Jazz Dance Basics- Arm Positions


Ballet Arm Positions
Jazz hand
The arm is often straight, with the fingers spread wide open.
Jazz arm
Can be inverted so that the elbows are facing down and the wrist can be extended or flexed.
Jazz fifth or Jazz V position
The arms are lifted to the diagonal with the palms facing either down or up but with the elbows fully extended.

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