Core positions in ballet

Ballet is the art I have been doing out of the four different dance techniques I have learned. (Ballet, jazz, pointe, and hip hop).

If someone wanted to learn how to do ballet, there are some core foot positions that a dancer would need to learn. Here they are:

Position number one:

In this position, you would be standing up straight with your legs together. As you can see in this picture, you will place your heels against each other with your toes pointed outward. Another term for that would be called a "turn out".

Position number two:

This position is very similar to position number one. The only difference is your heels are apart from each other (at about a shoulder's width length). Your feet are still in the same position, just farther apart from each other, and you still want to maintain a turn out.

Position number three:

I never used this position throughout the eleven years I have danced, so I consider it an uncommon one. Some dance schools might use it though. The way this position works is you still keep your turn out, but you have one heel in front (or in back) of the other heel, and your heels are right up against each other.

Position number four:

You can't fully tell how this position works in the picture. The way it works is, you have one foot in front of the other by about 4-6 inches, and you line up your toes on one foot with the heel of the other foot. Again, maintain a turnout!

Position number 5:

This position is similar to position number four, except instead of your feet being about 4-6 inches apart, they are right up against each other, maintaining that turn out.

Points to remember: 

- This positions are actually called First position, Second position, Third position, Fourth position, and Fifth position.

- Your legs stay straight in all of these positions.

- If you don't have a turn out, then the positions will not be right.