Ballroom Dance Steps Standard Waltz

Ballroom Dance Steps - Standard Waltz

The standard Waltz is a elegant ballroom dance of glides and turns that was performed in parts of Europe during late 17th century onwards and is thought by many to be the forerunner for many modern day ballroom dance steps. The early dances were done in a round and at the conclusion of the dance the circle would break open and couples who would then begin doing turns.

In Italy the dance was called the Volta, in France the Volte, Germans called it the Weller and in Austria the dance was known as the Landler. Although they possibly all had some influence on the modern Waltz, at some time the Landler's hopping movement became a gliding motion, which is why the Landler more so than the others, is at times considered the origin of the modern Waltz. In the early 1800's the popularity of the Waltzen arose to such a significant degree that a number of large dance halls were opened to facilitate the crowds. The ballroom dance steps - Standard Waltz stabilized during the 19th century its popularity was aided by the music of Josef and Johann Strauss.

You can find citations to the Waltz that go as far back as 400 years, but the popularity of the dance had begun to diminish until 1913 and the introduction of the Hesitation Waltz which, as the name suggests, slowed the dance down quite a bit incorporating hesitations and poses throughout the dance. Prior to the Hesitation, dancing the Waltz was like an endurance test with the couples dancing in one direction then reversing direction when they became dizzy.

The Waltz is an simple dance to master and has an elegance and grace that makes it wonderful to observe. The one thing that does cause novices some confusion is that with a 3 count every bar is begun with the opposite foot as the last bar. The slow version of the dance is also known as the English Waltz while the faster version is the Viennese Waltz.

Waltz music is played in 3/4 time with a distinguishing 1-2-3 rhythm. The dance is a simple with just 3 steps, first step forward (backward for the woman), one step to the side and the last step to bring the feet together once again. The first step being the power step, corresponding the accented first beat of the music. A good Waltz has a smooth fall and rise; it's a gentle dance with turns, poses and long sweeping moves. Waltz music will be found in a gooed many venues, some instances are: Show Me the Way by Styx, The Blue Danube by Johann Strauss Jr, Waltz to the Death from the Batman soundtrack by Danny Elfman. Either ballroom dance steps - Standard Waltz can be danced to any music with a 3/4 tempo regardless of whether it is classical, country, rock or anything else.

In a competition ballroom Waltz there must be a distinct pendulum movement, the correct balance between up and down and spatial movements. The moment when you begin your up and down movement from your supporting foot, is critical to keeping the movements graceful and smooth.

Some competitions will use the American Smooth style of Waltz. This means that the dancing couples are allowed to on occasions break the hold and therefore enabling more open moves and underarm turns. To this day the ballroom dance steps - Standard Waltz is still popular all over the world.

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