What does “Hijacking” mean?
In social dancing strongly reliant on leading and following, hijacking means temporary assuming the leading role by the follower. Also known as stealing the lead . Contrast backleading .
Definition adapted from Glossary of partner dance terms on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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