This French Art Nouveau bronze sculpture of a ballerina by François-Rupert Carabin features a romantic style leotard and tutu. The romantic ballerinas were among the first to develop the pointe technique, a style where the dancer balances all her weight on her tiptoes. This dancer’s feet are in second position, with her right foot straight and left turned out. Likewise, the ballerina holds her left arm up and her right arm out, called forth en haut. She is likely about to perform a pirouette, spinning on one foot while the other is raised at the knee, according to the romantic technique.
