Viennese Waltz
The Bronze · Bronze · International Ballroom
- Time signature
- 3/4
- Tempo — studio
- 58–60 MPM
- Tempo — NDCA
- 58–60 MPM
- Count
- 1 2 3
Origin
Refined in early-19th-century Vienna from the Alpine waltz of Austria and Bavaria — once scandalous for its close hold and speed, then made a symbol of elegance by the Strausses, father and son.
Music
3/4 time, fast — roughly twice the speed of Waltz.
Character
Fast, sweeping rotation with a light, continuous swing.
Figures
- 1
Natural Turn
- 2
Right Foot Forward Closed Change
- 3
Reverse Turn
- 4
Left Foot Forward Closed Change
- 5
Right Foot Backward Closed Change
- 6
Left Foot Backward Closed Change
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