What Is Your Favorite Ballet Step?

While ballet may seem boring, it holds the technique to a good foundation in dance. Ballet also has some pretty cool moves that are quite impressive to watch! On top of cool moves, professionals somehow make dance look easy! But with so many wonderful ballet steps out there, how can we pick a favorite? We reached out to our dance community and asked them what their favorite ballet step is. Here’s what they had to say!

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1. Pas de chat

A simple, yet graceful step!

2. La second

These turns are so impressive!

3. Fouetté 

How do dancers make these turns look so easy?!

4. Anything turns!!

These dancers can do so many turns without getting dizzy!

5. Italian fouettés 

This move is so cool to watch!

Whether you have danced at home for fun, or you take 10+ classes a week, chances are you have seen at least one of these steps before. Ballet is full of technique and complex moves that are so cool to watch! It takes a lot of hard work to make ballet look so graceful and easy. What other ballet steps do you enjoy watching? Also, shoutout to our awesome dance community for helping contribute to this article:

@lillerinaballerina

@dance._.maddy

@balletkittylilyrose

@abigailbrookecohen

@emmapoirier.ballerina

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By: AJ (Intern)