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turnout...
It's a good idea that before you start any of the exercises you should do the turnout stretches first.

1. Second Position Turnout...
Go in a second position grand plie. Lie on the floor in this position until your hips finally touch the ground (it may take a few weeks if your just a beginner). Once your able to do that, keep the position and put both your feet on the wall. Push your self in a deeper grand plie for as long as you can stand it.

2. The Frog...
The frog stretch is very helpful for getting you knees back in a demi plie. It's like doing the butterfly except you lay on your back or stomich with your legs touching the ground. Try to get your feet to touch the ground without sticking up your hips.

Now you can start your exercises that will help you hold these positions.

1. Turn In Turnout...
Stand in sixth position and rotate your legs to first. Hold it for a few seconds and then rotate back. Repeat about fifty times.

2. Thera Band...
Tie the thera band around your knees leaving still enough space to spread your legs apart about three inches. Sit up straight and bend your knees. Slowly turnout your legs to the butterfly, and then bring back in. Repeat about fifty times. Eventually move up to a hundred. You can also do this laying on your side doing only one leg. That is actually even better to do because it strengthens you even more.

3. Inner Thighs...
Lay on your side and with your legs straight in sixth position. Cross the leg not on the ground over your other leg bending it in a plie on the floor by your other knee. Your other leg should remain straight. Move the straight leg slowly up and down around thirty times. Try to lift from your inner thigh.