The physics of the "hardest move" in ballet - Arleen Sugano
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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 ... thirty-two times. How is this move — which is called a fouetté — even possible? Arleen Sugano unravels the physics of this famous ballet move.
What happens to the momentum that is created during a fouetté turn?
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Meet The Creators
- Educator Arleen "Miss A" Sugano
- Script Editor Eleanor Nelsen
- Director Anik Rosenblum
- Producer Anik Rosenblum
- Animator Anik Rosenblum
- Artist Anik Rosenblum
- Narrator Addison Anderson
