Viennese Waltz
The Bronze · Bronze · American Smooth
- Time signature
- 3/4
- Tempo — studio
- 52–56 MPM
- Tempo — NDCA
- 54 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 — about twice the speed of Waltz.
Character
Fast, sweeping rotation with less rise & fall and sway than Waltz; an air of magic.
Figures
- 1
Left Turn
- 2
Right Turn
- 3
Balance Steps (Forward, Back, Side)
- 4
Fifth Position Breaks
- 5
Crossbody Lead to Underarm Turn
- 6
Side Hesitations
- 7
Changes of Place
- 8
Fans
- 9
Canter Chassés
- 10
Face to Face, Back to Back
- 11
Bow and Curtsy
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