How to do an Arabesque

Dance |dans| verb; move rhythmically to music, typically following a set sequence of steps. In this post, you will learn about the move called an arabesque. This is a French term for a certain posture. When doing an arabesque, your body should be supported on one leg and the other leg should be extended backward. The goal is to get your back leg to be parallel to the floor, but for those of you with little to no dance experience, just get your leg as high as you can. When you are doing this move, remember that you don’t want to bend over, you want to keep your back and upper body up and facing front, side, etc. On the left is a picture of an arabesque.