1.DANCEballet posture: a ballet position in which the dancer stands on one leg with the other extended back and both arms stretched out, usually one forward and the other backward
2.ARTSornate design: an intricate and often symmetrical design, or style of design, incorporating curves, geometric patterns, leaves, flowers, and animal shapes.
3.MUSICmusic with ornate melody: a piece of classical music characterized by decorative melody. The term is often applied to 19th-century compositions for solo piano.
[Early 17th century. Via French from Italian arabesco in the Arabian style.]