Editing Direction of movement (section)

===Basic directions of step with respect to body position===
[[File:Step directions.svg|upright=1.5|thumb|Basic directions of step with respect to body position. Here, the left foot is the moving foot and the right foot is the supporting foot.]]

These are described in one of the following ways.

* With respect to the [[Glossary of ballroom dance terms#Line of foot|line]] of the [[Glossary of ballroom dance terms#Supporting foot|supporting foot]], the next step may be placed<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ballroomdancers.com/Learning_Center/Technique/Directional_Movements/|title=Directional movements|publisher=BallroomDancers.com|accessdate=2020-04-30}}</ref>
** in one of the primary directions:
*** forward,
*** back,
*** side(ways),
** in a diagonal line:
*** diagonally forward,
*** diagonally back,
** in a hybrid diagonal:
*** forward and slightly leftward (for the left foot) or rightward (for the right foot)
*** side(ways) and slightly forward
*** side(ways) and slightly back
*** back and slightly leftward (for the left foot) or rightward (for the right foot)
** in [[contra body movement position]] (CBMP):
*** forward in CBMP (i.e., the  moving foot is placed directly in front of the supporting foot),
*** forward and across in CBMP (i.e., the moving foot crosses in front of the supporting foot),
*** back in CBMP,
*** back and across in CBMP.
* By [[clock]]: The leader (man) is said to face 12 o'clock immediately before a figure starts. Then directions can be described by saying, for example, that the direction of the second step is 3 o'clock, and the direction of the third step is between 4 and 5 o'clock.<ref>{{YouTube|VtdVqxPFe7A|How to Dance Waltz Natural Turn from WDSF PD Champions}}. Retrieved 2020-04-30.</ref>
* By [[compass]] points: Assuming that the dancer faces North at any moment, one may say, e.g., "take a step North-West".{{fact|date=April 2020}}