Today, teenagers learn to waltz by watching YouTube videos ... For many Austrians, a ball ends not on the dance floor but on ...

DW steps into the world of the Viennese waltz. The waltz was based on the Ländler, a folk dance scorned by upper class Austrians. Born on the outskirts of Vienna in 1825, Johann Strauss II ...

The term ‘waltz’ derives from the German word ‘walzer,’ meaning to revolve or roll. This dance, characterised by its triple time, is understood to be rooted in German tradition, especially in Vienna.

progressive ballroom and folk dance, in triple time, performed primarily in closed position. Shocking many dancers when it was first introduced, the waltz became fashionable in Vienna around the ...

The oldest and the most well-known ballroom dance, this is often ... from the suburbs of 18-Century Vienna, hence hence its original name, the Viennese Waltz. Due to those more humble beginnings ...

Enjoy an exuberant celebration of song and dance with works from beloved ... and the breathtaking “Blue Danube Waltz.” Salute to Budapest and Vienna is available to stream on pbs.org and ...

Johann Strauss II (1825–1899) is known as the 'Waltz King'. He was the greatest of all Viennese dance music composers. Life and Music The young Strauss had started composing and directing his own ...

The Waltz King, Austria's celebrated Johann Strauss ... Jascha Novak of Hidden Vienna Tours. 1. Johann Strauss Museum - New Dimensions: The shiny new permanent city centre exhibition, which ...