The Gentlemen's Steps
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Learn The Basic Dance Steps of The Waltz
Basic Box Step (can be repeated while slowly turning)
1. Step back with the right foot
2. Left foot step sideways to the left
3. Bring your right foot next to your left foot
4. Step forward with the left foot
5. Step forward sideways with the right foot
6. Bring your left foot next to your right foot
Progressive Backward
1. Step back with the right foot
2. Left foot step sideways to the left
3. Bring your right foot next to your left foot
4. Step backward with the left foot
5. Step backward sideways with the right foot
6. Bring your left foot next to your right foot
Basic Box Step (can be repeated while slowly turning)
1. Step forward with the left foot
2. Right foot step sideways to the right
3. Bring your left foot next to your right foot
4. Step back with the right foot
5. Step back sideways with the left foot
6. Bring your right foot next to your left foot
Progressive Forward
1. Step forward with the left foot
2. Right foot step sideways to the right
3. Bring your left foot next to your right foot
4. Step forward with the right foot
5. Left foot step sideways to the left
6. Bring your right foot next to your left foot
The Lady's Steps
The Waltz is an elegant, smooth dance suitable for many social occasions and is often used as a wedding couple's first dance. The Waltz is performed in triple time by a couple, who as a pair, turn rhythmically around and around as they progress around the dance floor.
The basic rhythm is a unique 3/4 timing and a simple rhythmic pattern which blends with the music. The waltz is a smooth and graceful dance with long, flowing movements, characterized by a rise & fall motion. You start by learning the simple box step and stringing them together as you gracefully move around the dance floor in a counter-clockwise pattern.