Ballroom.dancing.for.beginners.-.Part.1.-.Standard.(ShareDance).pdf

VOLUME: 1

International Style Standard [Modern] Ballroom Dancing

WALTZ- QUICKSTEP-TANGO- FOXTROT-VIENNESE WALTZ

Technical descriptions of popular introductory figures, WITH FOOT DIAGRAMS

This book will not teach you how to dance. This book is intended to serve

as a reference in a Ballroom Dance instructional series. If only Waltz,

Quickstep,and Tango are taught 80% of the figures in this manual can be

learned in a 12 week series of 1 hour group courses, assuming 2 additional

hours of assisted practice is available each week.

Such a training routine is recommended for competitive collegiate

ballroom dance teams in their first semester of Ballroom training.

Dancers Notes

Kevin Buell

Revision

August 18 2001

2001

Introduction

Generally, this book was written to serve as an introductory reference manual for a

beginner student of ballroom dancing. More specifically, this book is written to be used

as the guidebook for collegiate ballroom dance teams training first semester students.

It is my hope that by providing quality Ballroom Dancing guides to collegiate ballroom

dance teams that these teams may grow and further promote the development of ballroom

dance on college campuses.

In future volumes I will release similar guides for American Smooth Ballroom

Dancing, as well as more advanced texts which will eventually include silver level

syllabus.

On Foot Diagrams: While many other fine ballroom dance guides are commercially

available, one feature which almost all these guides lack is the inclusion of diagrams

indicating the placements of the fee. By including foot diagrams, it is hoped that the less

experienced students who do not understand the tabular figure information will find this

guide most helpful. Foot diagrams are placed on a grid where each square represents a

2’x2’ distance. The mens feet represent a length of 12 inches, and the ladies feet are

slightly smaller.

International Standard

Abbreviations Used in this Text

Rhythm

S=Slow, 2 beats of music.

Q=Quick, 1 beat of music

Alignment

LOD= Line of Dance

DC= Diagonal Center

DW=Diagonal Wall

P= (foot) Pointing

A-LOD= Against LOD

RISE & FALL

Com= Commence

E/O= (at) end of

Cont= Continue

NFR= No-foot rise (Body

Rise with heel on the

ground)

R= Rise

L= Lower

Foot Position

RF= Right Foot

LF= Left Foot

SLT=slight(ly)

TTI= Toe Turned In

TTO= Toe Turned Out

Foot-Work

T=Toe

H=Heel

B=Ball of foot

HT= Heel, then Toe

TH= Toe, then Heel

F= foot (flat foot)

LF= Left Foot

RF= Right Foot

W= whole (foot)

IE= Inside Edge

Other

PP= Promenade Position

CP= Closed Position

OP= Outside Partner

PO= Partner Outside

Body Position

SLT=slight

CBM=Contra-Body Motion

CBMP= Contra-Body

Motion Position

R=Right

L=Left

Turn

Com= Commence

E/O= (at) end of

Cont= Continue

R=Right

L=Left

BTL= Body Turns Less

BCT= Body Completes

Turn

Bet= Between

Waltz

Style: International (English) Style

Category: Modern/Standard Ballroom

Rhythm: 3/4 time (Accent on the 1)

Tempo: 30 Bars per minute (Competition)

29-34 Bars per minute (Social)

Phrasing: 8BarPhrasing

When people hear the phrase 'Ballroom Dance' they invariably think

of the Waltz.

Waltz is THE fundamental Ballroom dance. Originating hundreds of

years ago in Bavarian Europe, the original waltz had a much faster tempo

and was more similar to our modern 'Viennese Waltz'. The dance

experienced significant opposition when it was popularized across Europe.

The idea of a man holding a woman hip to hip and cavorting about seemed

somehow improper.

This modern 'Slow Waltz' is derived from an American version of the

Waltz called 'The Boston' which was characterized by the slow tempo, long

flowing steps, and the closed position which made our slow waltz what it is

today.

A strong foundation in Waltz is the basis of understanding

International Standard and American Smooth dances. Most figures in other

dances such as foxtrot are merely steps from Waltz danced to a different

Rhythm.

What distinguishes Waltz as Waltz then is the character, which has

been described as 'being in love- forever'.

International Standard

WALTZ

Table Of Contents

Bronze Syllabus

RF Closed change ........................................................................................................................................... 6

LF Closed change ........................................................................................................................................... 8

Reverse Turn ................................................................................................................................................ 10

Natural Turn ................................................................................................................................................. 12

Whisk............................................................................................................................................................ 14

Chasse from Promenade Position ................................................................................................................. 16

Natural Spin Turn ......................................................................................................................................... 18

Closed Impetus ............................................................................................................................................. 20

Hesitation Change......................................................................................................................................... 22

Useful Amalgamations

[1] Facing DW:

Natural Turn

RF Closed Change

Reverse Turn

LF Close Change

[4]

Natural Spin Turn

4-6 of Reverse Turn

(Underturned to face DC)

[5]

Hesitation Change

Reverse Turn

[2] Facing DW:

Whisk

Chasse

Natural Turn (Outside Partner on 1)

[6]

1-3 of Natural Turn

Closed Impetus

4-6 of Reverse Turn

(Underturned to face DC)

Reverse Turn

[3] Facing DW at corner:

Natural Turn

Whisk

Chasse

Natural Turn (Outside Partner on 1)

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