Close embrace

{{Short description|Partner dance position}}

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In partner dances, close embrace is a type of closed position where the leader and follower stand facing each other chest-to-chest in full or partial body contact.{{cite book |last1=Paz |first1=Alberto |last2=Hart |first2=Valorie |title=Gotta Tango |date=2008 |publisher=Human Kinetics |isbn=978-0-7360-5630-4 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uyet_cMrfFYC |language=en |chapter=4. To Hug or Not to Hug |pages=69-65}} The dancers usually stand offset from one another, such that each has their right foot in between the feet of their partner.{{Cite web |title=Dance Position and Connection Between Partners |url=https://www.rounddancing.net/dance/articles/position.html |access-date=2025-03-03 |website=www.rounddancing.net}} When in close embrace, the dance is led (and followed) with the whole body, rather than with the arms or with visual cues.{{Cite web |date=2024-05-30 |title=The Perfect Follow: The Definitive Guide {{!}} Learn to Salsa Dance Online With Us |url=https://www.yourdancestudio.com/good-follower-tips/ |access-date=2025-03-03 |website=www.yourdancestudio.com |language=en-US}}{{better source needed|date=March 2025}} Various partner dances make use of this position, most notably Argentine Tango, but also Balboa, Collegiate Shag, Swing Walk, Blues, Salsa Dance, and others.{{Citation needed|date=March 2025}} The purpose of the pose is to make contact with the partners.Paz, Alberto; Hart, Valorie (2008). ""4. To Hug or Not to Hug"". Gotta Tango. Human Kinetics. pp. 69–65. ISBN 978-0-7360-5630-4.