Figure Index, Letters D, E, F, G

Figures, Actions, Rhythms …	Rhythms In Which Each Figure Is Described (These links take you to the section of the page in which the figure or step is described. There, you might have to page down once to find the item.)	An Article or Photo Essay, a few Music & Video Clips (Article links take you to the top of the page — you may have to skim for the topic of interest. Music and video clips open in a separate page.)	Phase Level (or unphased)
Dance For Audience		Let's Put On A Show	— top of pg
Dance Frame		Article
Dance Terms		Glossary
Dash or Hyphen (-)		Glossary
Deplacement	Paso Doble		unph
Develope	American Tango, Cha, Foxtrot, Quickstep, Rumba, Tango, Waltz	Glossary Photo Essay	IV
Diagonal Directions		Glossary Dancing On the Diagonal
Diamond Turn	Foxtrot, Mambo, Waltz	Phase IV Figures by Stier Diamond Turn Ending by Tim Eum	IV
Dig Steps	Jive	Glossary	unph
Dip	Five-Count, One Step, Two Step, Waltz	Glossary	II
Directions On Floor		Glossary
Disco Wheel	Hustle		unph
Dishrag		Glossary Tim Eum Latin	III
Doble Cruz	Argentine Tango, Tango	One Figure, the Tango Serpiente	IV
Doble Ocho	Argentine Tango		unph
Door	Rumba, Two Step		II, III
Do-Si-Do	Cha		unph
Double Appel	Paso Doble	One Figure, Paso Doble Appel	unph
Double Chase	Tango		unph
Double Chasse	Quickstep		unph
Double Closed Promenade	Tango	Tango: Go, Stop One Figure, Closed Promenade	VI
Double Contra Break	Bolero		unph
Double Contra Check	Bolero		unph
Double Corte	American Tango, Rumba		unph
Double Coup de Pique	Paso Doble		unph
Double Cuban Breaks	Cha		V
Double Cubans	Cha		V
Double Develope	Waltz		unph
Double Double Ronde	Slow Two Step	Rondes	unph
Double Fan	Rumba		unph
Double Hitch	Two Step		II
Double Jive or Double Swing		Jive and Swing
Double Lock	Quickstep	Phase V Figures by Stier	unph
Double Natural Spin	Foxtrot, Waltz	Phase VI Figures by Stier	VI
Double Natural Telemark	Foxtrot, Waltz		unph
Double Open Promenade	Tango		VI
Double Open Telemark	Foxtrot	The Telemark Figures II by Stier	unph
Double Opposition Points	Waltz		unph
Double Resist	West Coast Swing		unph
Double Reverse Overspin	Foxtrot, Waltz		VI
Double Reverse Spin	Foxtrot, Quickstep, Waltz	Phase V Figures by Stier Double Reverse Spin by Cantrell (PDF) In and Out Circles by German (PDF)	V
Double Reverse Wing		In and Out Circles by German (PDF)
Double Ronde	Foxtrot, Slow Two Step	Rondes	unph
Double Step	Salsa		unph
Double Surprise Whip	West Coast Swing		unph
Double Telemark	Foxtrot, Tango, Waltz		VI
Double Telespin	Foxtrot, Waltz		unph
Double Tummy Whip	West Coast Swing		unph
Downbeat		Glossary
Drag		Glossary
Drag Hesitation	Foxtrot, Quickstep, Waltz	Mini-Picture Figures Make A Picture Phase IV Figures by Stier	IV
Draw	One Step,	Glossary	II
Drift Apart		Glossary
Drop Oversway	Tango		V
Duck Walks	West Coast Swing	Shall We Take A Walk? by Sears	unph
Ecart	Paso Doble		IV — top of pg
Edge		Glossary
Ee (e)		Glossary
Elevations	Paso Doble		IV
Embrace Position		Argentine Tango and the Flirtatious Ocho
Emotional Component		Smile — Dancing Is About the Relationship Dance With Feeling
Ending		Glossary
Eros Line	Foxtrot, Waltz	Phase V Figures by Stier	V
Escort Position		Dance Position List Photo Essay
Explode		Glossary Dance Small
Extend		Glossary
Extended		Continuous, Extended, and Interrupted Figures in Smooth
Extended Continuous Hairpins	Foxtrot		unph
Extended Continuous Hover Cross	Foxtrot		unph
Extended Fallaway	Foxtrot		unph
Extended Weave	Foxtrot		unph
Face	Two Step, Waltz	Glossary	I — top of pg
Face To Face	Two Step		II
Face To Face And Back To Back	Five-Count, Polka		II
Faceloop	West Coast Swing		V
Faceloop Sugar Push	West Coast Swing		unph
Facing Fan	Rumba		unph
Facing Position		Dance Position
Faking It		Keep Dancing
Fall		Glossary Rise and Fall Dancing Is Not Walking
Fallaway		Glossary Dance Position List
Fallaway Left Face Turning	Jive		III
Fallaway Reverse	Paso Doble		V
Fallaway Right Face Turning	Jive		III
Fallaway Rock	Jive, Single Swing		III
Fallaway Ronde	Slow Two Step	Rondes In Slow Two Step	unph
Fallaway Ronde And Slip	Waltz		unph
Fallaway Throwaway	Jive, Single Swing		III
Fallaway Whisk		All About Whisks Phase V Figures by Stier
Fan		Glossary Tim Eum Action Tip	III
Fan	Cha, Rumba	Lead With Lead Hands Low	IV
Fan Position		Dance Position
Farol	Paso Doble	One Figure, the Fregolina & Farol	VI
Feather	Foxtrot	Glossary Blend To Banjo The Feather Figures by Stier What About Feathers? by Stier The Look Alikes by Stier Tim Eum Tips Telemark, Feather, & Three Step, Part II by German (PDF)	IV
Feather Ending	Foxtrot	Glossary What About Feathers? Tim Eum Tips Telemark, Feather, & Three Step, Part II by German (PDF)	unph
Feather Finish	Foxtrot	Glossary What About Feathers? Tim Eum Tips Telemark, Feather, & Three Step, Part II by German (PDF)	IV
Feeling		Dance With Feeling
Fence Line	Bolero, Cha, Rumba	Photo Essay Mini-Picture Figures	III
Fence Line Four	Cha		unph
Figure		Glossary Photo Essays
Figure 8	Cha, Five-Count	Glossary	III, unph
Figurehead Position		Dance Position List Photo Essay
Fishtail	One Step, Quickstep, Two Step	Phase III Figures by Stier Animal Figures	III
Five Step	Tango	One Figure, the Tango Four Step and Five Step	V
Five-Count Rhythm		Music Clip
Flamenco Appel		One Figure, Paso Doble Appel	unph
Flamenco Taps	Paso Doble		IV
Flare		Glossary Tim Eum Action Tip	III
Flat		Glossary
Flat Whisk		All About Whisks
Flea Hops	Jive	Animal Figures	VI
Flea Hops And Side Chasse	Lindy		unph
Flick		Glossary One Figure -- Tango Flick Photo Essay	III
Flicker	Quickstep		IV
Flicks Into Break	Jive		V
Flight		Glossary Flight the Sequence
Flip Flop	Slow Two Step	Inside and Outside Rolls	unph
Flirt	Cha, Rumba		IV
Float		Float
Floorcraft		Glossary
Flow		Turning Walking Into Dancing Should we dance the figures or dance the dance? Dancing Is Not Walking Making Your Figures Flow by Moore
Follow My Leader	Cha		VI
Follow, Following		Glossary Several articles on lead and follow The Art Of Leading -- And Following by Hamilton How's Your Blend? by Licht Rumba Styling by Ayme Ginger's Theme -- Walking Backwards and In High Heels Too by German (PDF) Three Little Secrets by German (PDF)
Foot Flick	Tango	One Figure -- Tango Flick Tango: Go, Stop	unph
Foot Positions, First thru Fifth		Glossary
Footwork		Glossary Differences Between Men and Women
Forearm Spin	Slow Two Step		unph
Forward	Two Step, Waltz	Glossary	I
Forward Basic	Bolero, Cha, Mambo, Merengue, Rumba		III, unph
Forward Box	Waltz		I
Forward Break	Bolero, Slow Two Step		III, unph
Forward Brush Hop	Viennese Waltz		unph
Forward Change	Viennese Waltz		unph
Forward Chasse	Foxtrot, Waltz		III
Forward Forward/Lock Forward	Waltz		III
Forward Half Box	Foxtrot		III
Forward Hesitation	Viennese Waltz		unph
Forward Hover	Foxtrot, Quickstep, Waltz		III
Forward Lock	Two Step		II
Forward Lock Forward	Five-Count, Two Step		II
Forward Run Two	Foxtrot	Foxtrot Tips by Tim Eum	III
Forward Stair	Merengue, Two Step		III
Forward Tipple Chasse	Foxtrot, Quickstep, Waltz		V
Forward Two Step	Five-Count, Polka, Two Step	Tim Eum Two Step Tips	I
Forward Waltz	Waltz	Tim Eum Waltz Tips	II
Four And One Cha		History & Technique In Cha That Pesky "Other" Cha-Cha Rhythm
Four By Five Step	Tango	One Figure, the Tango Four Step and Five Step	VI
Four Feathers	Foxtrot	What About Feathers? by Stier The Feather Figures II by Stier	unph
Four Quick Run	Quickstep		VI
Four Step	Tango	One Figure, the Tango Four Step and Five Step	V
Four Step Change	Tango		unph
Foxtrot Rhythm		Foxtrot Characteristics by Cantrell (PDF) Foxtrot Timing by Cantrell (PDF) Foxtrot and Quickstep Skiing Let's Put On A Show Should We Start At Phase III? by Rotscheid Where Should We Put the Slow? Music Clip
Frame		Glossary Dance Frame Balance & Good Posture Smooth Dancing by Collip Smooth Dancing by Robinson Dance In Response To Your Partner Making Your Figures Flow by Moore Latin Motion by Cantrell Body Types by Lamberty Photo Essay
Free Foot		Glossary
Free Hand		Glossary
Freeze		Glossary
Fregolina	Paso Doble	One Figure, the Fregolina & Farol	VI
French Cross	West Coast Swing	WCS - Two-Count Figures Tim Eum Crossing Steps Tip	IV
Front		Glossary
Front Limp	Two Step		II
Front Limp	Two Step		II
Full Basic	Samba		IV
Full Moon	Bolero, Rumba	One Figure -- Bolero Full Moon	unph
Full Natural Top	Cha, Rumba		V
Full Reverse Top	Cha, Rumba		VI
Full Turn Chase	Rumba		unph
Fun		Fun by Rotscheid Smile — Dancing Is About the Relationship
Gancho	Argentine Tango		IV — top of pg
Gaucho Turn	American Tango, Argentine Tango, Tango		III
Giro	Argentine Tango		unph
Glide	Merengue, Two Step	Glossary	I, IV
Glide To the Side	Lindy		unph
Golden Rule		Be Gentle Don't Fight Long & Short
Golpe	Argentine Tango		unph
Grand Circle	Paso Doble	One Figure, the Grand Circle Twists and Twist Turns	V
Grapevine	Foxtrot		unph
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