▁position ▁of ▁the ▁partners ▁in ▁the ▁hold , ▁a ▁left ▁side ▁lead ▁may ▁be ▁quite ▁pron ounced ▁whereas ▁a ▁right ▁side ▁lead ▁will ▁be ▁more ▁subt le ▁if ▁taken ▁in ▁closed ▁position . ▁ ▁S lot ▁▁ ▁In ▁sl otted ▁d ances , ▁the ▁dance ▁slot ▁is ▁an ▁imag inary ▁narrow ▁rectangle ▁along ▁which ▁the ▁follow er ▁moves ▁back ▁and ▁forth ▁with ▁respect ▁to ▁the ▁leader , ▁who ▁is ▁more ▁or ▁less ▁station ary . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁rule , ▁the ▁leader ▁mostly ▁stays ▁in ▁the ▁slot ▁as ▁well , ▁leaving ▁it ▁only ▁to ▁give ▁way ▁for ▁the ▁follow er ▁to ▁pass ▁him . ▁Some ▁sl ots ▁are ▁fixed , ▁some ▁can ▁rotate , ▁some ▁are ▁only ▁from ▁close ▁hold ▁to ▁open ▁hold ▁with ▁one ▁arm , ▁or ▁double ▁from ▁one ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁man ▁to ▁his ▁full ▁reach ▁on ▁the ▁other ▁( as ▁in ▁h ust le ), ▁depending ▁on ▁the ▁dance ▁floor ▁space ▁available ▁and ▁the ▁specific ▁dance . ▁The ▁leader ▁in ▁social ▁and ▁performance / ex hib ition ▁dan cing ▁is ▁more ▁free ▁to ▁step ▁out ▁from ▁the ▁slot , ▁more ▁in ▁some ▁d ances , ▁and ▁dance ▁styles ▁( such ▁as ▁h ust le ▁and ▁s als a ), ▁than ▁in ▁others . ▁ ▁Sl otted ▁dance ▁▁ ▁A ▁dance ▁style ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁couple ' s ▁movements ▁are ▁generally ▁conf ined ▁to ▁a ▁slot . ▁The ▁most ▁typical ▁sl otted ▁dance ▁is ▁west ▁coast ▁swing . ▁Some ▁other ▁d ances , ▁e . g ., ▁h ust le