Fun Friday Heel Pop
A very common problem in pirouette
preparations is popping the heel. That is, allowing the heel of the back foot
to come off the ground during the plié and immediately before the turn. This prevents
a good solid preparation, to say the least.
To help stop this habit, practice
pirouettes without putting the back foot on the ground. Keep it in passé, and
use only the force of the supporting foot’s plié as the major impetus.
Yes, you won’t have as much force, and
you’ll probably only achieve a single turn, but it is a good way to break the
pop-the-heel habit.
From the Big
Blue Book of Ballet Secrets
Secret #14ww:
“Prepare for a pirouette using only one foot to
prevent popping the heel.”
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