N. B.—In elevated positions the toe must be extended so that the foot and leg form a straight line.
Simple Exercises Using the Fundamental Positions.—Stand with feet in first position; hands in first position (Fig. [69]).—Exercise 1.—Move right foot to second position (Fig. [70]), and back to first position four times. Left foot the same.
Exercise 2.—Move right foot from fourth position in front (Fig. [72]) to fifth position in front (Fig. [74]). Repeat four times. Right foot in back (Fig. [73]), fourth to fifth, four times. Left foot in back, fourth to fifth, four times.
Exercise 3.—Move right foot from second position to third in front, to second, to third in back. Repeat four times. Left foot the same.
To make the exercise more difficult, hold the skirt extended with the hands in the second position (see Fig. [77]). Or arms extended in third position amplified, palms down, which is very difficult.
Music in 6/8 time will add interest.
Arm Movements.—Exercise 4.—Move hands from first position to second and back to first. Repeat four times. N. B.—Draw the hands away from each other by the wrists, and toward each other by the wrists. The hands should move as though trailed through water.
Exercise 5.—Move the hands from the third position, to the third position amplified, and back again to third (Figs. [71], [72]). Repeat four times. N. B.—Move to third position from first position. Do not go directly from the first position to third position amplified, but through third position in front.
Exercise 6.—Move hands from fourth to fifth position, four times.
Exercise 7.—Move right hand to fourth position, left hand to second position, starting from third in front, back to third position. Repeat four times. Change hands, moving right to second, left to fourth position.