What does “Closed position” mean?
The ordinary position of ballroom dancing in which the partners face each other with their bodies approximately parallel. In Standard and Smooth the bodies are also offset about a half body width such that each person has their partner on their right side, with their left side somewhat unobstructed; in tango, the offset is somewhat larger. Contrast promenade position and open position .
Definition adapted from Glossary of partner dance terms on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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