DanceSport Dictionary
Alphabetical Dance Terms List
Accent
an emphasis placed on one or more elements of music and/or dance
Action – Reaction
the action of the male leader in partnership dancing (dance couple) is felt and reacted to by the female follower. Action/ Reaction also takes place if the follower does an unexpected syncopation which takes more time than expected.
BPM (Beats Per Minute)
tempo of the music, how fast is the music?
Brush
a brushing of the ball of the Free Foot against the floor
Clockwise Turn (Right Turn)
turn in the direction of your right shoulder
Connection
In couples dancing, the feeling of resistance between partners that makes action and reaction a possibility
Counterclockwise Turn (Left Turn)
turn in the direction of your left shoulder
Dancercise
Energetic dancing done for the purpose of aerobic exercise
Frame
is the connection between dancers that allows information from the Leader (“L”) to be transferred to the Follower (“F”) – Man/Woman or Leader/Follower
Free Foot
this is the unweighted foot, the foot with no weight applied
Kick
a fast movement of the Free Foot
Lead and Follow
resistance between partners which will be either active resistance or passive resistance, the leader do not use force
Social Dancer
a person who participates in a social gathering arranged for dancing (as a tea dance, where socializing is the primary focus of the dancing)
Shadow Position
dance position where both man and lady face the same direction, with one partner directly in front of the other or slightly offset
Step Pattern
is a rhythm pattern with direction indicated
Triple Step
a series of three consecutive steps, usually syncopated within two beats of music
Underarm Turn
any turn which takes place under joined hands
Variation
a modified version of a common step pattern
Walkaround Turn
the American name for the International Latin Spot Turn
Some IDSF members are national DanceSport associations:
ADF
Austrian DanceSport Federation, Austria (Europe)
AABD
Asociación Argentina de Baile Deportivo
DanceSport BC
British Columbia Amateur Dancesport Association (in Canada)
DSAA
Dance Sport Association of the Azerbaijan Republic, NOC recogn.
BDF
Belgian Dancesport Federation, NOC recogn.
CADA
Canadian Amateur Dancesport Association, NOC recogn.
CDF
Chinese DanceSport Federation, NOC recogn
CDTA
The Canadian Dance Teachers Association
DS
Dansk Sportdanserforbund – Denmark (Europe)
EADA
English Amateur Dancesport Association
EDSA
Estonian Dance Sport Association, NOC recogn.
FDSA
Finnish Dance Sport Assosiation, NOC recogn.
FFD
Fédération Francaisse de Danse, France (Europe), NOC recogn.
HKDSA
Hong Kong DanceSport Association, NOC recogn.
HDA
Hungarian Dancesport Association
FIDS
Federazione Italiana Danza Sportiva, NOC recogn.
JDSF
Japan DanceSport Federation, NOC recogn.
IDSF
The International Dance Sport Federation
IOC
The International Olympic Committee
RDSF
Romanian DanceSport Federation, NOC recogn.
DSFR
Dancesport Federation of Russia, NOC recogn.
SGDF
Singapore DanceSport Federation, NOC recogn.
SDSF
Slovak Dance Sport Federation, NOC recogn.
TDSA
Thailand Dance Sport Association, NOC recogn.
USAD
USA Dance, U.S.A.(America), NOC recogn.
UDSA
The Uganda Dance Sport Association, NOC recogn.
UUDSO
the Ukrainian Union of Dance Sport Organizations
UIFSDD
Uzbek International Federation Sport Dance Department, NOC recogn.
VDSA
Vietnam DanceSport Association, NOC recogn.
PZS
Slovene Dancesport Federation
IOC
The International Olympic Committee
WDDSC
The World Dance and Dance Sport Council
Whisk
A figure or pattern involving the crossing of one foot behind the other.
Window
A position of the arms formed by two partners with connected hands, which forms the shape of a window.
YUDSF
Yugoslav Dance Sport Federation, NOC recogn.
Weight connection
Connection created by both partners leaning their body weight in toward each other, or pulling their body weight away from each other.
Whip
A dance figure common in Swing dances such as East Coast Swing, West Coast Swing and Lindy Hop, which gets its name from “whipping” action of the lady around the man.
Whisk
A figure or pattern involving the crossing of one foot behind the other.
Zig Zag
A figure or pattern involving sharp or angular changes of direction.
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