What is Glossary of dance figures?
'''Dance figures''' are groups of steps which have a name, and are described in technical dance manuals.<ref>Howard, Guy ''Technique of ballroom dancing''. International Dance Teachers' Association (IDTA).</ref><ref> Laird, Walter 2003. ''The Laird Technique of Latin Dancing''. International Dance Publications Ltd.</ref> '''Dance steps''' are the individual [[movement]]s in a [[dance]]. A step is usually a change of weight from one [[leg]] to the other. '''Dance patterns''' and '''dance movements''' are informal terms. {{TOCright}} == Glossary == === Basic movement === The '''basic movement''' (also called the '''basic figure''' or the '''basic step''') is the most [[wikt:basic|basic]] movement of a dance. The music and the basic figures form the character of a dance. It is enough to do the basic steps in time with the music to dance socially. However, most social dancers can do a few more figures: one does need to turn corners. So, for example, in the waltz a social dancer would need as a minimum: Closed change figures going forward and backward; natural turn to the right; reverse turn to the left. Next would come the whisk and chassé (see below). === Box step === The box step is a dance figure named so because the steps are made in the four corners of a [[square]]. It is used in some American-style [[ballroom dance]]s ([[Rumba]], [[Waltz]]). === Chassé === Chassé (or chasse: the last 'e' is pronounced) is a dance figure with three steps. It is a smooth, [[wikt:flow|flowing]] figure, with the feet moving sideways to the body in a step-together-step [[pattern]]. Originally used in the [[quickstep]] and the English Waltz ([[International waltz]]). === Closed change === Closed change is a basic figure in the [[Waltz]]. The man steps forward on either foot whilst the lady steps backward on the opposing foot. They will then step to the side on the other foot, and finish the figure by closing the first foot beside the second. Each step takes up a full beat of the music. === Contra body movement position === C