Position IV
Sir:
In describing Igor Stravinsky at the triumphant premiere of his new ballet Orpheus . . . you say that the greatest living composer of ballet scores "took his bows onstage with the dancers, his feet crossed in his best Position III" [TIME, May 10].
Mr. Stravinsky, who has been writing ballets since 1909 . . . knows very well the logical anatomical basis of the Five Absolute Ballet Positions. In the Third Position (the heel of one foot locked against the instep of the other, weight equally distributed, with complete turnout), Mr. Stravinsky would have found it awkward to execute...
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