

Our final basic ballet position of the arms is fifth! This is a very common position and is quite iconic of ballet. If you place your thumb on your forehead, then lift it straight up, your arms will be in a good position… just slightly in front of your head. Try to keep your arms slightly in front of you still, even though one is lifted over your head. Also, the same tip of the hands applies when your arm is lifted up you want to have the inside of your hand facing towards your face so that if you titled your head slightly upwards, you’d see your reflection if you were holding a mirror. Like all other ballet positions of the arms, you want to make sure the arms are curved so it looks like you have no elbows, not too straight and not too bent so your elbows look pointy.
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Since you already know how to hold your arm in second, let’s focus on the one you just lifted above. Now, with the arm still in first, lift it above your head, completing the fourth position. Starting in first position of the arms, move to a third position by opening one arm. Fourth will start to be a little trickier than the first three positions. Next on our list of basic ballet positions is fourth. Always work with straight legs first, then into your turnout. If you can’t get them straight, try lessening your turnout a little.

There are also other basic ballet positions of the arms that can be combined with other beginner and advanced steps.

The positions of the feet include first position, second position, third position, fourth position and fifth position. What are the Five Basic Positions of Ballet? The five basic positions are usually one of the first things taught in a beginner’s ballet class but are essential to the technique of classical ballet as practically every step begins and ends in one of the five basic positions. First, we’ll take a look at the five basic ballet positions of the feet. In classical ballet, there are five basic positions of both the feet and arms.
