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Definition of second position in English: second positionnoun 1Ballet
A posture in which the feet form a straight line, being turned out to either side with the heels separated by the distance of a small step. Example sentencesExamples - One partner hoists the other on one hip or across the shoulders, or balances him on legs spread in a wide second position.
- Once you're warm, you can stretch your groin muscles doing the straddle position by standing up with feet parallel in second position, bending one leg while leaving the other straight.
- From the first position, big jump into the second position plié.
- If you can only maintain the first and second positions for 30 seconds (but not positions three and four), your balance is fair.
- Finding the right pointe shoe accessories, like finding your second position, takes practice.
- For second position, open the legs to slightly more than hip-width.
- 1.1 A position of the arms in which they are held out to each side of the body, curving forwards and slightly upwards.
Example sentencesExamples - In second position, you have to get the elbow up.
- And another where a woman in a deep plié in second position with hands on hips propels herself in a circle, again using the heels to give the momentum.
- The students place their fingers at the base of their ribs and then extend their arms out to a second position that is somewhat low.
- The arms are usually in an extended second position with the wrists slightly lifted when she is in the air.
2Music
A position of the left hand on the fingerboard of a stringed instrument nearer to the bridge than the first position, enabling a higher-pitched set of notes to be played. Example sentencesExamples - Technical issues include some position work, with a couple well-chosen opportunities to access second position through finger substitutions or half-step shifts.
Definition of second position in US English: second positionnoun 1Ballet
A posture in which the feet form a straight line, being turned out to either side with the heels separated by the distance of a small step. Example sentencesExamples - One partner hoists the other on one hip or across the shoulders, or balances him on legs spread in a wide second position.
- Finding the right pointe shoe accessories, like finding your second position, takes practice.
- If you can only maintain the first and second positions for 30 seconds (but not positions three and four), your balance is fair.
- Once you're warm, you can stretch your groin muscles doing the straddle position by standing up with feet parallel in second position, bending one leg while leaving the other straight.
- From the first position, big jump into the second position plié.
- For second position, open the legs to slightly more than hip-width.
- 1.1 A position of the arms in which they are held out to each side of the body, curving forward and slightly upward.
Example sentencesExamples - In second position, you have to get the elbow up.
- The students place their fingers at the base of their ribs and then extend their arms out to a second position that is somewhat low.
- The arms are usually in an extended second position with the wrists slightly lifted when she is in the air.
- And another where a woman in a deep plié in second position with hands on hips propels herself in a circle, again using the heels to give the momentum.
2Music
A position of the left hand on the fingerboard of a stringed instrument nearer to the bridge than the first position, enabling a higher-pitched set of notes to be played. Example sentencesExamples - Technical issues include some position work, with a couple well-chosen opportunities to access second position through finger substitutions or half-step shifts.
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