[Tango-L] Cruzada in other dances?

[Jack Dylan]

I think probably all Ballroom dances use the 'cross' or Lock-Step. In addition 
to those already mentioned, also in Slow Waltz, Ballroom Tango, Paso Doble, 
Rumba. And, yes, they can be held or delayed. Perhaps not in the 'standard 
figures', but certainly in variations. 

Jack



> From: Huck Kennedy <tempehuck at gmail.com>
> 
> On Thu, Jul 15, 2010 at 3:23 PM, NANCY <ningle_2000 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> > Yes.  The cruzada is used in Cha cha and also in Viennese Waltz and is
> > usually called a lock step.  It may be used in others, but it has been a
> > while since my conversion by immersion to Argentine Tango.
> >
>       Ballroom quickstep too has those lock steps of which you speak.  A
> position similar to the cruzada is also passed through during reverse (ie.
> left) turns in ballroom samba and Viennese waltz.  I can't offhand think of
> any situation where you can linger in the cruzada position as you can in
> tango, however.
> 
> Huck
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