close embrace
Arms wrapped around
Close embrace is a dance position where partners' torsos touch or nearly touch, with minimal space between them.
The term appears most often in tango, where it contrasts with open embrace and allows partners to feel each other's movements directly: They danced the entire milonga in close embrace.
The position suggests intimacy and connection, requiring trust between partners.
- hugTight, affectionate clasp
- bear hugTight, enveloping embrace
- holdMaintain in grasp
- cuddleAffectionate close embrace
- squeezeFirm bilateral compression
tight squeeze · clasp · cling · arms · warmth · tender · intimate · tight · wrapped · comfort · safe haven · lovers · loved ones · reunion · heartbeat · heart to heart · pressed · nestle
- Partner Danceconnection, follow, basic step, open position
- Tangotango, Argentine tango, milonga, ocho, follower
- swing danceslindy hop, Lindy Hop, jitterbug, east coast swing, Charleston
- Forro
close embracecold shoulder
Intentional dismissive treatment
arm's length · no contact · recoiling · pushing away · standoffishness
close embraceicy stare
Hostile, cold expression
turning away · rebuff · emotional distance · rejection · cold reception
close embracepushing away
Forcing something back
release · letting go · recoil · pulling back · withdrawal
close, embrace, closed, closer, closest, closely, closeness, closing, closure