What does “Stealing the lead” mean?
In social dancing strongly reliant on leading and following, stealing the lead means temporary assuming the leading role by the follower. Also known as hijacking . Contrast backleading .
Definition adapted from Glossary of partner dance terms on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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