Waltz is a traveling, swing dance. It is also called Slow Waltz (compared to Viennese Waltz) or Diagonal Waltz (Waltz moves down the floor in a zig-zag diagonal fashion, while Viennese Waltz moves straight down Line of Dance.)
Drag Hesitation (*)
Fallaway Whisk (*)
* Figures marked with (*) are additional figures that may be danced in Medal Tests at the indicated level.
3/4 with the first beat accented. 3 beats per measure (bar), 1/4 (quarter note) is one beat.
Each step is one beat.
See Standard Technique and Waltz technique page.
Waltz choreography for various levels