates”. (It helps to imagine the hip socket itself).
One that faces more directly to the side allows greater turnout from the hip.
3.
The shape of the neck of the femur. A longer,
more concave neck allows a greater range of motion in the hip, thus a greater
potential for turnout.
4.
Elasticity of the Y ligament (the iliofemoral
ligament). There is controversy about whether any attempts should be made to
increase flexibility here, because this ligament stabilizes the hip. Yet
another area of debate!
5.
Flexibility of the muscles surrounding the hip.
For a detailed look at exercises designed for ballet
dancers, see the Link of the Day.
From the Big Blue Book of Ballet Secrets:
Ballet Secret #3x:
“There are five factors that affect turn-out.”
Link of the Day:
Quote
of the Day:
“Unless you try to do something beyond
what you have already mastered, you will never grow.”
― Ronald E. Osborn
― Ronald E. Osborn
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