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Waltz is one of the five dances in the Standard (or Modern) category of the International Style ballroom dances. It was previously referred to as slow waltz or English waltz.
Waltz is usually the first dance in the
Waltz is one of the five dances in the Standard (or Modern) category of the International Style ballroom dances. It was previously referred to as slow waltz or English waltz.
Waltz is usually the first dance in the dancesport
Dancesport is competitive ballroom dancing, as contrasted to social or exhibition dancing. In the case of Para dancesport, at least one of the dancers is in a wheelchair.
Dancesport events are sanctioned and regulated by dancesport organizatio ...
competition rounds. It is danced exclusively in the closed position
In partner dancing, closed position is a category of positions in which partners hold each other while facing at least approximately toward each other.
Closed positions employ either body contact or body support, that is, holding each other is ...
, unlike its American Style
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counterpart.
History
The Waltz originated as a folk dance from Austria. Predecessors include the matenick and a variation called thefuriant
A furiant is a rapid and fiery Bohemian dance in alternating 2/4 and 3/4 time, with frequently shifting accents; or, in "art music", in 3/4 time "with strong accents forming pairs of beats".
The stylised form of the dance was often used by Czech ...
that were performed during rural festivals in Bohemia. The French dance, "Walt", and the Austrian Ländler
The Ländler () is a folk dance in time which was popular in Austria, Bavaria, German Switzerland, and Slovenia at the end of the 18th century.
It is a partner dance which strongly features hopping and stamping. It might be purely instrument ...
are the most similar to the waltz among its predecessors.
The "king of dances" acquired different national traits in different countries. Thus there appeared the English waltz, the Hungarian waltz, and the waltz- mazurka. The word "waltz" is derived from the old German word "walzen" meaning "to roll, turn", or "to glide". Waltz has been danced competitively since 1923 or 1924.
Music
International Standard Waltz is awaltz
The waltz ( ), meaning "to roll or revolve") is a ballroom and folk dance, normally in triple ( time), performed primarily in closed position.
History
There are many references to a sliding or gliding dance that would evolve into the w ...
dance and danced to slow waltz music, preferably 28 to 30 bars per minute (84 to 90 beats per minute). Waltz music is in 3/4 time
Time is the continued sequence of existence and events that occurs in an apparently irreversible succession from the past, through the present, into the future. It is a component quantity of various measurements used to sequence events, ...
and the first beat
Beat, beats or beating may refer to:
Common uses
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** Beat (police), the territory that a police officer patrols
** Gay beat, an area frequented by gay men
* Battery (c ...
of a measure is strongly accented.
Character
Like all Standard category dances, waltz is a progressive dance, meaning that dancers travel along a path known as the line of dance, that is counter-clockwise around the floor. It is characterized by pendulum swing movements and incorporates general elements of ballroom technique such as foot parallelism, rise and fall, contra body movement and sway. Figures can have one step per beat (three per measure) but also four, five or six steps per measure. The faster pace of the latter, especially when combined withdance turns
In dance and gymnastics, a turn is a rotation of the body about the vertical axis. It is usually a complete rotation of the body, although quarter (90°) and half (180°) turns are possible for some types of turns. Multiple, consecutive turns ar ...
, results in fast-paced, dynamic dancing despite the relatively slow music tempo. Slow steps and elegant poses are often used to contrast fast-paced dance segments, resulting in what is sometimes referred to as ''light and shade''.
Syllabus
This is the Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing (ISTD) International Standard syllabus.Pre-Bronze
Note that Pre-Bronze is included as part of the Bronze syllabus. #Closed change The closed change is a Pre-Bronze, or newcomer waltz figure, performed in closed position.The Ballroom Technique; Moore, Alex (2006). Published by ISTD ASIN: B000PH46KI.
Changes may start of the right foot or left foot, moving forward or backward. ...
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# Natural turn
# Reverse turn
# Natural spin turn
#Whisk
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# Chassé from promenade position
Bronze
Silver
xx. Drag hesitationGold
xx. Fallaway whiskSee also
*Viennese waltz
Viennese waltz (german: Wiener Walzer) is a genre of ballroom dance. At least four different meanings are recognized. In the historically first sense, the name may refer to several versions of the waltz, including the earliest waltzes done in b ...
* Foxtrot
* Boston (dance)
* Waltz
The waltz ( ), meaning "to roll or revolve") is a ballroom and folk dance, normally in triple ( time), performed primarily in closed position.
History
There are many references to a sliding or gliding dance that would evolve into the w ...
References
External links
* — championship level waltz. {{Authority control Ballroom dance Waltz Triple time dances