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Ted: Ted Ed: The Physics of the "Hardest Move" in Ballet

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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.. How is this move- which is called a fouette- even possible? Arleen Sugano unravels the physics of this famous ballet move. [4:17]

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  • Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
  • The intended use for this resource is Instructional|practice