前劈叉位（俄罗斯学派）
écarté devant（俄罗斯学派），意为「向前的 écarté（分开/甩开）」。舞者面向教室两个前角中的任意一角（第 2 角或第 8 角；见图示），将离观众较近的那条腿向二位 à terre 点地，或抬至二位 en l'air。以右腿伸出做成此姿态时：舞者与观众成斜角站立，面向第 8 角，右腿做二位 pointe tendue à terre，或抬至二位 en l'air，脚尖指向第 2 角。手臂为：右手臂在视线方向上弯举过头，左手臂置于 demi-seconde 位。身体向左侧倾斜，头转向右侧，目光上望右手。见图解。
Écarté front. The dancer faces either one of the two front corners of the room (corners 2 or 8) with the leg that is closer to the audience pointed in the second position à terre or raised to the second position en l’air. When this position is taken with the R leg extended, the dancer stands at an oblique angle to the audience, facing corner 8 with the R leg in the second position pointe tendue à terre or raised to the second position en l’air pointing toward corner 2. The arms are held with the R arm curved over the head in the line of vision and the L arm held in demi-seconde position. The body leans to the left with the head turned to the right and the eyes looking up at the R hand.