[header] How to get the correct posture in ballet [title] Gain knowledge about the types of ballet. [substeps] Choose the hand of your choice. With the palm of that hand facing the floor, place it in the space beneath the middle of you back, but above your tailbone. 
( that is the natural arch of your back) as you continue to push your knees towards the floor, try not to make the arch of your back any larger. ( you want to do this because once you stand up you will want to eliminate that arch.