Which term means 'Shouldered'?

Which term means 'Shouldered'?

• A. Petits battements
• B. Chaîné
• C. Battu
• D. Épaulé

Answer: (D)

Épaulé means shouldered. In Cecchetti vocabulary, épauler comes from the idea of carrying or placing the shoulder forward. It describes the upper body being turned to one side with the shoulder leading, so the torso and head align along a diagonal and the look is of a shoulder being presented to the audience. Petits battements are small foot-beat movements, not about the shoulder. Chaîné refers to a chain of turns, again a foot/turn action rather than shoulder positioning. Battu means beaten, an action where the leg stamps or beats, not the shoulder line. So of these terms, the one that specifically conveys the idea of the upper body being shoulder-forward is épaulé.

Épaulé means shouldered. In Cecchetti vocabulary, épauler comes from the idea of carrying or placing the shoulder forward. It describes the upper body being turned to one side with the shoulder leading, so the torso and head align along a diagonal and the look is of a shoulder being presented to the audience.

Petits battements are small foot-beat movements, not about the shoulder. Chaîné refers to a chain of turns, again a foot/turn action rather than shoulder positioning. Battu means beaten, an action where the leg stamps or beats, not the shoulder line. So of these terms, the one that specifically conveys the idea of the upper body being shoulder-forward is épaulé.