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On the Toes (balls)

The knees remain directly above the ball of the foot.The ball is the broader portion of the foot, immediately behind the toes, which carries the major part of the body's weight.

Stand facing a wall, with the toes touching and the feet are perpendicular to the wall. Have a line drawn that is parallel to the wall and touching the heels. Divide the distance between the wall and the line drawn, by another line, which we will call as the "half line", for the purpose of this exercise.

Now stand erect and facing the wall. The toes touch the half line. Keeping the legs straight, relax the ankles and fall forward against the wall, such that the stomach is in contact with the wall and the back is erect. Now without moving down or up against the wall, touch the maximum part of the thighs to the wall. I.e. The thighs rest against the wall. In doing so the knees bend and simultaneously the heels are lifted off the ground proportionally such that ones present elevation off the ground is maintained.

Feel this position, as you will need to maintain this position more or less continuously through out the dance. Next is to lightly push one's self off the floor such that in the position described above is maintained and one is balancing independent of the wall, and on the ball of the feet.

This position will be referred to when we mention "On the toes" unless otherwise elaborated.