What is turnout in dance?

The outward rotation of the legs from the hip sockets

Centring is best defined as:

Engaging the core muscles to draw the body over a stable axis

The heart and lungs supplying oxygen to the muscles over time

It lets the legs extend high and the body reach full shapes

Pulse-raising, joint mobilising and dynamic stretches

The dancer's sense of where the body is in the space and to others

Performing each movement on its correct count or cue

Varying the energy and texture of movement, sharp versus sustained

Committing to the dance and projecting it outward to an audience

Linking steps and sections smoothly into one continuous piece

Choreographed by the dancer's teacher in a chosen style

Application of technique and application of performance skills

Named specifically with evidence, such as stepping out of turns early

Barre work holding the retire position, then slow turns into it

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What is turnout in dance?
Which technical skill describes the correct stacking of body segments, head over shoulders over hips?
Centring is best defined as:
Which leg position has the hips, knees and feet facing directly forward in line?
Stamina for a dancer (cardio-respiratory endurance) is:
Why does flexibility matter to a dancer?
What should a warm-up include?
Spatial awareness in dance is:
Timing in a dance performance means:
Quality and dynamics as a performance skill is best described as:
Which describes self-expression and sense of performance?
Fluency and transitions in a performance means:
The National 5 Dance performance solo is:
The performance is marked on which two areas?
When evaluating your own performance, a strong area for development is:
Which development method best targets weak balance in turns?