| Correct and elegant ballet arm positions depend on | | | | rest below your ears. |
| correct spinal posture, correct hold on the turnout, | | | | Get a picture taken of you from the side. Draw a |
| and correct placement of feet on the floor (and | | | | vertical line through it, and see if your ears/shoulders |
| knee positions, if you are hyper-extended). It sounds | | | | waist/hips/knees and ankles line up (or slightly |
| complex, but ballet body posture is natural and allows | | | | forward from the ankles). |
| for relaxed movements of the neck, head and arms. | | | | If those key joint positions fall behind or in front of |
| Following are a few tips so that you know how to | | | | the plumb line, you now can see what to correct. |
| improve. | | | | Different styles of ballet teach different arm |
| When you, especially if you are an adult beginner, | | | | positions. Regardless of the details, you want to |
| learn ballet, there is a lot of information to absorb | | | | attain a flowing, fluid quality from one ballet position |
| about basic positions. | | | | to another. |
| All ballet exercises depend on your understanding of, | | | | If your hard work in ballet classes builds strength |
| and ability to execute natural correct posture. Other | | | | from correct posture, chances are that you will have |
| elements such as turnout, and safe stretching, follow | | | | elegant ballet arm positions that will improve your |
| as you progress in your dance classes. | | | | technique. |
| When you stand up straight, yet relaxed, do your | | | | Ballet is an art form that increases the magical and |
| shoulders rest at the side of your torso, or do they | | | | imaginative dimension of life. Understanding how to |
| curve into a "round-shoulders" position? A stretch you | | | | learn ballet brings you real physical results. It's your |
| can do easily every day will allow your shoulders to | | | | journey, it's your dance. Enjoy! |