Signing up for your first ballet class might feel like ... forming a wide V position (or, ideally, perfectly horizontal). Arms are in a round O shape in front of the dancer’s breastbone.

These kids literally pull themselves apart in an arms race ... the new documentary "First Position." Gorgeously re.ndered with heart and wit, the film follows a half-dozen ballet hopefuls as ...

A ballet-inspired workout could help you slim ... obliques to sculpt a waist that is "lean and toned." Bring the arms to first position--a circle in front of your belly button.

Looking for lean, toned muscles like your favorite celebrities? Try Ballet Beautiful, the ballet-inspired workout that helps ...

If you loved ballet class as a kid and wish you could ... you can focus on nailing a few of the main movements, like first position, second position, and plié. In terms of class layout, Mellors ...

"I think I've had just the right amount of childhood and the right amount of ballet." REVIEW First Position Who: With Aran Bell, Michaela DePrince, Miko Fogarty, Rebecca Houseknecht, Joan ...

“let’s party” using your ballet arms), see some first class ballet dancing, find out the challenge of the first position and more. No previous ballet experience is required for those who ...

then slide foot back in to first position. Repeat. Lift high on tippy toes of one supported leg, then lift other leg straight out to side with knee slightly bent. The traditional arm posture is ...

He took note, and that’s how this gorgeous work opens: Dancers, standing in rows, raise an arm to ... the realm of ballet the moment they open their feet from parallel to first position ...

arms, head and face meet the air. That is, all world and all sky. As Kolpakova coaches a new generation of Ballet Theater's dancers, Jaffe remembers her arrival. “I’ll never forget that first ...