Dancing at The Cicada Club

We had a blast going out dancing at The Cicada Club in downtown Los Angeles. All of the students got out on the floor and danced into the wee small hours of the morning. The entire vibe of the place feels as though you've been time warped back to the 1940's. The dinner was fabulous, the band was incredible and deco was decolicious! Five Stars *****

Proper Traditional Dance Foot Positions

There are five ballet positions that you will learn in your beginning ballet class. You will notice that all of the positions start from first position, and are then modified for each of the other positions. Here are the five positions and what they mean:

First Position (Premiere)

This is the first position you will learn in your ballet course. You will put your heels and knees together and your legs are turned out away from your hips. Your feet will be positioned to make a V shape. When you look down your feel should be in a 180 degree angle from your body. You must keep your stomach in, stand up straight with your spine straight.

Second Position (Second)

This position is similar to your first position, but your arms are straight out from both your sides and they are rounded slightly.

Third Position (Troisième)

This position means that you will keep your legs turned away from your hips and you cross one leg in front of the other; they will touch each other in the middle. You will also move the corresponding arm out. As an example, if you start with your right foot out in front, you will raise your right arm above your head in a semicircle. You will then take your left arm and take it out to the side.

Forth Position (Quatrième)

In this position, you will keep the same first position and then place one foot in front of the other one with one foot forward and the other foot directly behind it; you will have about 12 inches or so between your feet. Again, you're going to raise the corresponding arm above your head in a semicircle.

Fifth Position (Cinquième)

Keep the fourth position and then place one foot in front of the other with the heel of your front foot against the first joint of your other foot (at the big toe). Lift your arms overhead and move them in a soft circle shape.