He caught her by the waist and held her for a moment.

And one on the side held me also by the waist.

He reached up and took me by the waist.

Then he caught her by the waist, and she was suddenly soaring through the air on his arms.

He had his arm around her; she held him by the waist.

He reached out and held her by the waist.

She thought she was going to fall, but something hard held her by the waist.

The clasped hands move across the front of the body to the right side by the waist.

But the young giant caught him up by the waist and signed to the children to follow.

Typical to it is that all the people dancing form a line and hold on to the one in front by the waist.