This page illustrates a few specific figures: Fence Line, New Yorker, Aida, Pickup, Alemana, Lariat, Whip, Wheel, Lady Across

Fence Line

The Fence Line is a Latin figure, used in cha, rumba, and bolero. It is really a "fencing line," and is supposed to be a styalized thrust with an epee or sword, the free hands up for balance. In cha both lunge thru with a little thrust with the low hands, recover to face, and a side chasse.

	George and Pam Hurd in a fencing line.
New Yorker	The New Yorker is used in Latin rhythms, such as cha, rumba, mambo, and bolero.	In cha, it is a lunge thru, recover to face, and a side chasse.
		Aida	The Aida is another Latin figure, used in cha, rumba, and bolero. In cha, it is a step thru turning away from each other, as seen here, then quickly rotating toward each other, in the other direction, with a side step, continuing to turn away to a V-back-to-back and stepping a back/lock, back; I must admit that the first step of an Aida looks much like the first step of a New Yorker, and in a still photo, you can't be sure.
Pickup Officially a part of waltz and two-step, the pickup is widely used to move the woman from semi to closed, line.	Alemana A Latin figure used in cha and rumba. The man's lead is the raised lead hand, signaling the woman to step thru with her trail foot and execute a RF turn back to face.	Lariat? Again, a Latin figure from cha and rumba. The man leads the woman to his right side, and she takes two measures to walk RF around him back to face. Rarely is it lead with the leg. Usually, the man will place his right hand on her back and gently urge her around that way.	Whip Again, a Latin figure from cha and rumba. The man steps back R and leads her across in front of him in a 1/2 turn.
Wheel	The wheel is a waltz or two-step figure, but used in other rhythms. In any of a variety of positions or hand-holds, such as banjo, right-right hands, bolero, or sombrero, the couple walks RF around an imaginary spot between them; one full turn.	Lady Across	Not a formal figure, the man leads the woman to step across in front of him and so move from one side to the other.