8 Positions Of The Body In Ballet

Question: croise…croise devant

Answer: leg pointing forward to its opposite oblique, torn toward point of leg; arm of leg in second, other curved above head. looking up at hand

Question: en face… a la quatrieme devant

Answer: arms in second, looking straight forward, leg pointing forward.

Question: ecarte… ecarte devant

Answer: leg pointing forward to its oblique, to the side of the body. arm of leg curved above the head. other arm in second. looking up at hand.

Question: efface…. efface devant

Answer: leg pointing forward to its oblique. opposite arm curved above head. arm of leg to the side. facing up, body towards leg.

Question: a la second

Answer: arms in second and leg to the side. looking straight forward.

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