Here's another perspective on it. I just stumbled across this (really, it WAS accidental!)
http://that.animeblogger.net/2008/08...ger-positions/
Specifically interesting is one comment:
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This little hand gesture you’re talking about goes far beyond anime. I learned the hand position in the late 1960s when it was taught to me in ballet class. When the fingers are held in that position, the hand looks less stiff, more slender, and is believed to be more appealing looking from a distance. (In other words, from the audience.) Check out pictures from classical ballets and look at the hand positions. You’ll see how remarkably similar they are to the pictures you’re showing here.
LKK added these pithy words on Aug 21 08 at 1:52 pm
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