What is the Cecchetti term for facing diagonally toward the audience (toward a corner)?

• A. Croisé
• B. Épaulement
• C. En face
• D. À la seconde

Answer: (A)

In Cecchetti, croisé is the term for facing diagonally toward the audience, toward a corner. It means your torso is angled off to the side rather than squared to the front, creating a diagonal line from the front of the body toward the corner. This orientation emphasizes the lines of the arms and legs as you present to the audience from a diagonal point of view.

En face means your chest faces directly forward to the audience, which is the opposite orientation. À la seconde means turning the body to the side as if you’re looking along the line of the second position, not toward a corner. Épaulement refers to how the shoulders and head are aligned or angled—often used to describe presenting the shoulders toward the audience while the hips stay more facing forward or to balance the diagonal line of croisé.