SQUARE HIPS & TURNED OUT IN ARABESQUE! HOW? When lifting the leg in arabesque it’s really critical to understand the turnout sensation and “one hip on top of other” feeling so we can access the turnout and not actually twist the hips to achieve this turned out look. We need to access the deep rotators! When we lift the leg we shouldn’t need to tilt the pelvis too much or bend the knee. However of course as we lift the leg there will be some element of natural tilt. But the imagery we have is try

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