-a function of the arms is to frame the torso (ie: the body) & the face
-in particular, the ecarte devant with high arm creates a profile cameo of the dancer's face
-profile cameos were a huge hit during your great-grandmother's time; for the rest of us, there is something inherently pleasing about the profiled face gazing slightly upward, the neck elongated, and the resulting curvature enhanced by the oval frame...especially when that face is alive and breathing

-the body as architecture (masterpiece or no)

-movement through space culminates in projected images; hold these static poses ever so slightly longer; As a warning, every small movement and gaze resonates into the audience, so choose with care which images you project to the audience.

Also of note: the instrument featured in this evening's beautiful temps-lie music was an oboe. The double-reed is like a bow to a string.