Ballroom

Ballroom

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american style

Dance; Ballroom

A type of ballroom dancing which evolved from social dancing and is now a fully recognized competitive style of dancing. The 9 main American dances are divided into two groups:

The amount of rotation of the feet which occurs on one step, or between two consecutive steps. In the charts, rotation is measured in fractions of a full turn. Body rotation is indicated only when ...

anchor step

Dance; Ballroom

A type of triple step where the feet stay anchored in one place.

anticipation

Dance; Ballroom

Premature action taken by the follower, before signal is given by the leader.

apart

Dance; Ballroom

Any dance position where the man and lady have no points of contact. Since there is no physical connection, the use of apart position is limited to visual lead and follow, or open choreographed dance ...

appel

Dance; Ballroom

An accented movement in place, where the body weight is dropped sharply onto a flat foot. The Appel usually marks the beginning of a strong directional movement.