What does “Body flight” mean?
Body flight is a property of many movements in dances such as the waltz and foxtrot . It refers to steps taken with momentum in excess of that necessary to arrive at a point of static balance over the new position, which suggests a carry through to another step in the same direction. Steps in these dances naturally flow one into another, in contrast to the tango and to the Latin and rhythm dances where many steps arrive to a point of static balance.
Definition adapted from Glossary of partner dance terms on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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