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The most known and romantic from ballroom dances – the Waltz. Besides acquisition of grace, nobleness and a beautiful bearing, dancers of the Waltz in any conditions can put the abilities into practice. The waltz – is beautiful, universal, simple in development. The waltz can be executed as Wedding dance, as dance on the Secular party, on any reception, Birthday and so on.

Waltz — the uniting name for all dances of the size 3/4. The word the Waltz has occurred from German walzen – to be turned in dance if is more detailed, is 3-dolnyj pair ball dance. Execute the Waltz, as a rule, in the closed position. All known «time-two-three, time-two-three, time-two-three …» represents the most widespread figure in the Waltz — a complete revolution in two steps with three steps to everyone.

History of the Birth of the Waltz

In the end of a XVIII-th century in Austria and Southern Germany at peasants, at провансальцев - volt dance, dance of Lendler was popular in the Czech peasants - «матеник» and its versions «фурианте». They also became ancestors of the Waltz. The Waltz in Vienna (Austria) in 1780th years was born, quickly became favourite entertainment of secular public and has extended across Europe, and then and on the world. The waltz became a source for occurrence of many other ballroom dances. Also many versions of the Waltz later have developed.

Waltz kinds

The set of songs sounds, for a long time and to this day, in beat the Waltz. The waltz can be heard in an opera, an operetta, at cinema. Write concert and symphonic Waltzes, and the Waltz, certainly, it is popular, but under this name its versions disappear: the Viennese waltz, the French waltz, the English waltz. In what of their distinction?

The Viennese Waltz

The Viennese Waltz protects traditions of ballroom dances of the XIX-th century and is executed on the third position. During execution of the Viennese Waltz the case should be strictly tightened, excessive bends and airs and graces are not welcomed. The beauty of the Viennese waltz is concluded in changeable rate and in constantly alternating left and right turns. Prompt spinning of the Viennese Waltz is based on deep mutual understanding of pair. Movements in the Viennese Waltz are carried out smoothly and with grace, despite speed of spinning.
English Waltz (the Slow Waltz, the Waltz-boston)
This form also was born in Austria, others believe that it has Russian roots.

From classical Viennese this Waltz distinguishes both music, and movements. For today the Slow Waltz consider as independent dance. In music of the English Waltz the melody rhythm whimsically changes. Together with it the technics of execution of dance, position in steam, movements of partners change also. In the Waltz-bostone of movement of pair – sliding, soft, wavy. At competitions the Slow Waltz though looks romantically and smoothly, demands very high technics of execution and strict discipline.

Tango-waltz (the Argentina Waltz)

The Tango-waltz or the Argentina Waltz – according to the name bear in itself elements and the Tango, and the Waltz. The Argentina Waltz on 3/4 is danced, however movements are used, basically, the same, as in the Tango.
Known Waltzes

In what compositions of composers we can find Waltzes? Those set! We will result the most known: as the tool play the Waltz exists in F.Chopin, F.Lista, P.I.Tchaikovsky creativity; lines of a genre - in M.I.Glinka, A.K.Glazunov, J.Sibeliusa, M.Ravel, S.S.Prokofiev's compositions.

Johann Strauss - the author of 152 Waltzes, such as «Life is a dance», «the Waltz the pigeon», «the Waltz of the Viennese soul», «the Song of Danube», "Demons", "Taloni-waltz", «the Waltz of Bayaderes», «Electric sparks», «the Deliverer from all cares».