Attitude Devant

In this photo Johanna demonstrates attitude devant. The young ballerina is balancing on her supporting leg with her working leg raised above 90 degrees devant, or forward. The working leg is slightly bent, the supporting foot is on relevé, or raised, the supporting leg is straight with the muscles tight, and the arms are gracefully floating a la seconde, or to the side. With the support of all of these elements and the correct alignment of the spine, Johanna is demonstrating physics by showing center of gravity. All 103 pounds of body weight are balancing upon one single center point, shown here as the ball of her foot.