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 composed over 500 waltzes, polkas and other kinds of ...

Then they attend multiple lessons at a dance school and receive ... anniversary of the birth of Viennese composer and violinist Johann Strauss II, known as the “waltz king.” ...

The oldest and the most well-known ballroom dance, this is often associated ... hence hence its original name, the Viennese Waltz. Due to those more humble beginnings, it took a while for noble ...

Learn Traditional Viennese Waltz 2:40pm to 4pm, fun, easy-to-learn, popular since the early 19th century, done at all tempos from fast to slow, and perhaps the most romantic partner dance of all.

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 ...

It incorporates steps from three ballroom disciplines - the Waltz, Viennese Waltz and Foxtrot ... you must be in hold for 40 percent of the dance. Routines can incorporate a lift and show shuffles.