[Analysis Thread]

How does Jimin achieve the amazing height he gets in his jumps? What dance techniques can be used to improve your jump height?

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It’s no secret that Jimin has incredible leg strength. The muscles in his legs paired with his light weight practically prime his body to fly. But there are a few extra techniques dancers can use to achieve maximum height.
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The first thing to keep in mind when jumping is your take off. A bad preparation will mean a weak jump. And the most important part of that preparation is your plié.
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To jump high, you need a deep plié to get you started, with knees over the toes. Passing through the plié from a run or bounce will get you a little more momentum to springboard off of.
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The other important thing to keep in mind is to use your entire foot to take off. Push up onto the balls of your feet and then point your feet as you leave the ground. Every extra contact you have with the floor gives you more to push off from.
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As you can see, using a deep plié and pointing your feet can get you great height, even from a stationary position!
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Here Jimin uses the momentum of his turn to launch into the jump, but you can see how he stops to prep with the plié in between.
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For the REALLY big jumps, you can use your arms to get momentum as well. Swinging them upwards at the same time as your jump can launch you that much higher.
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Swinging one leg upward first will also help pull you up into the jump. In ballet, using the front leg to kick up before turning midair and kicking the back leg as well is called a grand jeté en tournant. Notice how this dancer also uses her arms to give herself extra momentum.

Jimin uses one leg to kick up in many of his jumps and it is often how he leads into the most jaw-dropping ones.
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Another trick Jimin likes to use is tucking his legs up at the height of the jump. It doesn’t necessarily increase how high he jumps, but it tricks the eye of the audience as there is now more distance between his feet and the floor.
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It also gives him a moment in the air when he looks completely still and suspended.
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Great for photoshoots.
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Put it all together and you’ve got yourself a flying mochi!
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But even the height Jimin can achieve with raw power alone is incredible to witness. It’s like he has springboards for legs!
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Such a talented little peanut. Even when goofing off, you can see his wings. Please luff him lots.
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