What does “Tension” mean?
Describes a physical connection , opposite to compression , in which a stress exists at the point(s) of contact directed away from the contact point(s) between partners. People frequently resort to describing the actions as "push" (compression, towards partner) and "pull" (tension, away from partner) to get the idea across. See also leverage .
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Definition adapted from Glossary of partner dance terms on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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