The classical concept of space provides a means to specify the position where material objects are located and to describe a medium through which they move. This interpretation suggests the idea of a container space, i.e a space in which things may be put. Where a couple was previously located, another couple, or the same one, may come to be situated. The place remains. Space then is the receptacle or container in which the dancers are placed and through which they move.
Space has the quality of emptiness, and like the sculptor, the dancer fills it.
The dance becomes a sequence or arrangement of patterns associated with the phenomenon of displacement. Perception of space is then dynamic, because it is related to action. In a social context, the man, as leader, is not only the initiator of the movement, but also its director. In other words, the man has the responsibility to look for the space, i.e to look for an available opening or vacancy on the dance floor. The selection of figures is obviously a function of this available space.