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Collage of a dancer in two arabesque poses. The one on the left is in a deep lunge with leg closest to the viewer. The arm closest to the view is elegantly extending forward. The other arm is stretched sideways away from the camera. She is looking towards the viewer with a relaxed, pleasant expression. The photo on the right is the same dancer with the leg closest to the view in the air behind her at 90º. Her body is leaning forward horizontally with the arm closest to the view stretching forwards, as if completing the line of the leg. Her gaze is downward to the floor. She is standin on the ball of her foot on the supporting leg.

What is technique? Part 2- Style, Versatility & Building The Instrument

Posted February 26, 2025

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Style & Versatility An arabesque in ballet has the same anatomical and kinesthetic needs as an arabesque in modern dance. All arabesques require turnout, a spiraling spinal column with a well distributed arch in the…

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What is technique? Part 2- Style, Versatility & Building The Instrument

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