Before you use this DVD, we strongly recommend you first study Pirouette Class 2. We apologize for the confusion with the numbers, but it's only now we realize that most students need a more detailed breakdown of the preparatory elements for the en dehors turn.

After you've done some practice with Pirouette Class 2, you'll be able to get a lot more out of Pirouette Class 1. This video builds and progresses from adagio to grand allegro in real time, slow motion, and freeze frame.

Dance along with Michele Wiles, Principal Dancer of The American Ballet Theatre, and you'll soon learn to fix your pirouette problems.

We've also added breakdowns that clear up the difference between the waltz step and the balancé. And, you'll be amazed when you see how Michele flies through the air with pas de bourrée sauté. It boggles the mind.

1. Adagio: Promenade en dehors in retiré, développés

2. Pirouette en dehors, first arabesque, tendu, demi plié

3. Pirouette, waltz, tombe pas de bourrée

4. Pirouette, balancé, chassé pas de bourrée

5. Piqué arabesque, fondu relevé développé, pas de bourrée, pirouettes

6. Pirouette, pas de bourrée, changements

7. Saute arabesque, sauté derrière, pas de bourrée, pirouettes

8. Pirouettes, sauté arabesque, sauté derrière, assemblé volé