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Direction of movement. Leader (man) backing diagonal wall and about to step diagonally back (i.e., towards the wall); follower (lady) facing diagonal wall. Explanation see below. In ballroom dancing (and in some other types of partner dance ), directions of progressive movement, in particular directions of steps, can be indicated either in ...
This is a list of dance terms that are not names of dances or types of dances. See List of dances and List of dance style categories for those.. This glossary lists terms used in various types of ballroom partner dances, leaving out terms of highly evolved or specialized dance forms, such as ballet, tap dancing, and square dancing, which have their own elaborate terminology.
Dance positions. Dance position is the position of a dancer or the mutual position of a dance couple assumed during a dance. Describing and mastering proper dance positions is an important part of dance technique. These dance positions of a single dancer may be further detailed into body, head, arm, hand, leg, and foot positions; also, these ...
Cross-body lead. Cross-body lead is a common and useful move in Latin dances such as salsa, mambo, rumba and cha-cha-cha. Basically, the leader, on counts 2 and 3 of their basic step (assuming dancing on 1), does a quarter-left turn (90° counter-clockwise) while still holding on to the follower. On counts 4 and 5, the follower is led forward ...
Closed position. Dance at Bougival, by Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1883. In partner dancing, closed position [1] is a category of positions in which partners hold each other while facing at least approximately toward each other. Closed positions employ either body contact or body support, that is, holding each other is not limited to handhold.
Ballroom dance is a set of European partner dances, which are enjoyed both socially and competitively around the world, mostly because of its performance and entertainment aspects. Ballroom dancing is also widely enjoyed on stage, film, and television.
Natural and reverse turns. A natural turn is a dance step in which the partners turn around a common center clockwise. Its near-mirror counterpart is the reverse turn, which is turning counter-clockwise. [1] This terminology is used mainly in the "International Standard" group of ballroom dances. [2] ". Natural turn" and "reverse turn" are ...
The promenade position is a V-shaped dance position with the leader 's right hip and the follower's left hip in contact at the point of the "V", and with the leader's left side and the follower's right side slightly open. The direction of travel is toward the openside. The leader and follower stand in front of each other in body contact ...