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Orchesography

Of true Positions.

John Weaver translation

There are five true

Positions

. The first is when the two Feet are join’d together, the Heels being one against the other.

First Position.

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The second is when the Feet are open, or separate, on a Line, one distant from the other the length of the Foot. Second Position.

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The third is when the Heel of one Foot is join’d to the Ankle of the other, which I shall hereafter term inclos’d. Third Position.

Illustration from Orchesography, or, the Art of Dancing The Art of Dancing by Characters and Demonstrative Figures

The fourth is when the two Feet are plac’d one before the other, the distance of a Foot in length. Fourth Position.

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The fifth is when the two Feet are cross’d, the Heel of one directly opposite to the Toe of the other. Fifth Position.

Illustration from Orchesography, or, the Art of Dancing The Art of Dancing by Characters and Demonstrative Figures
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