It is my formal high school dance on wednesday night and we have been told that myself, and a few friends with our partners have to open the dance floor with a waltz! I have never in my life! Can you help? Aslo can you give me a song to download to practise to> thanks!
2007-08-06 07:47:23 · 12 answers · asked by lucy_goose 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Dancing
You have an impossible task, but you can fake it--just--if you and your partners put yourselves through a crash course. Waltz travels around the edges (but not too close) of the floor in a counterclockwise direction. Go to a site like http://www.ballroomdancers.com
and try to get down the natural (right) turns, the reverse (left) turns, and the right and left closed changes. You don't have time even for those, so avoid all the others and keep it as simple as possible.
Pick a slow waltz, like Norah Jones' "Come Away With Me" from her first album.
Viennese Waltzes like Rufus Wainright's "Complaint de la Butte" are a different dance and more difficult, and many of the C&W waltzes are at around 40 bars per minute, too difficult for your purposes. Make it as easy on yourself as you can. "Tennessee Waltz" would be OK.
2007-08-06 15:11:02 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Learn To Waltz
2016-11-12 00:00:03 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Waltzing is one of the easiest dances to learn. The basic musical format of a waltz is that it is in 3/4 time (three beats per measure). I like "La Butte" by Rufus Wainright on the Moulin Rouge soundtrack.
The steps are in a box, if you are following (the lady always follows) you start by stepping backwards with your right foot, then step diagonally back across the box with your left foot, then bring your right foot next to your left foot. You're halway done! Then step forward with your left foot, step diagonally forward across the box with your right foot, and bright your left foot to your right. Repeat and enjoy!
2007-08-06 08:00:46 · answer #3 · answered by Kahvi_4 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It is best if you could take a class. But other than that: Listen to music and learn to find the "1, 2, 3" in it. "1" being the strongest beat. Be aware of them, but follow the guy. You can find demonstration of the steps and some music samples on http://www.ballroomdancers.com Practice with your partner beforehand.
2007-08-06 10:05:11 · answer #4 · answered by Snowflake 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know a lot of country waltzes.......one good one is Kenny Chesney "you save me".....that way you'll enjoy the music you're practicing to maybe......After that, the waltz is just one big step and two small ones.....don't make more of it than that.....also, doing to waltz might hurt your legs a little until you get used to it. If you need anything else, let me know!!
2007-08-06 07:55:11 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I recommend that you first learn how to waltz slow. If you are persistent you will be able to waltz fast before you know it.
2007-08-06 15:53:05 · answer #6 · answered by two11ll 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
download the classic " tennesee waltz" trust me, this WILL be played and the one most people learn it with. do you have any elderly relatives? practice with them. this is an EASY dance to learn, it's not complicated and it's simple. RELAX and enjoy it.
2007-08-06 07:51:31 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
youll step back with your right leg, bring in the left foot to meet the right, then to the side with your left, then quickly bring the right back in to the left. count it as slow(back) quick quick(to the side) and move accordingly. when waltzing you move in a box so the next step is the slow, going forward with your left foot, followed by the right, and then right left to your right.
2007-08-06 12:28:39 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I also asked this same question three times, and not gotten an answer
2016-09-20 22:53:21 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it depends
2016-08-24 11:11:49 · answer #10 · answered by bonnie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋