Shadow, Skaters, Varsouvienne, Tandem

In shadow (left, above), the man is behind and to the woman's left. In this photo, they are exhibiting same footwork, but opposite footwork is common, too. In tandem (right, above), one (usually the man) is directly behind the other.

These are various examples of Shadow Position.	Obviously, much variability is allowed, in footwork, handwork, and body movement.
Skaters
In shadow position, when left-left hands are joined and outstretched, and right-right hands are joined at the woman's waist, the position is called Skaters.	None of these photos conforms strictly to the definition of Skaters Position, but they give the idea.
Left Shadow		Lady's Shadow
In Left Shadow, the man is still behind the woman, but she is to his left.		Here, we have a sort of shadow position, but it is the woman who is behind and to the left of the man.
Varsouvienne
In Varsouvienne Position, the man again dances behind and to the left of the woman, but right-right and left-left hands are joined and held high.
Tandem
In Tandem Position, the man is directly behind the woman. Actually, I suppose it is rare that the rule is strictly followed. Here, we see varying degrees of offset and almost continuous variation from tandem, through shadow, and into both varsouvienne and skaters.	Here, we almost have a Wrapped Position. She is crossing her right arm over left. Now, if he would just take her hands, her right in his left and her left in his right.
	Is this an extreme form of tandem or some kind of "layback" or even "lie down?"
Woman's Tandem
	Oh, scratch my back; it feels soo good.
Hey! No tickling.