Alignment/Direction (Were you should be facing)

Each step you take should face a certain alignment/direction. There Are 8 Alignments just like there is 8 points on a compass.

1: North:           
Facing Line of Dance (FLOD)
2: North East: 
Facing Diagonal To Wall (FDW)
3: East:             
Facing Wall (FW)
4: South East: 
Backing Diagonal To Centre Line (BDCL)
5: South:           
Backing Line of Dance (BLOD)
6: South West: 
Backing Diagonal To Wall (BDW)
7: East:               
Facing Centre Line (FCL)
8: North West: 
Facing Diagonal To Centre Line (FDCL)

There is 3 major points of reference in the room...

THE EAST WALL
Most room have four walls. We travel around a room in an anticlockwise direction. If the man or lady starts a dance FLOD then the wall would be to their right hand side.

THE CENTRE LINE
This alignment is directly opposite the East Wall and goes straight though the centre of the room. If the man or lady starts a dance FLOD then the Centre Line would be to their left hand side.

FACING / BACKING
If the man or lady starts a dance FLOD then their looking north. If the man or lady starts a dance BLOD then their looking south.

If a man was to dance with a woman and he was FLOD then she must be BLOD.
If a man was to dance with a woman and he was FW then she must be FCL.


There are some occasions when some basic principle rules are broken.


What’s With Pointing?
Some times one foot may be at one alignment and the other can face another. Other times the feet & body all turn at once.