What is the waltz?

The waltz (English name: Waltz), the source of different views, there are German origin theory, there are French origin theory and there is an Italian origin. It is popular in the court of the aristocrats, but the rotary dance has long been in the folk on the emergence, had also been banned. The round dance is divided into two kinds of fast and slow steps, and is danced in pairs. Seventeenth and eighteenth centuries after the popularity of the court in Vienna, the speed gradually faster, and began to be used in the city social ball. Since the nineteenth century, it has been popular in European countries.

The origin of waltz and style characteristics: waltz, also known as the round dance, is the longest history of modern dance, the most tenacious form of dance, "waltz" a time initially from the ancient German "Walzel" means "rolling", "rolling", "rolling", "rolling", "rolling", "rolling", "rolling", "rolling", "rolling", "rolling", "rolling", "rolling", "rolling", "rolling", "rolling" and "rolling". "rolling", "spinning" or "sliding". 3/4 beat round dance was popular among peasants in Bavaria, Germany and Vienna, Austria in ancient times, entered the Vienna court in the 17th century, and became known as the "Waltz" in the 18th century. In the 17th century, it entered the court of Vienna, and in the 18th century, it was known as the "king of European court dances". 19th century, it was introduced to Boston, USA, and in the 20th century, it returned to Europe, and swept the continent in the form of the new "slow waltz", which was perfected by the music of Mozart, Chopin, Tchaikovsky, Strauss and others. Mozart, Chopin, Tchaikovsky, Strauss and other music masters created the immortal waltz, especially Strauss, he made the waltz become the "king of dance".

The style of waltz is characterized by solemnity and elegance, gorgeous and colorful. Its movements are smooth and undulating, changing, graceful and elegant, quiet and soft. Dance, the male partner like a prince, the female partner like a princess, elegant, graceful and generous. Waltz music 3/4 beat, medium rhythm, 28 to 30 bars per minute.

In the early nineteenth century, British society is not yet able to accept men and women openly embracing each other in full view of the dance, each pair of **** dancers is very strange side by side and dance, until after the First World War, only to begin to change the form, and gradually developed a variety of waltz steps that we are currently dancing.