LUNGE

The Right Lunge is a phase IV smooth figure in which the man lowers and then steps side and forward with the trail foot.
As in a Contra Check, heads are closed.
There are a great variety of lunging movements in which one takes one step and usually softens that knee.
Here we have a Lunge to the man's left. In Tango, this might be called a Corte; in Waltz, it could be a Dip.
Here, a couple lunges forward on lead feet in half open position.
The man lunges forward, and the woman sits.
Photos © A. Curths; E.Allen; F. Lepretre; P. Suba; from Dancesport UK photo gallery.