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In the next clip, let's look and see how we start to move the arms curving space correctly.
We're starting with the Spanish fifth position, with the arms turn back a little bit more
in an exaggerated style, keep your tail bone tucked under, keep your shoulders back and
down. Take the right arm and very slowly start to move the arm down to what I call Spanish
second position. Notice that my elbow is sticking it, and that the elbow is higher than the
wrist, and the wrist is higher than my fingers. As I carved through the space, I come down
to the first position, I keep the elbow sticking out so that as I start to return to fifth,
I let the upper arm lead, the elbow sticking out and the last part of the arm to con-finish
the movement would be the fingers. I can repeat this on the left side, bringing the arm down,
down, down and up.