Which term translates to 'Around the room'?

Which term translates to 'Around the room'?

• A. A la seconde
• B. Coupé
• C. Écarté
• D. Autour de la salle

Answer: (D)

The idea here is recognizing French ballet terms that describe direction and movement. Autour de la salle literally means around the room, and in Cecchetti usage it describes traveling around the perimeter of the space. It’s the term used when dancers move in a circular or circulating pattern around the room, rather than staying in one place or moving in a simple forward or sideways path. The other terms describe specific foot positions or actions, not a route around the room: à la seconde refers to the second position of the feet; coupé is a small cutting step where one foot cuts in front of or behind the other; écarté denotes a position opened to the side with the legs spread apart. So autours de la salle is the one that matches the meaning “around the room.”

The idea here is recognizing French ballet terms that describe direction and movement. Autour de la salle literally means around the room, and in Cecchetti usage it describes traveling around the perimeter of the space. It’s the term used when dancers move in a circular or circulating pattern around the room, rather than staying in one place or moving in a simple forward or sideways path.

The other terms describe specific foot positions or actions, not a route around the room: à la seconde refers to the second position of the feet; coupé is a small cutting step where one foot cuts in front of or behind the other; écarté denotes a position opened to the side with the legs spread apart. So autours de la salle is the one that matches the meaning “around the room.”