A frequently used classical ballet position. The weight of the body is supported on one leg while the other is extended in back, the knee straight. The arabesque may be varied in many ways by changing the position of the arms, the angle of the body and the height of the leg in the air. A classical position similar to the arabesque, except that the knee of the raised leg is bent. A long wooden pole attached to the walls of a dance studio.
Dancers traditionally do warm-up exercises at the barre.
An extension of the leg. A rapid run, like a trill on the pointes of the toes, with the feet in fifth position. The feet move so quickly that the transfer of weight is almost imperceptible-the ballerina seems to skim across the stage. Opposite of exercises done in one place with the support of the barre. A series of turns, executed in a line or in a circle, in which the feet remain close to the floor and the weight is transferred rapidly and.d almost imperceptibly from one foot to the other as the body revolves.