With this busy weekend, I had to find some time to work on my solo project for dance. While trying to choreograph, I remembered that dance had some relevance to physics! As I prepared for a turn, the distance between my foot and my other leg became the lever arm. The force applied as I bent my supporting legs with the length between my legs became the torque that was exerted during the turn. This torque resulted in the rotation of my body into three turns. When I pull my leg up near my supporting leg, this causes me to turn faster. Here are some pictures to show the physics of a pirouette.
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