Formalized Movement

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      According to Sporre, "The most obvious repository of formalized movement in dance is ballet. All movement in ballet stems from five basic leg, foot, and arm positions"(Sporre-181). These positions are designed to allow dancers to move with the greatest possible agility, control, speed, lightness, and grace. Classical-ballet technique are based on the turned-out position of the legs, which increases the range of movement through added mobility in the hip joint and also gives a more pleasing line to the extended leg. "Many variations can be made upon the five basic positions; such as, the grande seconde, which varies second position with one leg elevated to full height. One leg also elevates in the demi-hauteuror "half height." Full height requires extension of the leg at a 90-degree angle to the ground; half height requires a 45-degree extension” (Sporre-181).