#TechniqueTuesday #Repost : qld_national_ballet TECHNIQUE TUESDAY!!! With so many dancers at home taking classes, we are going to be posting technical tips to remind yourself of when training at home. TIP! Arabesque with focus on the hip placement. This is often quite a controversial step in ballet when discussing the hips as many techniques teach it differently. To square or not to square the hips. When it comes to discussing the hip placement, they best way to think about it is not to “lift” the hip but have an opening through the hip to create the line and turnout. The hip of the working leg should always be squared to maximum that your personal turnout can cope with. As you can see in the ❌ video, the back leg is fully turning in and the knee facing downwards to the floor, this line put a lot of strain on the lower back and the height in the extension will never be able to exceed 90 degrees. Now the most important elements to remember to gain a beautiful turned out Arabesque l...