Task 5: Moving from the five positions
You have already reflected on the feeling of the ballet positions and now you will be thinking about how sustaining and moving from the five positions facilitates physical and aesthetic dimensions of practice.

In class we will explore how you move between positions in space and the feeling in the body of opposition and alignment.
Tully explains in his book how alignment and opposition are simultaneously engaged. Read a few pages (pp. 9-12 and pp. 32-33) from his book and answer the question below.
Tully, R. (2011) The Song Sings the Bird. A Manual on the Teaching of Classical Dance. Rome: Gremese.
Paskevska refers to an oppositional pull in ballet technique. Read chapters on "Alignment" (pp. 33-35) and "Opposition" (p. 55-62) from her book and answer the question below.
Paskevska, A. (2005) Ballet Beyond Tradition: The Role of Movement Concepts in Ballet Technique. New York and London: Routledge.
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In this activity you are going to consider the execution of alignment and opposition in two ballet dancers.
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