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Why this exists
The figure engine teaches you what to dance. This is the how: dancing well with another person.
Know a hundred moves and you can still be a chore to dance with. Know ten and be the best dance of someone's night. That gap is what these seven cover. They run through every level, so a beginner starts them and a good dancer is still sharpening them years later.
The seven — COMPASS
- Comfort: your partner is safe and at ease, in your hands and in the room
- Openness: dancing with someone, not at them
- Musicality: letting the song decide what you dance
- Posture: owning your space
- Alignment: the physical language you talk in
- Spice: your own flavor on top
- Sync: staying on the music's clock
Think of it as a compass — it keeps you pointed at what matters on the floor. Openness and Alignment come first, because nothing else works without them: the live thread between you, and the frame it travels through. Comfort is the promise underneath it all: she trusts you.