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|title = Line of Dance
|header1 = Direction of Movement in Ballroom Dance
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|image = [[File:Line of Dance.JPG|400px|alt=Article Image]]
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=Overview=
Line of Dance (LOD) is the direction of movement followed by Ballroom dancers on the dance floor. The LOD forms a counter-clockwise pattern around the walls of the ballroom.
 
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Line of Dance is used to minimize collisions between couples on the floor<ref>The Line of Dance. (n.d.). Retrieved May 11, 2017, from http://www.ballroomdancers.com/learning_center/Technique/LOD/</ref>. The Line of Dance is followed in all progressive dances. Progressive dances, such as [[Waltz]] and Tango, are those that travel continuously around the floor. Progressive dances contrast with spot dances, such as Cha Cha and [[Jive]], which are characterized by movements that do not leave a certain general area of the floor<ref>The Line of Dance. (n.d.). Retrieved May 11, 2017, from http://www.ballroomdancers.com/learning_center/Technique/LOD/</ref>.
 
==Effective Use of the Line of Dance==
 
Because most dance halls are rectangular, it is useful for dancers to divide the ballroom into three general sections: The Long Walls, The Short Walls, and Corners. In each of these areas, dancers must continue to follow the line of dance, but may do so in different ways. When traveling down a long wall, a dancer may move toward the center of the floor, where the traffic is less dense, to complete more stationary movements. It is typical for short walls to be used exclusively for traveling movements. In corners, it is customary to perform either a direction-changing step or, because other dancers will be moving more slowly here, a stationary figure or pose.
 
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 The Line of Dance (LOD) is the direction of movement followed by Ballroom dancers on the dance floor. The LOD forms a counter-clockwise pattern around the walls of the ballroom.
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-Line of Dance is used to minimize collisions between couples on the floor<ref>The Line of Dance. (n.d.). Retrieved May 11, 2017, from http://www.ballroomdancers.com/learning_center/Technique/LOD/</ref>. The Line of Dance is followed in all progressive dances. Progressive dances, such as [[Waltz]] and Tango, are those that travel continuously around the floor. Progressive dances contrast with spot dances, such as Cha Cha and Jive, which are characterized by movements that do not leave a certain general area of the floor<ref>The Line of Dance. (n.d.). Retrieved May 11, 2017, from http://www.ballroomdancers.com/learning_center/Technique/LOD/</ref>.
+Line of Dance is used to minimize collisions between couples on the floor<ref>The Line of Dance. (n.d.). Retrieved May 11, 2017, from http://www.ballroomdancers.com/learning_center/Technique/LOD/</ref>. The Line of Dance is followed in all [[Ballroom Dance Categorization|progressive dances]]. Progressive dances, such as [[Waltz]] and Tango, are those that travel continuously around the floor. Progressive dances contrast with [[Ballroom Dance Categorization|spot dances]], such as Cha Cha and Jive, which are characterized by movements that do not leave a certain general area of the floor<ref>The Line of Dance. (n.d.). Retrieved May 11, 2017, from http://www.ballroomdancers.com/learning_center/Technique/LOD/</ref>.
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-Line of Dance (LOD) is the direction of movement followed by Ballroom dancers on the dance floor. The LOD forms a counter-clockwise pattern around the walls of the ballroom.
+The Line of Dance (LOD) is the direction of movement followed by Ballroom dancers on the dance floor. The LOD forms a counter-clockwise pattern around the walls of the ballroom.
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 ==Effective Use of the Line of Dance==
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-Because most dance halls are rectangular, it is useful for dancers to divide the ballroom into three general sections: The Long Walls, The Short Walls, and Corners. In each of these areas, dancers must continue to follow the line of dance, but may do so in different ways. When traveling down a long wall, a dancer may move toward the center of the floor, where the traffic is less dense, to complete more stationary movements. It is typical for short walls to be used exclusively for traveling movements. In corners, it is customary to perform either a direction-changing step or, because other dancers will be moving more slowly here, a stationary figure or pose.
+Because most dance halls are rectangular, it is useful for dancers to divide the ballroom into three general sections: The Long Walls, The Short Walls, and Corners. In each of these areas, dancers must continue to follow the line of dance, but may do so in different ways. When traveling down a long wall, a dancer may move toward the center of the floor, where the traffic is less dense, to complete more stationary movements. It is typical for short walls to be used exclusively for traveling movements. In corners, it is customary to perform either a direction-changing step or, because other dancers will be moving more slowly here, a brief stationary figure or pose.
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