Sway (dance)

The term sway has a specific meaning in the technique of

Sway may be an element of both stationary and moving dance figures. In moving figures, sway is commonly achieved as a natural result of body swing, but small amounts from other sources may be useful as an inflection. Sway comes primarily from an incline of the entire body, but a portion may also come from gradual bending of the trunk. It is customary to consider any bending of the trunk to occur more as a stretching of one side of the

Possible angles of sway range from having the upper body substantially trailing the lower through a movement, to having the upper body a very small amount in advance. The purposes of sway are both better control of dance motion and aesthetics.

See also

• Glossary of partner dance terms

References

External links

• How to dance slow waltz natural turn,running spin turn and syncopated tumble turn on
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  : a dance couple showing pronounced sway e.g. at 0:14.