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The Physics Of A Fouetté, The ‘Hardest Move’ In Ballet

April 11, 2016 By Respiro E Movimento · Follow us: Facebook · Twitter · Instagram · YouTube

In the third act of “Swan Lake”, the Black Swan pulls off a seemingly endless series of turns, bobbing up and down on one pointed foot and spinning around and around and around … thirty-two times. How is this move — which is called a fouetté — even possible? Arleen Sugano unravels the physics of this famous ballet move.

Filed Under: BALLET, DANCE, DANCERS, PHYSICS, SWAN LAKE, VIDEO

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