Task 4: Visualising the body
This task deals with the five positions in ballet. In order to explore these positions as shape and movement, it addresses a fundamental principle: Verticality, the line of the aplomb, and the dynamic inherent in the ballet dancer's relationship with gravity.

You have read Paskevska's and Tully's texts for the previous activities and might have noticed that they both use a diagram to visually explain their understanding of dance.
The following questions will help you to think about the verticality of the body facilitated by the spinal column and its importance for ballet technique. Read sections "The Spinal Column" and "Getting Centered" (pp. 17-20) in Valerie Grieg's text and answer the following questions.

Grieg, V. (1994) Inside Ballet Technique: Separating Anatomical Fact from Fiction in the Ballet Class. London: Dance Books.
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