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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. 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).

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    The great waltz kings became great innovators as a way of maintaining their unprecedented popularity, which also led them to become the entrepreneurial innovators, basically inventing the modern ...

  5. Viennese waltz - Wikipedia

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    But even when faced with all this negativity, it became very popular in Vienna. Large dance halls like the Zum Sperl in 1807 and the Apollo in 1808 were opened to provide space for thousands of dancers. The dance reached and spread to England sometime before 1812. It was introduced as the German waltz and became a huge hit.

  6. Archibald Joyce - Wikipedia

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    Joyce's first published piece, a two-step called The Moke's Parade (1905), did not become popular. [1] His first waltz, Chanson de mon Cœur, was published in 1907. [14] But the first to attract any attention was the waltz Sweet Memories in 1908. [6]

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    How did 'Tennessee Waltz' help make Patti Page one of the top-selling female vocalists of all time? ... the B-side "Tennessee Waltz" became an early country crossover hit and sold more than 10 ...

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  9. Ballroom dance - Wikipedia

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    Viennese waltz originated in Provence area in France in 1559 and is recognized as the oldest of all ballroom dances. It was introduced in England as German waltz in 1812 and became popular throughout the 19th century by the music of Josef and Johann Strauss. It is often referred to as the classic “old-school” ballroom.