The art of ballet is a beautiful, graceful and expressive form of dance. While it may look effortless, it requires skill, strength, and years of practice to perfect the proper stances and movements.
One important element to master in ballet is positions. Ballet positions are the foundation of proper technique and can vary depending on the style of dance or choreography. When learning ballet, one must understand how many feet and arms are in each position.
The traditional five ballet positions are first, second, third, fourth and fifth. Each position requires a specific placement of the feet and arms in relation to one another. In first position, the feet are turned out from the hips with toes pointed outward at a 45 degree angle from each other.
The arms should be held up in an oval shape with palms facing up towards the ceiling. In second position, both legs are straightened as you step out into a wide stance with feet parallel to each other and toes pointed straight ahead. Arms should be kept up in an oval shape with palms facing inward.
Third position is similar to second but one foot steps slightly forward while keeping heels together. Arms should be held up in an oval shape with palms facing inward towards one another.
Fourth position has both feet stepped apart at a wider angle than second or third while keeping toes pointing outward at 45 degree angles from each other. Arms should again be held up in an oval shape with palms facing outward.
Finally fifth position has both feet touching each other at an angle while keeping heels together so that toes point outwards like a diamond shape. Arms should be raised up above your head with both hands touching each other over head in a circle shape.
Conclusion:
In summary, there are five different traditional ballet positions that require specific placement of both feet and arms for proper technique and execution. First requires feet turned out from the hips with toes pointed outward at 45 degree angles from each other and arms held up in an oval shape with palms facing upwards towards the ceiling.
Second requires legs straightened as you step out into a wide stance with feet parallel to each other and toes pointed straight ahead while arms remain up in an oval shape but now palms face inward towards one another. Third follows similarly but one foot steps slightly forward while keeping heels together while arms stay up in oval shape again but now palms face inward towards one another even moreso than before. Fourth has both feet stepped apart at a wider angle than second or third while keeping toes pointing outward at 45 degree angles from each other and arms remain held up in an oval shape but now palms face outward away from body instead of inward towards it like before while fifth closes off with both feet touching each other at an angle while keeping heels together so that toes point outwards like a diamond shape as arms come raised up above your head with both hands touching each other over head in a circle shape.
Conclusion:
In ballet, there are five traditional positions that require specific placements for both the feet and arms for proper technique execution; first requiring toes pointed outward at 45-degree angles from each hip, second requiring legs straightened into a wide stance with parallel feet facing forward, third stepping one foot slightly forward while maintaining heel contact, fourth stepping apart wider than before but still maintaining toe contact at 45-degree angles from hip joints, lastly closing off by having toe tips touch forming diamond shapes as hands complete circles above head contact.