- Arm Styling –
- Ball Change –
- Chase –
- Cuban Motion –
- Closed Position –
- Dancing Position –
- Floor Craft –
- Flick –
- Foot Rise –
- Frame –
- Free Spin or Free Turn – also you can refer to as a “Solo Spin” rotating independently without a physical connection to the dance partner.
- Holds –
- Heal lead – committing a step with heel sliding through the floor forward.
- Isolation – developed the ability to move limbs independently.
- Line of Dance – When couples dance travelling dances such as Waltz, Tano, Foxtrot, Viennese Waltz or Quick-Step, the direction is counterclockwise.
- Link Step – Pattern that connects two elements of movement.
- Lunge –
- Natural Turn – turn to the right (clockwise). Any dance pattern with the word “Natural” will have a clockwise (rotating movement to the right) movement in its description.
- Open Break – both partners take a step back from each other.
- Promenade Position –
- Reverse turn – a turn to the left (counterclockwise). Any Pattern that is described with the word Revers will have left the curving direction.
- Rise and Fall –
- Rock step– Movement when a dancer shifts body weight from front positioned foot to a back positioned foot.
- Shadow Position –
- Shine Position – where partners dance without physical contact with each other.
- Slow – taking two beats per step from the music.
- Tap – strike the floor lightly with the toe or heel of your foot.
- Spotting –
- Tempo – the pace of the music.
- Toe lead –
- Quick – taking one step per one bit of the music.
- Variation – upgraded pattern that originates from the “School figures” of ballroom steps.
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