Cecchetti Grade 3 Practice Test

Spread in ballet vocabulary is captured by the term Écarté. Écarter means to spread or separate apart, and Écarté describes the position where the leg is extended outward to the side with turnout, creating a wide, open line. This is different from croisé devant or croisé derrière, which describe body orientation (crossed in front or behind), and from à la seconde, which refers to being in the second position. So the term that means spread is Écarté.