the straight, waggle run is the important information of the dance. waggle dance are performed almost always in clear weather, and the direction of the straight run is related to the position of the sun. if the forager has located food directly toward the sun, she will make her waggle run straight upward over the vertical surface of the comb. if food was located 60 degree to the right of the sun, her waggle run is 60 degree to the right of the vertical. we see then that the waggle run points at the same angle relative to the vertical as the food is located relative to the sun.