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  2. Natural and reverse turns - Wikipedia

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    Natural turn" and "reverse turn" are names of syllabus figures in waltz, Viennese waltz, foxtrot, quickstep. In addition, the words "natural" and "reverse" are used in some other figures that amount to turning to the right or left, respectively, e.g. natural twist turn in tango and foxtrot.

  3. Box step - Wikipedia

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    Box step in rumba and left box in waltz. Box step is a basic dance step named after the pattern it creates on the floor, which is that of a square or box. It is used in a number of American Style ballroom dances: rumba, [1] waltz, [2] bronze-level foxtrot. While it can be performed individually, it is usually done with a partner.

  4. Waltz - Wikipedia

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    Thereafter a Spanish Waltz was danced. This Spanish Waltz was a combination of dancing around the room in closed position, and a "formation" dance of two couples facing each other and performing a sequence of steps. [22] "Valse a Trois Temps" was the "earliest" waltz step, and the Rye Waltz was preferred as a couple dance. [23]

  5. Natural spin turn - Wikipedia

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    The natural spin turn is a ballroom dance step used in the waltz. It is typically used to advance a couple 5 ⁄ 4 of a turn down line of dance, although an underturned spin turn is also very useful for turning a corner. The natural spin turn is also considered an intermediary step toward learning pivots. [1]

  6. Lead and follow - Wikipedia

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    Traditionally, the male dance partner is the leader and the female dance partner is the follower, though this is not always the case, such as in Schottische danced in the Madrid style where women lead and men follow (although this is not totally true: during the dance there is an exchange of roles, the leader becomes the follower and vice versa [3]).

  7. America's Ballroom Challenge - Wikipedia

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    It is part of the annual Ohio Star Ball, [1] a festival of DanceSport in Columbus, Ohio. Each season typically consists of competitions in five categories, with the first four categories devoted to each of the major styles of competitive ballroom dance: American Smooth: Waltz, Tango, Foxtrot, Viennese Waltz

  8. Closed position - Wikipedia

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    The most commonly used kind of closed position comes from the waltz, and is very commonly used in ballroom dance.The leader's right hand is on the follower's back (or, rarely, on the left upper arm near the shoulder); its exact placement on the back ranges from the waist to the left shoulder blade.

  9. Chassé - Wikipedia

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    In ice dancing, chassés are basic dance steps which appear, for example, in many compulsory dances. The International Skating Union rules define the following variants: [ 1 ] Simple chassé: a step in which the free foot is placed on the ice beside the skating foot, which is then lifted close to the new skating foot with the blade parallel to ...