The Viennese Waltz dates back to the 12th-13th centuries. Bavaria is considered the birthplace of the Viennese waltz, and the dance is called "Viennese" only because it gained its popularity at the beginning of the 19th century to the music of the great Strauss in Vienna. The dance is performed similarly to the usual slow waltz, but at a much faster pace - 60 bars per minute. The Viennese waltz is today danced at balls, weddings, festivals and competitions. How do you learn to dance the Viennese waltz?
Instructions
Step 1
Any dance lesson should start with a warm-up. Before learning how to move the Viennese waltz, warm up your muscles with special exercises, which will then be useful to you in the dance. Place your feet together. Rise on your toes and lower yourself without standing all the way on your heels. Put your feet shoulder-width apart, rise on your toes and do the so-called rolls: rise on your half-toes, making the support now your left or right leg - thus you will, as it were, swing from side to side.
Step 2
After you have warmed up well, you can go directly to the movements of the Viennese waltz. It is important to remember that the Viennese waltz is usually danced counterclockwise. At the beginning of the dance, the partner stands in the direction of the dance line, turning his face to the center of the hall. The partner stands with her back to the center of the hall. The backs of the dancers are straight, their heads are up. The partner's head is gracefully tilted back and slightly turned to the side.
Step 3
The movements of the Viennese waltz are, first of all, steps. They must be mastered in the first place. The partner starts the dance with the right foot, walking from the heel along the line of the dance to the count of "one". The young man transfers the weight to his right leg, on the count of “two” he pulls the left leg to the right, on the count of “three” he puts it on his half-toes and then falls on his heels. The next step begins with the left foot back, with the partner turning his back to the center of the hall, also moving along the line of the dance. This is followed by a step with the right foot, etc.
Step 4
The partner begins her game with a step backward with her left foot. The girl transfers the weight to her left leg, and then pulls her right leg to it through the “brush” position (the free leg is brought toe to the lift of the supporting leg, then a step is performed in the required direction) and brings the right leg back along the line of dance. Then the weight is transferred to the right leg, and the left leg is attached to it. The next movement begins with the right foot forward along the line of dance. The weight is transferred to the right leg, the left is pulled up to the "brush" position and the next movement begins along the line of dance from it. At the end of the movement, the partner pulls the right leg to the left and falls from the half-toes to a full foot.
Step 5
Once you have mastered the steps and can easily move to the tune of the Viennese waltz on the parquet floor, you can learn the figures: right and left turns, fleckers, pivots, telemark, check and counter. This will complicate your dance, but make it even more memorable and vivid.
