Fifth Position

[FouetteFanatic]

I have very hyper extended knees and I find i very hard to keep my legs straight when closing to fifth. My knees always bend no matter how hard I try. Can someone give me some advice to help this problem be less obvious?

[Mel Johnson]

Actually, by the strangest coincidence, there's a topic active on Adult Ballet Students right now on this very subject:

 

http://balletalert.com/dancersforum/index....topic=20665&hl=

[FouetteFanatic]

Thank you very much Mr. Johnson! I must have missed that topic!