Define échappé and its typical starting and ending positions in Grade 1.

Define échappé and its typical starting and ending positions in Grade 1.

• A. A slide open from 5th to 2nd (or 2nd to 5th) while maintaining turnout.
• B. A jump from 2nd to 5th with turnout.
• C. A turn with arms in 1st position.
• D. A stretch of the leg in arabesque.

Answer: (A)

Échappé is a sliding escape from a closed position to an open one along the line of turnout. In Grade 1, you begin in fifth position with turnout and evenly distributed weight, then glide the feet apart to end in second position, still turned out. It’s a controlled, on-the-ground shift, not a jump, turn, or arabesque stretch. The idea is the feet “escape” from a closed fifth to an open second while maintaining proper turnout throughout.

Échappé is a sliding escape from a closed position to an open one along the line of turnout. In Grade 1, you begin in fifth position with turnout and evenly distributed weight, then glide the feet apart to end in second position, still turned out. It’s a controlled, on-the-ground shift, not a jump, turn, or arabesque stretch. The idea is the feet “escape” from a closed fifth to an open second while maintaining proper turnout throughout.