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Abstract
Frame Matching is a codified theory of partner-dance connection. It establishes a framework for breaking down and teaching Swing and Blues dance connection. It is the act of creating, maintaining, or changing tension between partners with posture and tone, in order to lead and follow energy and direction. Frame Matching is explained in terms of changes in posture, tone, tension, energy, and the direction of energy (∆PTED).
Notes
1. The “T” in ∆PTED is bolded because it stands for Tone and Tension, both beginning with the letter “T.”
2. Moves refer to patterns executed with a partner and movements are those done individually.
3. A Swing dance convention in Denver, CO.
4. A Swing dance competition weekend in Washington, DC.
5. For simplicity, the personal pronouns ‘he’ and ‘she’ are used to refer to the leader and the follower in partner dances, respectively, but it is acknowledged that these gender conventions do not always apply.
6. The author acknowledges that tension is scalar and created by multiple forces imposed on all parts of the body, but for the purpose of this article it is specific to muscles.