DANCE POSITION

AND CONNECTION
BETWEEN PARTNER
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🠶A. Formation- any dance in which a
number of couples form a certain
arrangement, such as two facing line or
a circle, and perform a series or
figures within or base on that
arrangement.
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B. Dance Position- the connection
between you and your partner before
you can move as one, lightly and
smoothly around the floor.
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Open (Side-by-side)
Lady is at the right side of the
man both facing the same
direction
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Closed - standard dance position
Facing each other, slightly offset
to the left, lower bodies’ together,
upper bodies apart, both looking left.
The man’s right hand is just below
her left shoulder blade and her left
hand is on his upper right arm. His
left hand is out to his left and about
shoulder level holding her right hand.
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Back-to-back
Partners facing away
from each other.
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Escort- an open position in which

the woman’s left arm is passed
through the crook of the man’s right
arm. Her forearm rests on his
forearm
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Facing - any position in which

the man and woman are directly
in front of each other, front to
front.
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Half open- both facing the same direction,

woman on man’s right side, bodies turned
half toward each other, man’s right palm on
woman’s back and woman’s left hand at or
near man’s right shoulder. Free arms
maybe extended to side. In left half open,
she is on his left side.
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Varsovienne - partners face the

same direction, the man behind the
lady and to her left, he holds her left
hand in his left slightly in front and
above her shoulder. His right arm
passes behind her shoulders, and his
right hand holds her right, again to
the side and above her shoulder.
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Cuddle - a close embrace, men’s arms around

her waist or lower back and
woman’s arms on his
shoulders, neck, or face.
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Promenade - the crossed-arm position in

which dancers stand side by
side, facing the same
direction, with the right hand
held by partner’s right and the left by
partner’s left.
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Back Cross - side-by-side - man to

woman’s left, right
hands joined behind woman’s back and left
hands joined behind man’s
back
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Hand shake - a facing position.

Right hands or left hands
joined at waist level