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Show 104 THE CODE OF TERPSICHORE. EXPLANATION OF THE PLATES. PLATE I. Fig. 1. First position, arms in the second. 2. Position of the wrist and fingers. 3. Opposition, e'paulement du corps • half-arm in opposition and legs in the third position. 4. Armsextended in opposition ; legs in the fifth position. 5. Arms encircling over the head, and legs in the fifth position on the toes. PLATE II. Fig. 1. Position of the body, demi-bras, and legs in the fourth position (side view). 2. Second position, feet flat on the ground, and position of the demi-bras. 3. Second position on the toes. 4. Bend in the second position. 5. Manner in which a dancer should hold himself in practising; leg in the second position. PLATE III. Fig. 1, 2, and 3. Defective positions of the arms. 4. Defects of the physical construction of the bow-legged dancer. 5. Defects of the physical construction of the close-legged dancer. PLATE IV. Fig. 1. Fourth position forwards and in the air. Arms in the second position (side view). 2. Same position on the toes. Arms in opposition (front view). 3. Fourth position, leg in the air behind (side view). 4. Poses, preparation, and termination of terns and steps. |