Dear listmembers, especially those versed in ballroom and other dances,
Does the cruzada position with the left foot crossed in front of the
right one exist in other dances?
Or is it unique to AT?
Thank you,
Sergey
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Yes. The cruzada is used in Cha cha and also in Viennese Waltz and is usually
called a lock step. It may be used in others, but it has been a while since my
conversion by immersion to Argentine Tango.
Nancy
Dear listmembers, especially those versed in ballroom and other dances,
Does the c
On Thu, Jul 15, 2010 at 3:23 PM, NANCY wrote:
> Yes. The cruzada is used in Cha cha and also in Viennese Waltz and is
> usually called a lock step. It may be used in others, but it has been a
> while since my conversion by immersion to Argentine Tango.
>
Ballroom quickstep too has those l
I think probably all Ballroom dances use the 'cross' or Lock-Step. In addition
to those already mentioned, also in Slow Waltz, Ballroom Tango, Paso Doble,
Rumba. And, yes, they can be held or delayed. Perhaps not in the 'standard
figures', but certainly in variations.
Jack
> From: Huck Kenn
In the lock step (used in all ballroom dances) both partners cross at
the same time. In the reverse turn of the Viennese waltz each partner
crosses alternately, the one in the centre of the turn doing the cross.
The quick open reverse has a complete 360 degree turn in one bar, the
follower cros
