Yolanda shares her 3 core principles for turning and how you can adapt them to find success in your dancing. With technique as your foundation, learn how you can personalize your approach to ballet to find what works best for you. At the end, get a short overview of what you can expect to learn in this class.

Learn how to apply the core principles of turning for stronger pirouettes on pointe. By breaking down her key exercises, Yolanda urges you to explore different elements of the turning technique you already know. You can change your speed, the position of your passé, where you are spotting, the dynamics of your turn, and even how many turns you aim to do.

Learn challenging turning combinations to help you train your tours a la seconde. Yolanda shares pro-level training tips for how to develop more strength in your supporting side for more balance and control both at the barre and in the center.

Yolanda opens up about her personal struggle with arabesque turns and how every dancer has an “impossible ballerina step.” In this lesson, she shares valuable insights from her professional training for how to conquer arabesque turns on pointe. Learn how to train your spot and maintain a beautiful position with practical exercises and a satisfying turning combination across the floor.

Learn the mechanics of an attitude turn and what you can do to make your turns more efficient. By referencing the arabesque position, Yolanda guides you through the sensation of pulling up into a back attitude, soaring around in your turn, and landing or transitioning into your next step. To increase your strength, Yoland shares a practical exercise at the barre for more stability in attitude.

Learn pro-tips for how to accomplish the illusive 32 fouettes you commonly see in classical ballet. Starting with preparation exercises at the barre, Yolanda guides you through the proper technique of a fouette turn so that you can apply it to your own training. With various exercises for how to train your turns, build your strength and stamina to increase the amount of fouettes that you can do on pointe.

Yolanda breaks down the Italian fouette into 2 parts so that you can gradually grow your strength and coordination. Learn simple exercises for how to accomplish clean and compact turns with pro-tips for what you can do to execute this impressive step.