Individual registration and forming a dance partnership are separate steps
For a youth partner dance course in Stuttgart, you initially register one person: yourself. That does not yet determine who you will dance with later. Registering individually is a booking option, not a promise of a permanent dance partnership. A course may work with rotating practice partners, form fixed pairs, or confirm individual places only after finding a suitable match. Unless there is an explicit policy, you cannot assume any of these arrangements.
Dance roles are also part of the organization. The leading partner gives movement cues and prepares changes of direction. The following partner responds to these cues while remaining responsible for their own balance and steps. Both roles require attention; following does not mean being pulled along. If you learn both roles, you need clear instruction for each one. Switching roles is therefore not the same as switching partners.
With an uneven number of participants, for example, a group of three can take turns practicing. The key is that no one is left watching all the time. The guide to fair solutions for uneven participant numbers explains these arrangements. This is different from attending a partner class alone when your dance partner is absent: in that case, you are already registered together. For your first individual place, however, you need to be registered for the course yourself.
