▁ ▁This ▁category ▁lo os ely ▁corresponds ▁to ▁the ▁Latin ▁category ▁of ▁International ▁Style ▁ball room . ▁ ▁American ▁Style ▁▁ ▁The ▁term ▁describes ▁a ▁particular ▁style ▁of ▁ball room ▁d ances ▁developed ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁that ▁contrast s ▁with ▁the ▁International ▁Style . ▁In ▁a ▁nar ro wer ▁sense , ▁it ▁denotes ▁the ▁group ▁of ▁d ances ▁dan ced ▁in ▁American ▁Style ▁ball room ▁compet itions . ▁The ▁group ▁consists ▁of ▁two ▁categories : ▁American ▁Sm ooth ▁and ▁American ▁Rh ythm . ▁ ▁Back leading ▁▁ ▁In ▁social ▁dan cing ▁strongly ▁re lying ▁on ▁leading ▁and ▁following , ▁this ▁term ▁means ▁that ▁the ▁follow er ▁executes ▁steps ▁without ▁waiting ▁for ▁or ▁contrary ▁to ▁the ▁lead ▁of ▁the ▁leader . ▁This ▁is ▁also ▁called ▁anticip ation ▁and ▁usually ▁considered ▁bad ▁dan cing ▁habit . ▁An ▁exception ▁would ▁be ▁to ▁avoid ▁a ▁collision ▁with ▁another ▁couple ▁the ▁leader ▁hasn ' t ▁seen ▁( this ▁is ▁usually ▁just ▁to ▁stop ▁the ▁leader ▁performing ▁specific ▁steps ▁rather ▁than ▁the ▁follow er ▁act ively ▁executing ▁steps ). ▁ ▁Sometimes ▁this ▁term ▁is ▁used ▁in ▁the ▁meaning ▁of ▁hij ack ing , ▁which ▁is ▁not ▁exactly ▁the ▁same . ▁ ▁Ball room ▁▁ ▁See ▁International ▁Ball room ▁ ▁Body ▁flight ▁▁ ▁Body ▁flight ▁is ▁a ▁property ▁of ▁many ▁movements ▁in ▁d ances ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁w alt z ▁and ▁fo xt rot . ▁ ▁It ▁refers ▁to ▁steps ▁taken ▁with ▁momentum ▁in ▁excess ▁of ▁that ▁necessary ▁to ▁arrive ▁at ▁a ▁point ▁of ▁static ▁balance ▁over ▁the ▁new