Analysis of Closed Change and Whisk in Ballroom Dancing

Abstract

Closed Change and Whisk which have common and different features each other are analysed in mechanical point of view. The movement of Whisk in Waltz representing the transition from the closed position to the promenade position in ballroom dancing is described by a method proposed in the present paper. The position and movement of dancers are composed of the movement of couple centre, the rotation of the couple as a solid and the rotation of each dancer around each dancer’s centre. Three types of Whisk are examined and compared. The kinetic and potential energies in each case are analysed and discussed. Choosing an adequate type in Whisk in actual dancing occasions is suggested.