WHAT HEIGHT SHOULD YOUR RETIRÉ BE? 🌟 When it comes to the retiré position understanding how it should be executed depending on age and level is key to achieving foundations and correct muscle usage. For young dancers and beginners, the focus should be on building stability, strength, alignment and control. The retiré position starts lower, to help the dancer maintain balance of the hips and literal balance, understanding basic alignment without straining their developing muscles and joints. As

TRAIN THAT RETIRÉ ✨ BEGINNER CENTRE When preparing for a pirouette, it’s really essential we get the action of the retiré correct both in technique and dynamic. Most often as a beginner but even a pro, we forget completely about our core and back engagement as we think solely about the legs, after all my legs are doing the interesting things so surely I should just think about them right? Wrong! There’s of course thought going on with the legs but your core, glutes and back engagement are everyt