Leading and Following

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LEADING AND FOLLOWING

There being no set sequence of steps in modern dancing the responsibility of leading from one figure to another rests entirely with the man. The lady’s part is to follow, whether the man is dancing a figure correctly or not.

Most of the leading for the turns is done by the turning action of the man’s body combined with a very slight pressure with his Right hand. The Right hand must not be used to pull or push the partner, but rather to keep an even pressure, thus ensuring that the lady feels from the man’s body action the amount of turn that is being made. This pressure should be obtained by a slight inward movement of the forearm and not from the hand alone. The base of the Right hand and the Right fingers are only used to turn the lady into, and back from, Promenade Position. The Left hand and arm must not be used in guiding. They must be kept still.

It will be seen that it is of the utmost importance for the lady to keep contact with the man at the hips and to keep her body perfectly still from the hips upward, in order to feel the lead for a turn at the proper moment. She must not anticipate she must not have a mind of her own. She must just follow whatever the man does and not attempt to correct him.

When commencing to dance it is most important that the man should indicate which foot he is using first. There is no rule; it is for the man to use the foot that seems most natural. To practise this, stand with a partner in the normal commencing position with the feet together. If wishing to commence with the Right foot move the Left foot very slightly to the Left and take the weight on to it. At the same time, move the lady slightly to her Right and she will automatically take her weight on to that foot and be ready to commence with her Left foot.

Here are a few more hints for men

Don’t hold your partner with a vice-like grip; you will interfere with her balance.

Don’t hold your partner so loosely that she cannot feel your lead. A constant and even pressure is required.

Don’t take very long steps if your partner is physically incapable of doing so. Adapt your stride to the normal length of your partner’s.

Don’t try intricate steps in a crowded ballroom.



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