Which term describes the fifth arm position raised high?

• A. Cinquième en haut
• B. Cinquième en bas
• C. Quatrième en haut
• D. Première

Answer: (A)

In Cecchetti arm vocabulary, numbers tell which position the arms are in, and en haut versus en bas show whether the arms are raised high or lowered. The fifth position raised high is described as cinquième en haut because it names the fifth position and specifies that the arms are overhead. The other terms describe different ideas: cinquième en bas would be the fifth position with the arms down, quatrième en haut is a different (fourth) position raised, and première is the first position in front of the body. So cinquième en haut is the exact term for the raised-high fifth position.