How To Pirouette
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Published 2016-12-23
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Alexandra Macdonald is the Snow Queen in the National Ballet's The Nutcracker. She shows CBC Arts how to pirouette. Give it a spin!
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How To Pirouette
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All Comments (21)
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her thighs are probably stronger than my entire body
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I'm not a ballerina, but this was so pretty and interesting to watch ☺
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Ballet requirements: be extremely elegant and feminine while also being stronger than half of the population
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When the person you're in love walks in front of you: 1:12
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I have never been able to do ballet. My hips arent good and I don’t know how to say it in english, but I was never allowed to do ballet because there,would be a chance I had to be in a weelchair later. Since a month ago I started looking up how to do these kind of things myself without hurting myself. This really helped, and although I probably fail at it, I feel elegant and it really touches me. Ballet is beautiful, and you are beautiful too.
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What am I doing. I don't need to learn how to do a pirouette. I can't even dance. I have an essay due tomorrow
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DISCLAIMER: As a ballet dancer, you will definitely not get this ballet step in a minute. It takes time, patience, and practice. So, you GOT THIS!! Keep going
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Them: Just dress casual Me:
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Her feet are incredible. I'm just annoyed they choose the Dance of the Reed Flutes for a Snow Queen.
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Is it just me or that spotting is extremely difficult?😅
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When you dont even know ballet and dont know anything at all and still watching this 😂😂
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she is so elegant ♡
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Instructions not clear enough, broke my neck
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Im stuck at the first step = warm your feet 😂
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Me:* gets inspired by video * Me: * puts gaming chair in the middle of the room * Me: * sits on it crisscross then puts one foot on the floor starts to spin magically * Me: * doing a pirouette *
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I love how her balance and technique is so good that she can also make it look so effortless, artistic and elegant.
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* tries to do it, falls on face*
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Finally! A human professional ballet dancer that’s a lefty. My goodness
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My 4 year old Ellie May is starting her second month of dance classes. I showed her this video and she has spent the past 20 minutes watching it and practicing. Thank you for helping create what is already one of the most cherished memories of my life!
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Why was this on my recommendation list? I can't even stand on my toes without falling down
