What does “Épaulé” mean in ballet?
( ; 'shouldered.') One of the positions of the body or épaulement where the body is at an oblique angle to the audience, the downstage arm is allongé in front and the downstage shoulder appears prominent to the audience as the downstage leg works to the back (e.g. second arabesque ).
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Definition adapted from Glossary of ballet on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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