Lateral
Movement
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Movement to the side. |
Latin
Hip Motion
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The rotation of the hips around the spine
caused by the alternate bending and straightening action of the knees, as seen in most
Latin and Rhythm dances. |
Latin
Style
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A subset of the International Style of Ballroom Dancing which
includes the following 5 dances:
See also: [ Standard Style | Smooth
Style | Rhythm Style | American Style | International
Style ]
|
Latin
Walks
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Forward or backward walks taken with Latin Hip Motion. |
Leading
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Effective communication of intended actions on the part of the man, through the use of his own body
movements, and through one or more connections to his
partner (physical and/or visual). |
Left
Cross-Turn
|
A half-turn to the left, consisting of 3
steps, where the LF crosses in front of the RF on the third step. This is also known in
Viennese Waltz and International Tango as a Basic Reverse Turn, but is often
specified as a Cross-Turn when differentiating between this and a simple Closed Reverse
Turn. |
Leg
Swing
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A pendulum-type swinging action of the leg
underneath the hip. |
Lindy
Hop
|
The grandfather of all forms of Swing, named
after Charles Lindberg, and originating at the Savoy ballroom in the 1930's as a modified
form of Charleston done in dance position. Lindy Hop is currently enjoying a revival with
a new generation of swing clubs, musicians, and dancers. |
Lindy
Timing
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8-count timing as found in many of the Lindy
basic actions, taken as follows: 1, 2, 3&4, 5, 6, 7&8, or 1&2, 3, 4, 5&6,
7, 8. The 8-count timing is used in almost all forms of swing, but is most commonly
referred with this terminology in ballroom Swing and Jive. |
Line(s)
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(#1) Lines, real or imaginary, created by the
positioning of the variuos body parts in a visually pleasing manner. (#2)
A pose which creates pleasing body lines, as described in #1.
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Line
Dancing
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A type of non-partner dancing, primarily
associated with the Country & Western genre, where a group of people will dance
through a pre-choreogrphed sequence of movements in unison. The choreography is generally
simple, as it is intended for mass-consumption. Examples of Line Dances are the Electric
Slide, the Tush-Push, and the Slappin' Leather. |
Linear
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Movement which follows a straight direction,
as opposed to movement which is rotational. |
Line
of Dance
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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 the floor, such
as Foxtrot, Waltz, Tango, and Samba. |
Lowering
|
The lowering of the body from a position of
rise, through the action of the ankles/feet. Not to be confused with compression
(see related definition). |
"L"
Position
|
Dance
position where man and lady stand at right-angles, lady on man's left side. Man holds
lady's right hand in his left. |
