Techniques and tricks for your turns

Hey everyone! 
Sorry didn't post for a while was really busy! So today I'm going to tell you techniques and tricks for having more than one turn. You can apply them for not only pirouettes but other turns like:-
-Pirouette 
-Pirouettes en dehor (outside pirouette, which is what a regular 
pirouette is) 
-Pirouettes en dedan (inside pirouette) 
-Pencil turn 
-Pique turn 
-Lame duck 
-Chaines 
-Attitude turn (your leg can either be in front or back attitude) 
-Fouette 
-A la second (doing a fouette, but keeping your leg out in second the entire time) 
-Coupe turn 
-Axels 
-Turning leaps 

For performing great turns you really need to spot. You can try a spotting exercise- choose a point on a wall and keep looking at it constantly while turning around without moving your head. This is the feeling you should get while doing any kind on turns.

For finding your balance and also spotting, you can try- going in your preparatory position which should be perfect by the way which means, your shouldn't open your legs too much and your pliè should be just right as it helps to hoist you up during your turn. Now go to your passe position (turned out or turned in) in relèvè and look at a point on the wall and stay there. Now put your leg down while remaining on relèvè and and repeat the process. This helps in building up your calve muscles and helps you to stay on relèvè as it engages your calves. Do the same for the other leg. 

Now some basic tricks for your turns are spotting (obviously).  Make sure your shoulders are relaxed and you are holding center and lifting up at all times as it helps you to stay up on relèlè and prevents falling. Take momentum with your arms while doing a turn. It helps you to take more than one turn and gives you excellent balance. Hope this id helpful!! 

PS:- For strengthening your legs do fondues and frappès. 

HAPPY DANCING!!!!