Q: Is there a certain direction a Ballroom dance should move in a room?
A: Yes, all ballroom dances move around the room in an anti clockwise direction.
Q: Does it matter were I start in the room
A: Yes & no. You can start any were in the room as long as you allow your dance to travel in an anti clockwise direction. Just like on our public roads, traffic must flow in two different directions so chop the room in half and start always to the right side of the room.
Q: Why does it matter which way you dance around a room?
A: Public roads have the Highway Code & dance floors have Line of Dance. If everyone moves in the same direction around the floor, then the flow of traffic around the room will help to minimize collisions.
Q: Why does the picture show a rectangle rather than a circle?
A: Most rooms are rectangular or square. There are two distinct areas, sides & corners. When dancing along the side of the room, you will travel along the line of dance toward the corner. When the corner is reached, turn at the corner & begin moving along the new line of dance to the next corner.
Writen By Steven Ford, http://www.thanetballroomlatin.co.uk/
