Article: Since incorrect turnout can damage muscles and lead to knee problems, it's important that you work on your turnout with a professional ballet dancer. Try to find a pre-professional ballet school that is associated with a professional ballet company. This way, an instructor can give you individual attention, helping you achieve the perfect turnout. Since the muscles of young ballet dancers are still developing, it's easier to improve flexibility when you're young (before age 12). Before you turnout, stand in front of a mirror with your feet touching and facing forward in a parallel position. Keep your muscles flexible and make sure your tailbone is pointed down, not pushed out and back. Stand firmly on your feet. If you're too tense when you begin to turnout, you're more likely to cause muscle strain and injury. Spend at least 10 minutes stretching your leg and hip muscles before dancing. Once you're in the correct position, lift your toes up and away from each other (in opposite 90 degree angles). It is critical that you do not simply twist your feet away by using your knees and lower legs. Instead, shift your weight to your hips so that your feet naturally move apart. Make sure you're not putting all your weight on your big toes, instead of distributing it throughout your feet. The ideal turnout is 180 degrees. Don't worry if you can't turnout that much. Stretching can improve your flexibility by a few degrees. Good turnout also means that you're honest about what your natural turnout is and don't try to force it. Make sure your weight is evenly distributed throughout your foot. Poor turnout puts strain on just your big toes and rolls your feet in. Instead, your feet should be level with the ground. While it may seem easy to use your knees in order to spread your feet farther apart, do not do it. This will strain your knees and legs. Research shows that this causes poor alignment and can lead to injury. Turnout should feel like a natural stance. You shouldn't feel any strain in holding it while in any position. If you continue to practice poor turnout, you'll begin to feel knee pain and muscle ache. It's easiest to force your feet when you're in the 5th position. But, you should always be on guard against improperly rotating out your feet.
Question: What is a summary of what this article is about?
Find a professional. Get ready to turnout. Get in position. Avoid forcing your turnout.
Article: Perfume is a luxury item and its cost can vary hugely between products. Some perfumes are under 20 dollars while others cost hundreds or even thousands of dollars. Before you go shopping, decide how much money you want to spend on a perfume. If the perfume is a gift, consider both your personal finances and your relationship with the recipient of the gift. If you are giving perfume to your wife, you may want to spend more than you would on perfume for an acquaintance you don't know very well. Perfumes have different names depending on their lasting power. Typically, the most expensive perfumes are the ones that last longest, while cheaper perfumes don't have as much staying power. You can usually see the type or concentration of the perfume under its name on the front of the bottle. Eau de cologne has the lowest fragrance concentration, lasting about two hours. It is 3-5% oil in a mixture of water and alcohol. Eau de toilette is a slightly more concentrated type of perfume and will last three to four hours. It is a about 4-8% oil. Eau de parfum has a higher oil concentration than eau de cologne and lasts around six hours. It is 15-18% oil mixed with alcohol. The perfume with the highest concentration is simply called perfume or parfum. It has great staying power and will last all day. It is 15-30 oil mixed with alcohol. Consider which scents you or the perfume recipient enjoy. Perfumes generally are separated into four scent categories, though many perfumes contain a subtle mix of scents. If you are buying perfume for someone else, see what kinds of perfumes they use. If you have no idea what kind of scents you like, don't worry: you can figure out what scent family you prefer when you are trying perfumes in the store. Floral/Sweet perfumes smell like freshly-cut flowers. Common scents used in floral perfumes are rose, lavender, carnation and orange blossom. Floral perfumes are the most popular perfumes for women because of their sweet, feminine scent that most enjoy. Citrus/Fruity perfumes smell like fruits, particularly citrus fruits. Common tones are citrus fruits like orange, grapefruit and lime, but also other fruit like apricot, apple or peach. In general these scents are bright and refreshing. Oriental/Spicy perfumes smell musky and complex. Many of them contain tones of spices like star anise, cinnamon and vanilla. Woody/Chypre perfumes smell woody and earthy. Many contain scents like bergamot, oakmoss and patchouli. Be conscious of the scents people around you are wearing, no matter if you're at work, on the train or in class. If you catch a whiff of something you really like, ask the wearer what kind of perfume it is. You never know, you could find your new scent without even stepping into a store. If you don't like the scent of your friends' perfumes, try to pinpoint what about them you don't like. This is valuable information that will help you narrow down your options.
Question: What is a summary of what this article is about?
Decide on a price point. Choose a scent concentration. Narrow down a scent family. Ask others what kind of perfume they use.
Article: A future landlord wants to know how long the person has been your tenant. Go through your paperwork to find the dates. You should have a copy of the leases the person signed. If you don't have any paperwork, look through your bank records. Check the months you have deposited rent into your account. A future landlord also wants to know how stable the tenant is. Accordingly, check your records to see that they paid the rent on time and in full. If not, write down how late they were with the rent payment. Did you have to pester them? Did you have to give them written notice that they were late? Your reference should also mention whether you received complaints about the tenant, especially from other tenants. If there were complaints, note what they were about. Also think about how polite the tenant was when you spoke to them. Were they agreeable? Angry? Did they address the problem? Pay attention to complaints about pets. Many landlords are hesitant to rent to pet owners. Were there complaints about the tenant's dog or other pet? You should also note in your letter whether the tenant left the property in good condition. Was it clean? Did you need to make repairs? Did the tenant cause a pest infestation? Tell the tenant you want to check the property before writing your letter. So long as the tenant is still living with you, you must give them notice before entering the apartment. Check your state law for how much advance notice you must give. Writing a negative reference for a bad tenant invites headaches. For example, the tenant might be angry that the reference isn't positive. Also, they may dispute the accuracy of your letter and claim the negative letter prevented them from getting a place. You can refuse to write a character reference altogether, which is usually the best choice in this situation. Similarly, you shouldn't give a bad tenant a positive reference letter. If you lie to a potential landlord, you could be legally responsible.
Question: What is a summary of what this article is about?
Confirm the dates of the tenancy. Note if the tenant paid their rent on time. Check if any complaints were filed. Check the property. Refuse to write a negative reference.