Which term means 'shaded position'?

Which term means 'shaded position'?

• A. Effacée
• B. Adage
• C. Allegro
• D. En arrière

Answer: (A)

Shaded position describes how the body is opened to the diagonal, giving the appearance of shading one side from the audience. Effacée is the term that matches this idea; it literally means shaded and is used to denote an open, diagonal pose where the torso faces the corner or diagonal and the line of the legs creates that oblique silhouette. The other terms refer to movement or direction rather than a pose: adage is a slow, lyrical tempo; allegro is a fast, lively tempo; en arrière means moving backward.

Shaded position describes how the body is opened to the diagonal, giving the appearance of shading one side from the audience. Effacée is the term that matches this idea; it literally means shaded and is used to denote an open, diagonal pose where the torso faces the corner or diagonal and the line of the legs creates that oblique silhouette.

The other terms refer to movement or direction rather than a pose: adage is a slow, lyrical tempo; allegro is a fast, lively tempo; en arrière means moving backward.