In partner dancing there’s usually a leader and a follower. Anyone can be a leader, anyone can be a follower. Usually a leader initiates a movement and a follower completes it. These roles are in no way gender specific, in fact many people do both, and dancing both roles is often referred as switching.  You will be asked to chose to either lead or follow when you register to a partner dance course. Or you if you are fine with both roles you can choose ‘Both roles are okay’. Depending on the balance of leaders and followers, you might end up leading or following. We encourage everyone to try both roles at some point, as it’ll greatly improve your dancing and broaden your understanding of leading and following.