ade ▁position , ▁q . v . ▁ ▁Replace ▁▁ ▁In ▁brief ▁descri ptions ▁of ▁dance ▁figures , ▁replace ▁means ▁replacing ▁the ▁weight ▁to ▁the ▁previous ▁support ▁foot ▁while ▁keeping ▁it ▁in ▁place . ▁For ▁example , ▁a ▁" rock ▁back " ▁figure ▁may ▁be ▁described ▁as ▁" step ▁back , ▁replace ". ▁Notice ▁that ▁it ▁doesn ' t ▁require ▁to ▁" replace " ▁the ▁moving ▁foot ▁to ▁the ▁place ▁from ▁where ▁it ▁come ▁in ▁the ▁previous ▁step . ▁ ▁Rh ythm ▁▁ ▁See ▁American ▁Rh ythm . ▁See ▁Rh ythm . ▁ ▁S ▁- ▁Z ▁ ▁Sh adow ▁position ▁▁ ▁Both ▁partners ▁face ▁the ▁same ▁general ▁direction , ▁one ▁of ▁them ▁square ly ▁behind ▁or ▁slightly ▁shift ed ▁side ways ▁(" in ▁the ▁shadow "). ▁Hand holds ▁vary . ▁Vari ants : ▁sweet heart ▁position , ▁c ud d le ▁position . ▁ ▁Side ▁lead ▁▁ ▁A ▁body ▁position ▁or ▁action ▁during ▁a ▁step , ▁sometimes ▁also ▁called ▁same ▁side ▁lead . ▁Side - leading ▁refers ▁to ▁a ▁movement ▁during ▁which ▁the ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁body ▁corresponding ▁to ▁the ▁moving ▁foot ▁is ▁consist ently ▁in ▁advance ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁a ▁previous ▁contra ▁body ▁movement ▁or ▁body ▁turns ▁less ▁action . ▁ ▁A ▁step ▁with ▁side ▁lead ▁will ▁often ▁preced e ▁or ▁follow ▁a ▁step ▁of ▁the ▁opposite ▁foot ▁taken ▁into ▁contra ▁body ▁movement ▁position ▁( in ▁which ▁the ▁leading ▁side ▁is ▁that ▁opposite ▁the ▁moving ▁foot ) ▁without ▁requiring ▁interven ing ▁rotation ▁of ▁the ▁body . ▁ ▁Due ▁to ▁the ▁offset