Dance pose reference
Real photos of dancers: ballet positions, leaps, turns, extensions and floor work.
Dancers hold long, clear lines through the whole body, which makes these photos good for gesture drawing and for studying balance.
Angle Ref has 1,450 photos like these, all openly licensed and credited.
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Dance poses from the front
The body faces the camera, chest and hips turned square to the picture.
Dance poses in three-quarter view
The body is turned about 45 degrees, so one side of the torso shows and the far shoulder and hip tuck behind.
Dance poses from the side
The body is in profile, turned about 90 degrees, which shows the curve of the back and how far the limbs reach forward and back.
Dance poses from behind
The body faces away from the camera: the shoulder blades, spine and the back of the legs.
