Dance move

Dance moves or Dance steps, are the building blocks of many dances. More complex dance moves are called dance patterns, dance figures or dance variations.

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They are usually isolated, defined, and organized so that beginning dancers can learn and use them independently of each other.

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Dance moves tend to emphasize the concepts of lead and follow and connection.

Related Topics:
Lead and follow - Connection

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In most cases dance moves by themselves are independent of musicality, which is the appropriateness of a move to the music (for a notable exception, see Bharatanatyam).

Related Topics:
Musicality - Bharatanatyam

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The names of moves are somewhat arbitrary and vary from person to person and city to city. For example, circles are also called "rhythm circles" and "reverses".

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Dance moves blur into each other. For example, the move swing out from close can also be thought of as a groucho to open.

Related Topics:
Swing out - Groucho

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Each dance emphasizes its own moves, but often moves are shared by several dances.

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