Hand-book of calisthenics and gymnastics : a complete drill-book for schools, families, and gymnasiums : with music to accompany the exercises . ssing to thenext Series. FIFTH SERIES. First Position. No. 117.—The instructor will command: 1. Arm and Hand Exercise; 2. Fifth Series; 3. First—Position. No. 118.—At the third command, the students will take theposition of Fig. 53, in which the forearms are placed upon the hips,with the fists extended just in front of the waist, and their backs outto the sides. No. 119.—First Movements. The first classof movements is executed by first describing, wit
Hand-book of calisthenics and gymnastics : a complete drill-book for schools, families, and gymnasiums : with music to accompany the exercises . ssing to thenext Series. FIFTH SERIES. First Position. No. 117.—The instructor will command: 1. Arm and Hand Exercise; 2. Fifth Series; 3. First—Position. No. 118.—At the third command, the students will take theposition of Fig. 53, in which the forearms are placed upon the hips,with the fists extended just in front of the waist, and their backs outto the sides. No. 119.—First Movements. The first classof movements is executed by first describing, withboth hands simultaneously, sixteen outward circles,and then sixteen inward ones, as represented by thedotted circles of Fig. 53. No. 120.—Second Movements. This class ofmovements only differs from No. 119 in being exe-cuted with the elbows upon the hips, thus describinglarger circles, as represented in Fig. 54. Second Position. No. 121.—At the command, Second—Position,the student will take the position of Fig. 55, inwhich the right hand is held about five inches abovethe left, with both palms up and the thumbs Fig. 53.
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