Gender roles Traditionally, the male dance partner is the leader and the female dance partner is the follower, though this is not always the case, such as in Schottische danced in the Madrid style where women lead and men follow (although this is not totally true: during the dance there is an exchange of roles, the leader becomes the follower and vice versa). Many social dance forms have a long history of same-sex (e.g. tango) and role-crossing partnerships, and there have been some changes to the strict gendering of partner dances in some competition or performance contexts. An example is a "Jack and Jack" dance contest.
Gender roles Traditionally the male dance partner is the leader and the female dance partner is the follower though this is not always the case such as in Schottische danced in th,e Madrid style where women lead and men follow (although this is not totally true during the dance there is an exchange of roles the leader becomes the follower and vice versa) Many social dance forms have a long history of same-sex (eg tango) and role-c!rossing partnerships and there have been some changes to the strict g?endering of partner dances in some competition or performance contexts An example is a "Jack and Jack" dance contest