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Leading

Dance; Ballroom

Effective communication of intended actions on the part of the man, through the use of his own body movements, and through one or more connexions to his partner (physical and/or visual).

Leg swing

Dance; Ballroom

A pendulum-type swinging action of the leg underneath the hip.

Line

Dance; Ballroom

Lines, real or imaginary, created by the positioning of the various body parts in a visually pleasing manner.

Line dancing

Dance; Ballroom

A type of non-partner dancing, primarily associated with the Country & Western genre, where a group of people will dance through a pre-choreographed sequence of movements in unison. The choreography ...

Linear

Dance; Ballroom

Movement which follows a straight direction, as opposed to movement which is rotational.

Line of dance

Dance; Ballroom

The counterclockwise flow of traffic around the dance floor. The Line of Dance represents the general direction of movement overall, and is only pertinent to dances that travel continuously around ...

Lowering

Dance; Ballroom

The lowering of the body from a position of rise, through the action of the ankles/feet. Not to be confused with compression.

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