#had to google- i made it to intermediate or advanced foundations- can’t remember which

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okay. fully understand that the general public will not understand or care about technical ballet terms and that it’s a complete nonissue and meaningless throwaway in my book

but reading fouettés being described simply as “spins on one foot” is hurting something in my soul 😂 fouettés are a bitch. and this character did 32 in a row??? without moving from her position??? i could manage maybe 3-4 before i was wobbling all over the place and my grounding foot was shifting

like these were the turns we spent YEARS building the technique and strength to be able to perform. in theory they’re relatively simple but if your grounding foot slides even an inch you’re not perfect. and ballet is all about perfection. nothing out of place.

anyways. i was a terrible ballerina, never built for it. but i cannot let this little piece of writing go lol. it just feels like the author did the most surface level research for ballet terms and threw it into this book to attempt to make it feel like she knew what she was talking about lmao