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Positions of the Feet

This is an excerpt from Beginning Jazz Dance With HKPropel Access by James Robey.

Jazz dance class uses both parallel foot positions and turned-out foot positions. In parallel foot positions, the feet may be side by side, apart at the distance of the center of the hip sockets, or in a wide position. Derived from classical ballet, the turned-out positions are called classical positions in jazz dance class.

Neutral position: feet apart at the distance of the center of the hip sockets and parallel to each other (see figure 5.4).

Figure 5.4 Neutral foot position.
Figure 5.4 Neutral foot position.

First position: insides of the feet together and parallel to each other (figure 5.5).

Figure 5.5 Parallel first position.
Figure 5.5 Parallel first position.

Second position: feet farther than hip-distance apart and parallel to each other (figure 5.6).

Figure 5.6 Parallel second position.
Figure 5.6 Parallel second position.

Fourth position: one foot forward of the other and the back heel lifted off the floor, as shown in figure 5.7 in plié.

Figure 5.7 Parallel fourth position.
Figure 5.7 Parallel fourth position.

Classical first position: feet in a V formation because of the natural turnout from the hip socket (figure 5.8).

Figure 5.8 Classical first position.
Figure 5.8 Classical first position.

Classical second position: feet apart about the length of one foot and naturally turned out (figure 5.9).

Figure 5.9 Classical second position.
Figure 5.9 Classical second position.
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