In social dance, there's looking at, smiling at or even flirting with your partner. Many nightclub partner dances and swing dances lend themselves to this kind of thing. For the most part, except the occasional sly look at each other in the Tango, the eyes are focused at spots in the room - necessary for proper movement and flight. However, there are opportunities for eye contact. These can occur during the development of picture lines or during moves that make big changes to the relative body positions.
Eye contact is necessary for spotting.
Your feet track the way you look. By the fourth step, the ladies R foot is usually turned slightly just enough for the man's right foot to catch her right foot. As the foot goes, so goes the knee. If the knee bends now, it will hit the inside of the ladies knee. Back to table of contents .