Turnout is crucial in Grade 4 allegro. Which cue best helps you check turnout while jumping?

Turnout is crucial in Grade 4 allegro. Which cue best helps you check turnout while jumping?

• A. Keep hips square to audience.
• B. Use mirrors and hip rotation to ensure true turnout.
• C. Keep knees over second toe.
• D. Check alignment via shoulder position.

Answer: (B)

Turnout comes from the hips and should stay engaged through the jump. Mirrors give you real-time feedback on how your hips are rotated and whether your feet stay in true turnout as you take off and land. The best cue is to use mirrors and actively rotate from the hip to ensure true turnout. Keeping the hips square to the audience would suppress turnout, and knee alignment over the second toe or shoulder position doesn’t directly verify the leg turnout during the jump.

Turnout comes from the hips and should stay engaged through the jump. Mirrors give you real-time feedback on how your hips are rotated and whether your feet stay in true turnout as you take off and land. The best cue is to use mirrors and actively rotate from the hip to ensure true turnout. Keeping the hips square to the audience would suppress turnout, and knee alignment over the second toe or shoulder position doesn’t directly verify the leg turnout during the jump.