It calls for someone to dance with -- a partner. And both
partners need to know the moves. Ballroom dances require a large
room -- a ballroom -- so the dancers can take many steps.
Ballroom dancers usually stand close together. One person guides
their steps. The other follows this lead as they dance across
the room.Dancers of rock and roll and other modern dances usually do not
dance close together. They can invent their own dance steps.
But ballroom dancing has rules. Its special steps must be
learned. So, many people study the steps at centers called dance
studios.