Mention arabesque or grand jete to the couple in the photographs and they will immediately know you are talking about what may be the most beautiful positions the human body can assume. Mention ...

Ballet has found itself struggling to keep up with the times when it comes to diversifying. For more than 200 years, ballet positions like the arabesque and Plié have endured almost unchanged, but ...

One of the basic poses in ballet, arabesque takes its name from a form of Moorish ornament. In ballet it is a position of the body, in profile, supported on one leg . . . with the other leg extended ...