Ballet poses

Ballet is my favourite type of dance. In my opinion it is amongst the most aesthetically beautiful dances and I would have personally loved to learn Ballet when i was young, so researching it interests me.

I watched a movie called 'Black Swan' that made me realise that there are two sides to the life of a professional Ballet dancer. There is the flawless, elegant sucessful side that we see on stage and there is the emotional and physical strain that is behind closed doors that nobody sees.

I took some inspiration from books to find ballet poses that I can use in my images. The following images are from books called 'Ballet Class Principles and Practice' by Joan Lawson' 'Royal Academy of Dancing: Step by Step Ballet Class'. I am going to opt more for the poses that aren't too difficult to recreate so it will be simple enough for my model.