turnout
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8.4
- noun
- /ˈtɜrnˌaʊt/
- Specialized
:
rotación externa de la pierna
- Erickson also worked out ways to quickly convert a firefighter's basic turnout gear into a protective bee suit.
Examples
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Her dancer's turnout improved significantly after months of practice and guidance from her instructor.
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The question is what defines a great dancer -- lines? degree of turnout? energy? technical abilities?
Blog text (19) -
That will drop the hip down and improve turnout.
Blog text (11) -
She needs to work on her turnout.
Blog text (11) -
Balanchine's ideal of a tall, long neck, small breasts, and perfect turnout can never be me.
Fiction book (2000) -
Ballet and dance in general require certain physical necessities: alignment, turnout, and lengthening, for example.
Blog text (4) -
"But, you know," her hand leads my glance downward to her feet, their perfect turnout, the slender pink cylinders of her toe shoes, "not as much as this..."
Fiction book (1990) -
A strong turnout is essential for achieving elegant lines in ballet performances.
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To enhance your ballet technique, focus on achieving a proper turnout that allows your knees and feet to align properly.
Compounds
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Turnout comes from the phrase turn out meaning 'to turn outward' with the feet and legs. So in ballet a turnout is how far a dancer 'turns out' their legs from the hips.