En Dehors vs. En Dedans Turns - Ballet Terminology

En Dehors is a classical ballet term meaning “outward.” En dehors is added to other steps and terms to describe which way a step should be moving.
For example, a pirouette en dehors would mean that the dancer would turn “outward” away from the supporting leg.
Another way to think of en dehors is “from the front to the back.” A rond de jambe en dehors would have the dancer start to the front and move their outwards to the side and then to the back in a circular motion.
En Dedans is a classical ballet term meaning “inward.” En dedans is always attached to another ballet term to describe the direction it should move. For example, a pirouette en dedans would mean that a dancer is pushing their back leg to the front and turning “inward” to their supporting leg.
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[@OamiAnedochi]

Hey, I’m a rhythmic gymnastics coach and although I know both turns I came here to remember which one is which. Just a note: It’s confusing when you describe it as clockwise or anticlockwise, because it changes depending which leg you’re doing.

[@kim.young.]

I do many turns en dedans without any problem but en dehors, for some reasons, is harder for me I wonder why

[@yulemoon]

I’m the complete opposite, which is a shame since en dedans are more common to do.

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