Why some people have more turnout than others

[drdance]

http://themovementfix.com/the-best-kept-secret-why-people-have-to-squat-differently/

 

This article was written discussing squat positions in gym/weight training but it's a start to helping people understand why some dancers have a lot of hip movement and others don't.

[afab]

Very interesting, thank you!

[balletla]

That's really interesting but I don't really understand it if I'm honest. Which is which?

[double trouble]

I also don't understand it does it mean the lower you can do squats the better the turnout ?? I have an older daughter who isn't into ballet but spends loads of time in gym and she can do very low squats better than my two ballet girls.

[drdance]

The article is literally just to do with the direction that a persons thigh & knee can face more easily and how the huge variation of hip structures naturally predisposes how much the hip can flex (or hinge) and in what direction.

 

Now if only we could safely 3D X-ray all the professional ballet dancers there might be a way of saying which hip joints were the best!!! ????

Edited February 19, 2014 by drdance

[swanprincess]

ooh thank you DrDance that article is fascinating

[Anjuli_Bai]

Another variation from person to person is the smoothness or bumpiness of the ball and socket.