方向或身体对齐
方位与身体朝向（directions or body alignment）。舞者相对观众所站的方向极为重要——如果所有舞步与舞姿都正对着观众（en face）完成，舞蹈会十分单调。方位平面图以右脚为例、自第五位出发，标出向前、向后或向侧迈步时所面对的各个方向，页面顶端即代表观众。例如：chassé 以右脚向房间右前角（1 号方位）方向迈出，即为 chassé effacé en avant；但同样的 chassé 若以右脚向房间左前角（2 号方位）方向迈出，则成为 chassé croisé en avant。
The direction in which the dancer stands in relation to the audience is very important. If all the steps and poses were taken en face, the dance would be very monotonous. The diagrammatic floor plan shows the feet in the fifth position facing the various directions, using the R foot and starting a step forward, backward or to the side, the top of the page being the audience. For instance, a chassé when taken with the R foot toward the right front corner of the room (corner 1) is a chassé effacé en avant but if the chassé is taken toward the left front corner of the room (corner 2) with the R foot it becomes a chassé croisé en avant.