Alphabetical Dance Terms List

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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