Definitions

1. Viennese Waltz is the name of a ballroom dance.
2. Viennese Waltz is the dance most often seen in movies depicting Ballroom Dancing.
3. Viennese Waltz is danced very fast and is characterized by an almost nonstop turning and is one of the most difficult forms of Waltz to learn.
4. Today the Viennese Waltz is a ballroom and partner dance that is part of the International Standard division of contemporary ballroom dance.
5. A Viennese waltz (Valse in French, Waltzer in German) is a music and dance which started in Vienna in the late 18th century. (Web site)

Learning

1. There are different phases of learning to dance the Viennese Waltz. (Web site)

Attempt

1. Because the dance moves fast, do not attempt to dance the Viennese waltz until you learn the footwork. (Web site)

People

1. Some people who are fond of set dances like to make a set dance of Viennese Waltz. (Web site)

Boston

1. In England the Viennese Waltz acclimatized, there Boston and later Waltz were preferred.

Developed

1. The waltz, specifically the Viennese waltz, was developed in the royal courts of Vienna.

Europe

1. The elegance and charm of the Viennese Waltz reminds us of glamorous balls in the palaces of Europe. (Web site)

Slower

1. This kind of waltz involved fewer and slower turns that incorporated more forward and backward movements than the Viennese Waltz. (Web site)

Floor

1. If the floor is packed with jostling couples, do not attempt the Viennese Waltz. (Web site)

Slower Modern Waltz

1. Especially at the beginning of the 20th century the slower Modern Waltz, danced at about half the original tempo, developed along with the Viennese Waltz. (Web site)

Nowadays Viennese Waltz

1. Nowadays Viennese Waltz is still danced socially across the world, but more people now dance the 'slow' Waltz as standard. (Web site)

Graceful Viennese Waltz

1. The splendor of Waltz is epitomized in the elegant and graceful Viennese Waltz. (Web site)

First Waltz Theme

1. The first waltz theme is a gently rising 3-note motif accompanied by harps with the Viennese waltz beat accentuated at the end of each 3-note phrase. (Web site)

First Viennese Waltz

1. The waltz in Vicente Martin's opera Una cosa rara, produced in Vienna (1776), is regarded as the first Viennese waltz. (Web site)

Enchanting Viennese Waltz

1. The lilting music and the graceful flowing of the dancers costumes added to the elegant and enchanting Viennese Waltz. (Web site)

Annual Viennese Waltz Balls Everything

1. Annual Viennese Waltz Balls Everything you ever wanted to know about the original old fashioned waltz. (Web site)

American Viennese Waltz

1. The American Viennese Waltz is very similar to the Standard Viennese Waltz, but also has movements where the man and woman dance apart from each other. (Web site)

Social Dance

1. The Viennese Waltz is both a competition dance and a social dance and is the type of Viennese Waltz best suited for social dancing. (Web site)
2. No other social dance that is within the reach of ordinary people makes one feel so good about oneself and one's partner as the Viennese Waltz. (Web site)

America

1. It should also be remembered that the Viennese waltz was popular in America at one time. (Web site)
2. The rhythm came to Vienna in the early 1800s, and the Viennese Waltz was first exhibited in America in 1834 in Boston. (Web site)

Folk Dance

1. At the beginning of the 1930s the Viennese Waltz had its comeback as a folk dance in Germany and Austria.
2. Slovenia, situated south of Austria, was influenced in its folk dance by the Viennese Waltz.
3. About the same time, the Viennese Waltz had its comeback also as a (folk dance) in The Greater Cleveland Ohio U.S.A. Area. (Web site)

Rotational Movement

1. The Viennese Waltz is known for its rotational movement, which is simple and elegant.

Paso Doble

1. Week 5: This week was a Halloween special, and each couple danced either a Jive, an Argentine Tango, a Viennese Waltz or a Paso Doble. (Web site)
2. Each of the pairs will perform a waltz, a paso doble or a Viennese waltz to the live classical music. (Web site)

Faster Tempo

1. Viennese Waltz has step patterns adapted to a faster tempo of music.

Whirling Viennese Waltz

1. Variations include the rapid, whirling Viennese waltz and the slower, dipping Boston waltz, modified by Vernon and Irene Castle as the hesitation waltz. (Web site)

Strauss Waltzes

1. The Viennese Waltz brings to mind chandeliers and lovely ladies in their flowing gowns dancing to the lilting sounds of Strauss Waltzes. (Web site)

Rotary Waltz

1. A true Viennese waltz consists only of turns - that is why it is also known as the Rotary Waltz. (Web site)

Public Sentiments

1. The Viennese Waltz has always been a symbol of political and public sentiments.

Paul Krebs

1. In the middle of the 20th century, the German, Paul Krebs choreographed the Viennese Waltz style to which we dance today. (Web site)

Dynamic Dances

1. In the 1920s, in Germany, the Viennese Waltz became outdated as more modern and dynamic dances emerged.

Dance Positions

1. American Style Viennese Waltz American Style Viennese Waltz has much more freedom, both in dance positions and syllabus. (Web site)

Change Steps

1. The Viennese Waltz uses a right turn (natural turn), a left turn (reverse turn) and two change steps that link the moves between the turns. (Web site)
2. A true Viennese waltz consists only of turns and change steps.

American Waltz

1. The Viennese waltz steps differ from the American waltz in that it has a faster tempo, and it moves forward and backward with a three-count pattern. (Web site)

Slower Version

1. The slower version of the dance is known as the English Waltz while the faster version is the Viennese Waltz. (Web site)
2. The Boston Waltz became popular in the United States in 1834 and is a slower version of the Viennese Waltz.
3. This is a slower version of the more upbeat Viennese Waltz because it is danced at 90 beats a minute. (Web site)

Graceful Lilt

1. Adding the graceful lilt of the flowing skirts we have today’s Viennese Waltz. (Web site)

Fast Waltz

1. The Viennese Waltz is a fast Waltz which originated in Austria.

Fast Version

1. These two composers were by far the most popular during that century: they set the standard for the Viennese waltz, (a fast version of the waltz).
2. They set the standard for the Viennese Waltz, a very fast version played at about 55 - 60 measures per minute. (Web site)

Wiener Walzer

1. Viennese Waltz, or the Wiener Walzer in German, is another version of ballroom waltz. (Web site)

French Waltz

1. The Viennese Waltz, so called to distinguish it from the Waltz and the French Waltz, is the oldest of the current ballroom dances.
2. History Early history The Viennese Waltz, so called to distinguish it from the Waltz and the French Waltz, is the oldest of the current ballroom dances.

Slow Waltz

1. The main difference between Slow Waltz and Viennese Waltz is speed. (Web site)
2. The Viennese Waltz is a quick, rotating dance, much faster-paced than the classic, slow Waltz. (Web site)

Contemporary Ballroom Dance

1. Waltz Variants In contemporary ballroom dance, the fast versions of the waltz are called Viennese Waltz. (Web site)

Dances

1. I met a lady ballroom dance teacher who said that after she got good at the other dances she learned Viennese Waltz in a very short time. (Web site)
2. Half the dances should be Viennese waltz. (Web site)

Dancing

1. In fact, just barely dancing with a partner in time to the music rates one a score of about 5% in the Viennese Waltz. (Web site)
2. When dancing a Viennese waltz, go to the center of the floor if either partner wants a rest or cannot move with the traffic. (Web site)
3. The beginning of a Viennese Waltz typically is a long preamble played at a slow, varying tempo not intended for dancing. (Web site)

Dance

1. At least one or two of the dances played during the break should be Viennese Waltz, so orchestra members get a chance to dance the dance that they play. (Web site)
2. This guide takes you through the steps of how to dance the Viennese Waltz. (Web site)
3. The dance floor needs to be large enough for the number of tickets sold, or it will not be possible to dance the Viennese Waltz. (Web site)

Ballroom

1. The ballroom Viennese waltz that ranges from 165 to 180 bpm was developed for this tempo. (Web site)

Fast

1. A more sedate form of the fast Viennese Waltz, danced at a leisurely 90 beats per minute, also evolved in America around 1870. (Web site)

Faster

1. In Ballroom there is also the Viennese waltz, which is much faster. (Web site)

Form

1. Slow waltz is the term applied to waltz in countries where Viennese Waltz is the form of waltz commonly practiced. (Web site)

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