Dance move

A dance figure or even character is a self-contained, planned sequence of movements while dancing.

A dance figure consists of steps. Some of today's figures in ballroom dancing have been taken from the folk dance. The following list explains the different classes of dance figures and leads to important basic figures, both of which are limited to the ballroom dancing.

Rotations

  • Spot Turn ( German " space rotation " ) - a three- step rotation ( Latin dances, salsa )
  • Pivot Turn (German " axis rotation " )
  • Spin ( Latin American dances)
  • Spiral ( dt "Spiral Rotation" ) ( Latin American dances)
  • Hook Turn ( German " hook turn " ) ( Latin American dances)

Curling figures

A winding figure is a combination of different rotations with multiple simultaneous change of the dance pose. Most of these figures are difficult to understand for viewers and create the impression that the dance partners would be " wrapped " or " knot up ". Typical are curling figures for the salsa and disco fox, other dances usually know only relatively simple winding figures or their inputs such as:

  • Pretzel: Disco Fox, salsa. The pretzel itself is no winding character, but serves as an input for many such figures.
  • Cup: Disco Fox, Salsa, Latin American dances. The lady is wrapped in its own arm and turned to the Lord's side.
  • Turkish Towel: Latin American dances, Disco Fox, salsa. The dance partners rub their backs together and run to the arms movements, as if they were dry your back with a towel.

True curling figures are approximately:

  • Rope Spinning: Disco Fox.

Case figures

Lower case characters mean those figures, in which a partner 's own secure footing gives up at times, but always at least one foot touching the ground. Case figures are used in all dances, they often serve the artistic representation of " devotion " to or " dependency" from the dance partner from acting performances they are mainly used as an eye- catcher.

  • Dead woman rock ' n ' roll. Here you can the lady " stiff as a dead woman " fall backwards into the arms of the Lord, to be erected immediately from this.

Lifting figures, lifts, aerials

Under lifting figures, Eng. Lifts or Aerials also called, refers to (compared to rotation figures rather static ) figures, in which one partner leaves the ground at times completely with constant support from the partner. For this purpose, inter alia, include

  • Swan,
  • Flyer ( known from the movie Dirty Dancing )
  • Support (also Stemmer, yoke, D- ice)
  • C- ice and
  • Candle

From the rock ' n ' roll.

Rotation figures

As rotation figures to refer to those figures, in which one partner leaves the ground and turns while maintaining the body contact as often repeated to the longitudinal body axis of the other partner (usually of the Lord). Examples are

  • Dulaine,
  • ( A-/C- ) ball,
  • Winders and
  • Plate

From the rock ' n ' roll.

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