▁forward , ▁" in ▁prom en ade ". ▁ ▁In ▁American ▁T ango , ▁the ▁partners ▁shift ▁their ▁shoulders , ▁h ips ▁and ▁heads ▁to ▁a ▁variable ▁degree ▁less ▁and ▁up ▁to ▁ 9 0 ▁to ▁that ▁of ▁their ▁original ▁position , ▁while ▁their ▁feet : ▁Man ' s ▁left ; ▁Woman ' s ▁right ▁are ▁rot ated ▁respectively ▁left ward ▁and ▁right ward ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁" V " ▁[ to ▁the ▁left / right ]. ▁This ▁exact ▁position ▁is ▁also ▁called ▁semi - open ▁in ▁some ▁dance ▁books , ▁by ▁some ▁authors / te ach ers , ▁especially ▁in ▁American ▁Sm ooth ▁Ball room ▁dance . ▁The ▁shift ▁in ▁Argent ine / Sal on ▁style ▁T ango ▁is ▁less ▁pron ounced ▁and ▁more ▁individual ized : ▁the ▁hold ▁similarly ▁variable ▁but ▁usually ▁very ▁close ▁especially ▁in ▁the ▁upper ▁body , ▁less ▁in ▁the ▁h ips . ▁In ▁some ▁Sw ing : ▁East ▁Coast ; ▁Tri ple - count ; ▁Country ; ▁or ▁Single - count , ▁the ▁feet ▁are ▁more ▁opened / rot ated ▁in ▁their ▁respective ▁directions ▁to ▁lie ▁parallel ▁to ▁each ▁other ▁and ▁exactly ▁per pend icular ▁to ▁their ▁original ▁Cl osed ▁position ▁pla cement . ▁The ▁intention , ▁is ▁for ▁the ▁position ▁to ▁anticip ate ▁a ▁change ▁in ▁direction ▁of ▁movement , ▁to ▁direct ▁each ▁partner ▁of ▁the ▁couple / part ners hip , ▁and ▁to ▁lead ▁the ▁follow er ▁to ▁step ▁in ▁the ▁direction ▁of ▁the ▁rotation ▁between ▁their ▁bodies ; ▁similarly ▁for ▁the ▁counter ▁prom en