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Jazz/ballet dancers: is this a realistic goal? Be honest!?

• okay so I have an audition in June (the 5th I think) for my schools dance department. I've dance for about a year (ONE CLASS A WEEK) and this is where im at now: I can do double pirouettes on both legs (triples I can do but they are messy), my leaps are better on my left leg than on my right but both are okay, nonetheless could be a little better, I have very good pique turns and i can do double piques on a good day :D. I can do fouettes and a la seconde turns but they get sloppy :/ IM STARTING 12 CLASSES A WEEK THIS MONTH AND FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR. COULD I REALISTICALLY ACHIEVE THIS BY THE AUDITION?: -triple pirouettes (even on a bad day lol) -double piques -good to very good leaps -good to very good fouttes and a la secondes I'm taking ballet ( 4 times a week), Jazz (twice...),lyrical (twice), contemporary (once), hip hop(once), and conditioning (twice) THANK YOU FOR READING EVERYTHING!!!!!!!!! 17 hours ago - 3 days left to answer. Additional Details I BARELY STARTED TO BE ABLE TO DO DOUBLE PIQUES LAST WEEK THOUGH.... :/ 17 hours ago OH YEAH AND I'LL BE TAKING PRIVATES 17 hours ago

• Answer:

  If what you said is correct, you're extremely good for only dancing for a year. If you've improved that much that fast, I think you can easily achieve your goal. Since you seem to be good at pirouettes and piques, work on your fouttes, a la secondes, and leaps (grande jettes). After you become better at those, start working on your pirouettes and piques. Before you begin working at triples, make your doubles perfect. Same with singles into doubles. About grande jettes (leaps), before you can get a great leap, you need to get a great split. Stretch on the floor in all of your spare time. Go down until it hurts. That's where you need to hold it. When leaping, make sure to stay lifted. Don't lean forward, and give your back leg as much attention as your front leg. For your turns, the most important rule, SPOT! Also, to stay balanced, feel the ground. Dig into it on the highest releve you can get. Remember that June is a long time from now. You have plenty of time to work on your technique. Good luck! Hope this helps!