| walk | A step taken forward or backward. |
| Walkaround Turn | (American Style) A turn consisting of three forward walks in one small area, usually completing one full turn over three steps. (Known in International Latin as a Spot Turn). |
| Waltz | A ballroom dance in 3/4 time which first developed in Vienna as a fast paced dance to the Strauss music of the time, and eventually evolved into the slower version we now know as Waltz (or Slow Waltz). |
| weight connection | Connection created by both partners leaning their body weight in toward each other, or pulling their body weight away from each other. |
| weight change | The full transference of body weight from one foot to the other. |
| West Coast Swing | A slotted swing dance in 4/4 time, characterized by its smooth and linear style. |
| Whip | A dance figure common in Swing dances such as East Coast Swing, West Coast Swing and Lindy Hop, which gets its name from "whipping" action of the lady around the man. |
| Whisk | A figure or pattern involving the crossing of one foot behind the other. |
| window | A position of the arms formed by two partners with connected hands, which forms the shape of a window. |
