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ballet position

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Any of the five positions of the feet fundamental to all classical ballet. First codified by Pierre Beauchamp (1636–1705) in 1680, the positions form the base from which a dancer achieves stability or aplomb, the basic law of ballet. Fundamental to all the positions is the turnout, or rotation of the dancer's legs out from the hips, which creates a firm basis for movement in any direction. Various positions of the arms and hands (port de bras) complete the figures.



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All six American entrants were eliminated during the trials and all seemed to have the same faults: lack of correct port de bras in basic poses; poor or no ability to do small, quick beats; lack of epaulement; incorrect use of head positions; and lack of awareness that all exercises must begin and end in a recognizable ballet position.
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