意为「身后、斜向敞开(遮蔽)的 attitude」(attitude shaded in back)。舞者面向舞台的一个前方角落站立(effacé 方向)。抬起的手臂与腿靠近观众,动力腿呈半屈姿态,使观众能看见整条腿自髋至足的拱形线条。身体向观众呈现四分之三、近乎侧面的视角。法国学派称之为 attitude ouverte(参见该条)。
各学派在躯干与头部的处理上有所不同:
【切凯蒂体系】身体保持竖直、背部挺直,舞者向抬起的腿方向微微后仰。头转向观众,并向抬起的手臂一侧倾斜。
【俄罗斯学派】躯干朝支撑腿方向前倾,背部保持挺直,双肩水平。头转向观众。俄罗斯学派还采用一种高位 effacé 姿势:大腿抬得较高,脚的位置高于膝盖,约成 135 度。
Attitude shaded in back. The dancer stands facing a front corner of the stage (effacé direction). The raised arm and leg are nearer the audience with the leg in a half-bent position so that the audience sees the arched line of the entire leg from hip to toe. The body presents a three-quarter, almost profile view to the audience. The French School terms this the “attitude ouverte” ( q.v. ).
The schools differ in the treatment of the torso and head:
[Cecchetti method] In this method, the body is held upright with a straight back and the dancer leans slightly back toward the raised leg. The head is turned toward the audience and inclined toward the raised arm.
[Russian School] The torso is tilted forward toward the supporting leg with the back held upright and both shoulders level. The head is turned toward the audience. The Russian School also uses a high effacé position in which the thigh is raised so that the foot is held higher than the knee at approximately 135 degrees.