Turnout, turnout, turnout!

We all strive for it, we all want it.  Now, how do we get there?  Again, it takes time.

Technique is a crucial part to ballet.  You need it.  Some dancers are born with great amounts of turnout, others have to work harder to achieve it, like me. 

The good part to turnout is that you can exercise it, just like your flexibility and strength!

Some good stretches to do are the frog stretch (lying on either your back or front).  Wall straddle splits also help with turnout as well.  Lie on your back, and put your legs up onto a wall.  Then, let them go down into a straddle split.  Gravity will turn your legs out to the side.  

It is important that when you do these exercises, you rotate from your hips rather than from your knees.  Rotating from your knees is a bad habit, not to mention bad for your body.  You should try to break this habit early on, before you get into a higher level class or even core/company.   

Good luck!  Hope this helps!