Fun Friday Fifth En Bas
On this Fun Friday after Thanksgiving I’m hoping you have
the day off and can fully devote your thinking to today’s ballet secret: fifth en bas. This arm position, sometimes
called low fifth, maintains the same curve in the arms as all the other arm positions. But for some reason, this low one seems to
have infinite variations. Everything
from holding the hands together, to resting them at the side of the hips.
The generally accepted standard is simple: the hands are in front of the thighs. Not
resting on the thighs, but just out from them.
Not at the side of the thighs, but centered on them.
All the other ballet rules apply: the hands are shaped as though cradling a
baby bird, the fingers are extended slightly (not tense and not curled), and
the thumbs are in (no hamburger hands). Also,
the correct curve of the arms is maintained so there is space between the waist
and the elbows.
From the Big Blue Book of Ballet Secrets:
Secret #6x:
“ The hands in fifth en bas are in front of the thighs.”
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