Dance Vocabulary 3

2. The follower turns to the left under the leader's left hand, or turns right under the leader's right hand.
6. A dance figure characterized by changing shapes in stationary position.
7. A step or weight change that takes one beat of music.
8. A stop; No movement.
9. Places the forward half of the heel onto the floor and then transfer the weight onto the rest of the foot. Used in forward steps in progressive dances.
11. A turn to the right.
14. The Internationally recognized style of ballroom dancing. The ten dances are divided into two categories: standard and quick step.
16. A tight cross of the feet in 1st or 2nd position. Usually danced to triple step timing.
17. A weight transfer to a bent leg with the other leg extended.

1. The follower turns to the right under the leader's left hand or to the left under the leader's right hand.
3. The term used to describe the ballroom dances of International Style.
4. A term used in teaching to say that one partner will be dancing the same foot positions in a particular dance pattern except in the opposite direction and on opposite feet.
5. A break step taken in open facing position, usually with the partners dancing in opposition. In other words, they both break back simultaneously.
10. Effective communication of intended actions by the leader through the use of the leader's own body movements and through one or more physical or visual connections to the follower.
12. The counterclockwise flow of traffic around the dance floor. Represents the general direction of movement overall, and is only pertinent to dances that travel continuously around the floor.
13. The aprtner dances originating from the Caribbean: mambo, rumba, merengue, etc.
15. Movement of one part of the body independently of the rest.