What does “Formation” mean?
A formation or dance formation is a team of dance couples. Formation of a dance team is the specification of positions of dancers or dance couples on the floor relative to each other and directions the dancers face or move with respect to others.
Definition adapted from Glossary of partner dance terms on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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