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A fleckerl (Austrian German: a square-shaped noodle or a rag [1]) is a dance step, most commonly found in the Viennese waltz. Unlike the natural and reverse turns, the fleckerl does not move forwards along the dance floor but instead rotates on the spot. [2]
The Viennese waltz is a rotary dance where the dancers are constantly turning either in a clockwise ("natural") or counter-clockwise ("reverse") direction interspersed with non-rotating change steps to switch between the direction of rotation. A true Viennese waltz consists only of turns and change steps.
The whisk is a ballroom dance step used in the waltz and American style Viennese waltz. It is one of several ways to get into promenade position and is used to turn dancers around corners or change their direction on the dance floor.
Natural turn" and "reverse turn" are names of syllabus figures in waltz, Viennese waltz, foxtrot, quickstep. In addition, the words "natural" and "reverse" are used in some other figures that amount to turning to the right or left, respectively, e.g. natural twist turn in tango and foxtrot. The name "natural" has two explanations.
Chrishell Stause is heating up the dance floor once again! Coming off the power of their Villains Night performance last week, Chrishell and Gleb hit the stage for a sizzling Viennese waltz set to ...
The French dance, "Walt", and the Austrian Ländler are the most similar to the waltz among its predecessors. The "king of dances" acquired different national traits in different countries. Thus there appeared the English waltz, the Hungarian waltz, and the waltz-mazurka. The word "waltz" is derived from the old German word "walzen" meaning "to ...
Latin dance song: “Come Together” by John Lennon and Paul McCartney. Latin score: Carrie Ann 9, Derek 10, Bruno 9. Total: 58. Ilona Maher and pro Alan Bersten: Safe. Ballroom dance: Viennese waltz
The Contra Waltz (Freeform Waltz), included in most contra dance evenings, uses both open and closed positions, and incorporates moves from other dances such as swing, modern jive and salsa. Basically the dancers progress around the dance floor with a waltz step, but with no constraints on what moves they can use. [citation needed]