How Do You Learn Basic Ballet Moves?
• Learn the basic ballet positions: • First: place your heels touching together and your feet facing in opposite directions. Make sure your legs are turned out right from your thighs, not just below your knees or you could get serious knee injuries. • Second: like first, but place your feet about a foot apart. Keep the toes turned outwards. • Third: This position is like first, but cross the front foot’s heel at the middle (instep) of your back foot. • Fourth: place your feet turned outwards, but place your front foot about six inches in front of your back foot. This can be done from first-open fourth; or from third; crossed fourth. • Fifth: similar to first, but you place your front foot’s heel at your back foot’s toe. • Find or make a barre. A barre is simply a rail to help you keep your balance when doing warm-up.it should be at a comfortable height, just above (or at) your waist. • Read about ballet. The more that you read, especially books with illustrations or photos, the more yo
