Several things i do not understand:

1. He says "advanced jazz." Doesn't look so advanced to me.
2. When looking at the pirouette video: www.youtube.com . . .
she turns always on a bent knee, and he mentions this is correct?
3. In the pirouette video, she prepares for a turn turned out, with arms in ballet position, but then turns turned in, jazz style. ??

This makes me want to gouge my eyes out with spoons. When is a turn EVER started in grande plie a la seconde?

Who else thinks that guy is super creepy? *shudder*

Oh my!

Here is the studio Berrend Dance Centre

Roger Riggle - Jazz and Tap/Adult Tap and Jazz

Roger has a degree in drama from the Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C. and, since 1978, has choreographed, directed and produced numerous operas and musical theatre productions. For eight years, Roger was the Associate Producer of TheatreFest, theatre-in-residence program, at Montclair State University, Montclair, N.J. Roger has worked with many celebrities including: Leslie Uggams, Susan Lucci, Debbie Reynolds, Kim Zimmer, Pattie LuPone and Betty Buckley. Roger has directed operas at the annual Amalfi Music Festival in Italy . He is a member of the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers. Roger is the make up consultant for Parlights, Inc. in Frederick, MD, a leading theatrical supply house for the greater Washington/Baltimore areas.

What does this any of that have to do with dancing?

Actually, a turn, in jazz, can be started in plié, but normally fourth, not second.

The link from youtube takes you to a longer bio on him where it talks mainly about his experience as a makeup artist!

The fact that he teaches a forced arch pirouette as a correct and normal jazz pirouette is frustrating! I teach all my dancers to do correct, pulled up, straight leg pirouettes first, when they have those down we work on stylized pirouettes, like those done in a forced arch position!

Oh this is ridiculous!

Helen

This would be why our jobs as true educators, see the use of the word "educators" becomes more difficult. We have students that come to us with this horrid tehcnique then we have to re-work everything that they have learned in the past.

Uh...when will people ever learn?!