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  2. Waltz - Wikipedia

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    The Valse Musette, a form of waltz popular in France, started in the late 19th century. [citation needed] The cross-step waltz (French Valse Boston) developed in France in the early 20th century and is popular in social waltz groups today. [citation needed] In folk dance from the Alsace region, waltzes in odd metres such as 5 4, 8 4 and 11 4 ...

  3. Commentary: Whence the waltz? What's behind the New ... - AOL

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    Why the waltz? What gives with this senescent New Year's tradition of still waltzing 200 years since the birth of the dance's greatest maker, Johann Strauss II? One simple answer is that this ...

  4. Waltz (music) - Wikipedia

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    The predominant ballroom form in the 20th century has become the slow waltz, which rose to popularity around 1910 and was derived from the valse Boston of the 1870s. Examples derived from popular songs include " Ramona " (1927), " Parlami d'amore Mariù " (1932), and "The Last Waltz" (1970).

  5. Petticoat - Wikipedia

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    Then, as the waltz became popular in the 1820s, ... As the bustle became popular in the 1870s, ... Ohio: The Kent State University Press. ...

  6. Social dancing in the 20th century United States - Wikipedia

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    Swing dance became popular in the late 1920s and maintained its popularity into the 1940s and 1950s. [3] It faded away "with the birth of rock ‘n’ roll, [then] reemerged in the 1990s". [3] This was a form of self-expression. A swing ‘scene’ is a location in which social interactions, music and dancing happens. [3]

  7. Songs by 3 iconic Oklahomans selected for National ... - AOL

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    He also became one of the pioneers of the bebop style of jazz before his death on March 2, 1942, of tuberculosis at age 25. Recordings Selected for the 2024 National Recording Registry (in ...

  8. Beautiful Ohio - Wikipedia

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    Though "Beautiful Ohio" was originally written as a waltz, one version of the song is a march, arranged by Richard Heine. It is commonly performed by the Ohio State University Marching Band when traveling, including their appearance in the 2005 Inaugural Parade of President George W. Bush [6] and at the 2009 Inauguration of President Barack Obama.

  9. Victor Herbert - Wikipedia

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    Although these later shows introduced some memorable numbers, they did not enjoy the enduring popularity of his most popular operettas. The most successful work of his later career was Orange Blossoms (1921), [72] [73] which included the popular waltz song, "A Kiss in the Dark". [74]