Which position might this be?

[Ian Macmillan]

The Times is forever promoting this and that via its Times+ programme.  The latest today is a supplement entitled "Learn something new this year" that, inter alia, includes some 2 for 1 Dance classes via the RAD ..... and on the cover is this:

 

 

What have they done to that left leg?  Am I alone in thinking that it's a very odd-looking stump?  Photo-shopped to fit the page margin?

[swanprincess]

That left leg is definitely disproportionately short yes.....

[Anna C]

It looks to my inexpert eye as if that is an attitude; i.e. leg bent but the body is twisted. Photoshopped or a funny angle, the end result looks odd.

 

Edited to add: Just asked dd who thinks that apart from the left leg, the dancer's body and supporting leg look as if she's doing a high developpé a la seconde. Perhaps the straight leg then wouldn't fit so they've photoshopped a leg doing an attitude?

[mimi66]

Terrible photo-shop job, I think...  sectittude derier, shall we call this?  I wish they had shown the photo to some dancers before printing.

 

Then I had a bit of a laugh - I have this image of ballt teachers being asked to demo this pose by those who decided to start learning ballet after reading this article!

Edited January 11, 2014 by mimi66

[Anjuli_Bai]

Those poor over arched feet.  

[Dance*is*life]

Oh YUK!!!!!!!!  Wierd!!!!!!!!

[JulieW]

I suppose it would look short if it was behind due to perspective (or whatever!) but never mind the legs, I'm not keen on her upper body/arm position. What an odd photo to choose.

[Dancer Sugar Plum]

She looks like she could be a beautiful dancer so it's a shame they 'had to' ruin her lines. If it was a problem fitting her pose in on the page, surely there were other ballet photos they could choose from?

Edited January 12, 2014 by Dancer Sugar Plum

[mimi66]

So many horribly aligned ballet-pose photos (shot by professional photographers - but not dance photographers) circulating in the syber space...

 

I think it just goes to show that one must have a pair of specifically trained eyes to appreciate the true beauty of the ballet line. It seems even professional photographers and graphic designers who have a talent and training for general asethetics don't always get it right.

[Thecatsmother]

The shoes also look different colours..