SLOW WALTZ
SLOW WALTZ
The Slow Waltz is a dance in 3/4 time and is
characterized by its graceful rise and fall motion.
Learning Objectives:
01 02
HISTORY & FOUNDER BASIC DANCE STEPS
03 04
KNOWN ATHLETES
COSTUME
HISTORY The Waltz is the oldest of the ballroom dances, dating from the
middle of the Eighteenth Century. The German "Lander", a folk
dance, is supposed to be the forerunner of the Waltz. During this
time period a dance developed which was called the "Walzer", a
word owing its origin to the Latin word Volvere, which indicates a
rotating motion. Napoleon's invading solders spread the waltz
from Germany to Paris; then the dance glided across the channel
to England and finally made its way to the United States.
When the Waltz was first introduced into the ballrooms of the
world in the early years of the Nineteenth Century, it was met
with outraged indignation, for it was the first dance where the
couple danced in a modified Closed Position - with the man's
hand around the waist of the lady.
BASIC DANCE STEPS
FOR GENTLEMEN
1. Left foot forward
2.Right foot side
3. Left foot close
4. Right foot back
5. Left foot side
6. Right foot close
BASIC DANCE STEPS
FOR LADIES
1. Right foot back
2. Left foot side
3. Right foot close
4. Left foot forward
5.Right foot side
6. Left foot close
FOUNDERS
Joseph Lanner
-was an Austrian dance music composer
and dance orchestra conductor. He is best
remembered as one of the earliest Viennese
composers to reform the waltz from a simple
peasant dance to something that even the highest
society could enjoy, either as an accompaniment
to the dance, or for the music's own sake.
FOUNDERS
Johann Strauss
-went on to write more than 500 musical
musical compositions, 150 of which were waltzes,
and he surpassed both his father's productivity and
popularity. Compositions such as The Blue Danube
helped establish Strauss as "the Waltz King" and
earned him a place in music history.
COSTUME
Gentlemen wear “tuxedos,” that
is, a black dinner jacket with silk
facings, usually grosgrain or satin
and matching trousers. Gentlemen
may substitute a summer-weight,
white dinner jacket for the first and
last dances of the season. A tailcoat
may be substituted for the tuxedo
jacket at all dances.
FOOTWEAR The right shoes will offer men's feet
support and they will enhance
performance.Also, they will help to
prevent any injuries while dancing.
Men’s ballroom dance shoes are
normally made of leather and
suede.
They have a special sole that is
designed to grip the floor while
allowing you to dance, spin, and
slide.
COSTUME
Ladies wear full-length formal
ball gowns with either full or
straight skirts. The gown
traditionally has a full length skirt
reaching at least to the ankles and
is made of a luxurious fabric such
as satin, silk, taffeta, or velvet or
synthetic equivalents.
FOOTWEAR
Closed toed shoes are best for
smooth style dancing like the waltz
and foxtrot. 2.5" shoe height and
flesh-toned nude in color are
typically the standard heel height
and color choices for both Latin and
Smooth dance styles.
CHERYL BURKE
Cheryl Burke (born May 3, 1984) is an Amer
ican dancer, model and television host. She
is best known for being one of the professio
nal dancers on ABC's Dancing with the Star
s, where she was the first female profession
al to win the show and the first professional t
o win twice and consecutively.
Cheryl was partnered with Emmitt Smith. Th
ey placed 1st. She danced "If you don't kno
w me by now" (Semi-finals) waltz.
Nicole Scherzinger & Derek Houg
h
Nicole Scherzinger & Derek Hough - DWTS
- WaltzPussycat Dolls singer Nicole Scherzi
nger and pro partner Derek Hough danced a
graceful Waltz to "You Light Up".
THANK YOU
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