Blue (Official TurnBoard)

My daughter is a 9-year-old competitive dancer. She was falling out of her pirouettes, so we got this to help her work on position and balance while turning. It has been so helpful. Her turns are much better as a result. Please note, you cannot go on releve on this board. This is strictly a tool for helping with technique and balance. It also helps with the movement of more revolutions for more advanced turns but is not for work on turns a la seconde. Do not use this board on wood floor. It will slip. This works best on a solid non-slip surface like a dance dot or a piece of Marley. Take it slow to start. Takes a bit to get used to using. Highly recommend for focusing on technique and balance.

I am a dancer and this has definitely helped improve my turns and balance as well as my sister’s. It turns very smoothly on almost any floor surface the only bad thing is that it scratches up pretty easily. Luckily that doesn’t affect the smoothness of turning.

Very good turnboard. Has a very smooth turn on hardwood, tile, dance floors. Helps force correct form, and can be used anywhere with a smooth floor. The only problem is it is very easy to fall and slip as it is super slippery with almost no friction. My daughter has fallen several times on it and any small bump or object on the ground or even offset balance can set it flying. All in all, a pretty good buy.

I love this thing! I'm 42 and dance for fun and exercise and this is a great tool. It's not only fun, but it works your booty- both the working leg and standing leg- helps you find your center for multiple turns. Also, helps the slow spotter, like me. Do not have cocktails and try/practice unless you enjoy falling on your toukas. Really helps with port-de bras too, you got to keep your back and arms firm and lifted. I can't say enough good things about this, of course, you have to practice relevé and balancé on your own this is not a magic.

My daughter has been struggling with her turns. This product helped us to trouble-shoot her technique and figure out where she was getting off balance. There is a learning curve to using it (but that is half the fun). The main thing we don't like is that you need to stay flat-footed on it, which prohibits practicing turns where you need to raise up on your foot. We have it on a pre-finished hardwood floor, and it has had hundreds of turns made on it, and it does not mark the floor. As much as my daughter likes it, EVERYONE who comes to our house likes it even better. Friends, cousins, uncles, boyfriends . . . everyone wants to try it . . .and I suspect a few will be purchased for the "play" aspect. Some families gather around Wii, or some other game. . . ours has been hanging out watching people try the turning board.

Purchased this for my aspiring dancer. She loves it. Took a few tries to get used to the feel of the board but once comfortable, she uses often on our wood floors to practice her turns. It helps the dancer get feel and snap of the head and achieve good balance. Use mostly for pirouette's and coupe turns but can be used for others as well. It is featured in the documentary "First Position" by one of the ballet dancers which prompted our purchase. Recommend.

You got what you paid for, worked fine, but not super impressive!

I love using this. I have to work on my balance, of course. But I’m a beginner dancer and a lot of the upperclassmen use it to work on their turns so I couldn’t resist.