ballet position

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Definition of ballet position in English English dictionary

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

classical position of the body and especially the feet in ballet

Hyphenation

bal·let po·si·tion

Turkish pronunciation

bäley pızîşın

Pronunciation

/baˈlā pəˈzəsʜən/ /bæˈleɪ pəˈzɪʃən/