Lemongirl Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 Does anyone's dd or ds have a turning board called a Pirouette Master? Dd has her eye on one. Would you recommend it? Also, is it ok to use on a wooden floor, I'm worried the floor might get damaged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amos73 Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 (edited) I ordered one of these for DD and arrived yesterday in fact. She is just getting to grips with it but I liked the fact that it seems to develop good habits of having standing foot in turned out position not parallel (which I think is the case with turn boards) and it allows you to progress to doing the pirouette on releve rather than flat foot. Edited to add: And no doesn't damage the wooden floor. Edited December 1, 2015 by amos73 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CeliB Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 I asked my DS who experimented extensively with one of these with his friends at school, he said none of them could get it to work in any way usefully. Not sure if they were using the wrong technique (how complex can it be?!) but I offer up the comment for what its worth. It's a shame as I was thinking it might be a great idea for a christmas present (pirouettes is his least accomplished area) so am much saddened... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemongirl Posted December 2, 2015 Author Share Posted December 2, 2015 That's what I was thinking of celib. Bought dd a flexistretcher last year which she loves and uses loads. She had her eye on a foot stretcher this year but £100 for a scary looking instrument??! Then she saw this pirouette board so thought I might get that instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harwel Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 Not sure foot stretchers are a good idea. Compresses back of ankle and have been banned at ds school. Better doing exercises to strengthen the metatarsals and ankles. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munchkin16 Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 There's a way of wrapping a theraband around the toes that stretches in a similar way to the foot stretcher thing but that requires no scary piece of equipment and (I think) is safer on the foot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
new123 Posted December 3, 2015 Share Posted December 3, 2015 I was just going to ask the same question. How funny! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CeliB Posted December 3, 2015 Share Posted December 3, 2015 Just thinking about it logically I dont see how a foot stretcher can be a good idea because the foot it being forced into an extreme position PASSIVELY rather than strengthened into it by working the muscles (as you would with a theraband). Surely this is the feet's equivalent of forcing hip turnout by applying manual external pressure. Yes, you may end up with a more extended foot/hip etc, but with weaker and possibly damaged joints. Not that I am in any way an expert but .... My DS uses a theraband for foot stretching and strengthening, as do all his friends (male and female). 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemongirl Posted December 3, 2015 Author Share Posted December 3, 2015 Interesting, that looks like the foot stretcher is out then! Still not sure about this pirouette board going from the mixed reviews above..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amos73 Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 Hi Lemongirl - just to add that DD had a couple of goes over the weekend with the pirouette master and was pulling off clean triples. She seems to have got/be getting the hang of it. I think from what I have seen of the turn boards this is less stable which is why it make take longer to get the hang of, but the idea behind this is that it teaches you to find your balance/centre properly and then this can be applied when doing pirouettes without it, also it has the added function of allowing you to turn on releve and with the standing leg turned out, and I could be wrong but think that may not be the case with the turn boards? Anyhow all in all, after a few attempts it she seems to be getting the hang of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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