A wing is a
ballroom dance
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move, in the
silver syllabus of competition
waltz
The waltz ( ), meaning "to roll or revolve") is a ballroom and folk dance, normally in triple ( time), performed primarily in closed position.
History
There are many references to a sliding or gliding dance that would evolve into the wa ...
. It is a transitional movement that repositions the follower to the leader's left side. Thus, while many dance moves can precede a wing, only a reverse movement can follow a wing, such as a
reverse turn A natural turn is a dance step in which the partners turn around each other clockwise. Its near-mirror counterpart is the reverse turn, which is turning to the counter-clockwise.
This terminology is used mainly in the "International Standard" grou ...
,
double reverse spin
The double reverse spin is a ballroom dance move used in the waltz and the quickstep. It typically rotates a full turn in one measure of music, although it can rotate anywhere from to a full turn.
Footwork
The double reverse spin consists of a ...
,
Telemark
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, fallaway reverse, or drag hesitation.
The wing begins with a forward hesitation while leading the woman to take three forward steps to the man's left side. Thus, the next figure will begin in
outside partner position
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, moving into a reverse turn.
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Footwork
The wing may be preceded by any type of whisk
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, a chassé from promenade position
The ''chassé'' (, French for 'to chase'; sometimes anglicized to chasse ) is a dance step used in many dances in many variations. All variations are triple-step patterns of gliding character in a "step-together-step" pattern. The word came fro ...
, an open Telemark The Telemark is a ballroom dance step; in waltz competition, it is in the Silver syllabus. Telemarks are reverse turns where the follower (the lady) does a heel turn as the leader (the man) travels around her. There are similar Telemarks in fo ...
, or an open impetus.[''The Ballroom Technique''; Moore, Alex (2006). Published by ]Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing
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. ASIN: B000PH46KI.
;Leader (man)
;Follower (lady)
Closed wing
The closed wing is a Gold syllabus step. Whereas the regular wing ends in an outside partner position, the closed wing ends in closed position
In partner dancing, closed position is a category of positions in which partners hold each other while facing at least approximately toward each other.
Closed positions employ either body contact or body support, that is, holding each other is ...
. The closed wing may be preceded by a chassé from promenade position or an outside change. It may be followed by a reverse turn or several variations of the whisk.
References
External links
* demonstrated by Isaia Berardi and Cinzia Birarelli
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Waltz dance moves