▁act ▁as ▁a ▁single ▁unit . ▁ ▁Custom arily ▁the ▁man ▁( or ▁gent ) ▁stands ▁to ▁the ▁left ▁of ▁the ▁lady , ▁his ▁right ▁hip ▁touch ing ▁or ▁almost ▁touch ing ▁her ▁left ▁hip . ▁ ▁Note ▁that ▁this ▁prom en ade ▁position ▁is ▁not ▁the ▁same ▁as ▁that ▁prom en ade ▁position ▁defined ▁in ▁ball room ▁d ances . ▁ ▁They ▁might ▁take ▁any ▁of ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁different ▁prom en ade ▁hand holds . ▁ ▁These ▁are ▁generally ▁determined ▁by ▁the ▁specific ▁dance ▁or ▁local ▁dance ▁trad itions . ▁ ▁Some ▁of ▁these ▁different ▁hand holds ▁are : ▁ ▁Basic ▁prom en ade ▁or ▁Sk irt ▁Sk ater ' s ▁hand hold : ▁The ▁lady ▁extends ▁her ▁left ▁hand ▁hor izont ally , ▁pal m ▁down , ▁across ▁the ▁front ▁of ▁the ▁gent , ▁and ▁he ▁takes ▁it ▁in ▁his ▁left ▁hand . ▁The ▁lady ▁places ▁her ▁right ▁hand ▁at ▁the ▁right ▁side ▁of ▁her ▁wa ist ▁or ▁slightly ▁behind ▁her ▁right ▁hip , ▁and ▁the ▁gent ▁holds ▁this ▁hand ▁lo os ely ▁with ▁his ▁right ▁hand . ▁The ▁lady ▁might ▁also ▁use ▁her ▁right ▁hand ▁to ▁hold ▁on ▁to ▁a ▁full ▁sk irt ▁with ▁p ett ico ats , ▁s way ▁the ▁sk irt ▁in ▁time ▁to ▁the ▁music ▁as ▁a ▁fl our ish ▁( “ sk irt work ” ), ▁or ▁simply ▁place ▁her ▁hand ▁on ▁her ▁wa ist . ▁In ▁this ▁case , ▁the ▁gent ▁places ▁his ▁right ▁hand ▁on ▁the ▁small ▁of ▁her ▁back . ▁