Difference between revisions of "Waltz"

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A '''waltz''' is a form of dance, typically associated with [[classical music]], and common at [[social]] events in the [[Victorian Era]].
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'''Waltz''' is a form of ballroom dance, performed to music with a 3 count rhythm. Two popular styles of waltz are American-style waltz and Viennese waltz. Both are danced from closed position. The basic movement in American-style waltz is the box-step. Featured also are various swiveling patterns known as "twinkles". Vienese waltz is significantly faster than American-style waltz and features a succession of clockwise and counterclockwise rotations.
  
 
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Revision as of 17:38, July 6, 2008

Waltz is a form of ballroom dance, performed to music with a 3 count rhythm. Two popular styles of waltz are American-style waltz and Viennese waltz. Both are danced from closed position. The basic movement in American-style waltz is the box-step. Featured also are various swiveling patterns known as "twinkles". Vienese waltz is significantly faster than American-style waltz and features a succession of clockwise and counterclockwise rotations.