Category: Modern Sequence Dancing

Adoration Waltz Sequence Dance

Modern Sequence Dancing

The Adoration Waltz is a modern sequence dance, the dance script being of unknown origin. It is a 16 bar dance (see paragraph numbers) and should be danced to a 1-2-3 rhythm with 3 beats to a bar. This is a slow waltz and should be danced to music at a tempo of 30 bars per minute. We commence the dance in normal ballroom hold with the man facing and the lady backing the line of dance. Both the man’s and lady’s steps are described here.

TECHNIQUE TIP:- The man lowers (bends his legs) slightly and uses “heel leads” to step forward; backward steps are drawn with his toe (again, lowering himself) and whenever they bring their feet together in a sideways movement, both man and lady should rise up onto their toes and then lower. This is called “rise and fall” and adds class to the appearance and feel of the dance.

Please also bear in mind that all waltz sequences are about correct angles in relation to the line of dance.

Adoration Waltz Dance Steps

Bar Count

Adoration Waltz – 1st Movement – Forward Hover – Backward Natural Turn – Forward Hover – Back Reverse Turn into Promenade Position
1 The man moves his left foot forward in a diagonal to wall direction (The lady brings her right foot back in a diagonal to wall direction) 1
Then the man moves his right foot forward in a diagonal to all direction and makes a slight turn to the right (The lady brings her left foot back in a diagonal to wall direction making a slight turn to the right) 2
Then the man brushes his left foot to his right foot without changing his weight and does a Hover (The Lady brushes her right foot to her left foot without changing her weight and does a Hover) 3
2 Now the man brings his left foot back making a slight turn to the right (The lady moves her right foot forward also with a slight turn to the right) 1
Then the man brings his right foot to the side and against the line of dance (The lady brings her left foot to the side and against the line of dance) 2
The man then closes his left foot to his right foot and should be facing diagonal to wall and against the line of dance (The lady closes her right foot to her left foot and should be facing diagonal to centre) 3
3 Now the man moves his right foot forward in a diagonal to wall direction against the line of dance (The lady brings her left foot back in a diagonal to wall direction against the line of dance) 1
Then the man moves his left foot forward in a diagonal to wall direction against the line of dance making a slight turn to the left (The lady brings her right foot back in a diagonal to wall direction against the line of dance making a slight turn to the left) 2
The man brushes his right foot to his left foot without changing his weight and does another Hover Action (The Lady brushes her left foot to her right foot without changing her weight and also does a Hover Action) 3
4 Now the man brings his right foot back making a slight body turn to the left (And the lady moves her left foot forward without turning) 1
The man brings his left foot to the side and along the line of dance while turning into Promenade Position (The lady moves her right foot diagonally forward and along the line of dance also turning into promenade position) 2
The man closes his right foot to his left foot while in promenade position (And the lady closes her left foot to her right foot, still facing diagonal to centre and in promenade position) 3

Adoration Waltz – 2nd Movement – Promenade Lock Step – Promenade Hover – Whisk – Wing
5 The man brings his left foot to the side and along the line of dance while still in promenade position (And the lady brings her right foot to the side and along the line of dance while still in promenade position) 1
The man moves his right foot down the line of dance, still in promenade position (The lady moves her left foot forward down the line of dance, still in promenade position) 2
Then the man crosses his left foot in behind his right foot (And the lady crosses her right foot in behind her left foot) 3
6 Now the man moves his right foot forward while still in promenade position and turning to the right (The lady moves her left foot forward down the line of dance while still in promenade position and turning to the left) 1
The man brings his left foot to the side and along the line of dance (And the lady brings her right foot to the side and along the line of dance) 2
Now the man transfers his weight to his right foot, into a Hover Action. He should now be facing diagonal to wall against the line of dance in counter promenade position (The Lady transfers her weight to her left foot, into a Hover Action in counter promenade position) 3
7 Now the man moves his left foot forward against the line of dance while in counter promenade position and turning to the left (The lady moves her right foot forward and against the line of dance while in counter promenade position and turning to the right) 1
Then the man brings his right foot to the side, against the line of dance (And the lady brings her left foot to the side and against the line of dance. She should be facing the centre) 2
The man crosses his left foot in behind his right foot, into a Whisk. He should be facing almost down the line of dance and doing 1/4 turn to the left (The lady crosses her right foot in behind her left foot, into a whisk. She should be facing diagonal to centre and doing 1/4 turn to the right) 3
8 Now the man moves his right foot forward down the line of dance, leading the lady towards his left side (The lady moves her left foot forward down the line of dance and begins to circle her partner – the wing) 1
The man continues turning to the left (The lady moves her right foot forward and continues to circle her partner) 2
The man continues turning to the left until he is facing diagonal to centre (The lady continues by moving her left foot forward but against the line of dance, she now being on her partners left side, and does a slight swivel until she is backing diagonal to centre) 3

Adoration Waltz – 3rd Movement – Reverse Spin Turn – Hesitation Change – Reverse Turn
9 The man moves his left foot forward in a diagonal dissenter direction with his partner on his left side and turning his body to the left (The lady brings her right foot back while turning to the left) 1
Then the man brings his right foot to the side and across the line of dance, he being square to his partner (The lady brings her left foot to the side and along the line of dance) 2
Now the man closes his left foot to his right foot and should be backing the line of dance (The lady closes her right foot to her left foot and should be facing the line of dance) 3
The man brings his right foot back and down the line of dance, a small step, making a 1/2 turn to the left – a Reverse Pivot (The lady moves her left foot forward and down the line of dance while turning strongly to the left) &
10 Then the man moves his left foot forward and down the line of dance but slightly diagonal to wall while still turning to the left (The lady brings her right foot to the side and along the line of dance and continues turning to the left) 1
The man continues to turn on his left foot (The Lady brushes her left foot to her right foot without changing her weight. She should now be facing the wall) 2
The man brings his right foot to the side and along the line of dance while continuing to turn to the left until he is backing diagonal to wall (The lady moves her left foot forward in a diagonal to wall direction, a small step, with her body facing almost diagonal to wall – and does a 7/8 turn to the left on the last four steps) 3
11 Now the man brings his left foot back in a diagonal tall direction while turning to the right and with the lady moving to his right side (The lady moves her right foot forward in a diagonal to wall direction while turning to the right and moving to her partner’s right side) 1
Then the man brings his right foot to the side and along the line of dance but he should be facing diagonal to centre (And the lady brings her left foot to the side and slightly across the line of dance) 2
And the man closes his left foot to his right foot without changing his weight (The lady closes her right foot to her left foot without changing her weight – a Drag Action. She should be backing diagonal to centre) 3
12 The man moves his left foot forward, himself square to his partner and turning to the left (The lady brings her right foot back in a diagonal dissenter direction while turning to the left) 1
Then the man brings his right foot to the side and across the line of dance (And the lady brings her left foot to the side) 2
The man closes his left foot to his right foot and he should now be backing the line of dance (The lady closes her right foot to her left foot and she should be facing the line of dance) 3

Adoration Waltz – 4th Movement – Back Reverse Turn – Natural Spin Turn – Back Reverse Turn
13 The man brings his right foot back and down the line of dance while turning to the left (And the lady moves her left foot forward and down the line of dance while turning to the left) 1
Then the man brings his left foot to the side and along the line of dance (And the lady brings her right foot to the side and along the line of dance) 2
The man closes his right foot to his left foot without changing his weight – a Drag Action. He should now be facing diagonal to wall (The lady closes her left foot to her right foot without changing her weight – a Drag Action. She should now be backing diagonal to wall) 3
14 The man moves his right foot forward, outside his partner, while turning to the right (And the lady brings her left foot back in a diagonal to wall direction while turning to the right and toward her partners right side) 1
Now the man brings his left foot to the side and across the line of dance, he being square to his partner (The lady brings her right foot to the side) 2
The man closes his right foot to his left foot and should now be backing the line of dance (The lady closes her left foot to her right foot and should now be facing the line of dance and square to her partner) 3
15 The man brings his left foot back and down the line of dance, a small step, and does a strong 1/2 turn to the right – a Pivot Action. This should end facing the line of dance (The lady moves her right foot forward down the line of dance while turning to the right) 1
The man then moves his right foot forward and down the line of dance while still turning to the right (The lady brings her left foot to the side and along the line of dance while she continues turning to the right) 2
(The Lady brushes her right foot to her left foot without changing her weight and should be facing the centre) &
The man brings his left foot to the side and along the line of dance, himself backing diagonal to centre, and does a 7/8 turn to the right on the last three steps (The lady moves her right foot forward in a diagonal to centre direction, a small step, herself facing diagonal to centre and doing a 7/8 turn to the right on the last four steps) 3
16 The man brings his right foot back in a diagonal to centre direction while turning to the left (And the lady moves her left foot forward in a diagonal to centre direction while turning to the left) 1
Then the man brings his left foot to the side and along the line of dance (The lady brings her right foot to the side and along the line of dance) 2
The man closes his right foot to his left foot while facing diagonal to wall, ready to commence the sequence again (The lady closes her left foot to her right foot and should be backing diagonal to wall, ready to start the sequence again) 3

Apple Blossom Waltz Sequence Dance

Modern Sequence Dancing

The Apple Blossom Waltz is a modern sequence dance. The dance script was composed by Samantha Heywood in 1992. It is a 16 bar dance (see paragraph numbers) and should be danced to a 1-2-3 rhythm with 3 beats to a bar. This is a slow waltz and should be danced to music at a tempo of 31 bars per minute. We commence the dance in normal ballroom hold with the man facing and the lady backing diagonal to wall. The man’s steps are described here. The lady dances the counterpart unless otherwise stated in italics.

TECHNIQUE TIP:- The man lowers (bends his legs) slightly and uses “heel leads” to step forward; backward steps are drawn with his toe (again, lowering himself) and whenever they bring their feet together in a sideways movement, both man and lady should rise up onto their toes and then lower. This is called “rise and fall” and adds class to the appearance and feel of the dance.

If You Prefer to Just Watch the Apple Blossom Waltz, Scroll to the Video at the Bottom

Please also bear in mind that all waltz sequences are about correct angles in relation to the line of dance.

Apple Blossom Waltz Dance Steps

Bar

 Footwork: HT means “lead off with the heel and end up on the toe”. TH means “draw back with your toe and finish on your heel”.  T means “on your toes”

Foot
Work

 Timing

Apple Blossom Waltz – 1st Movement – Whisk – Chasse in Promenade Position – Check – Slip Pivot – Half Reverse Turn
1 The man moves his left foot forward while facing diagonal to wall HT 1
Then he brings his right foot to the side and slightly forward, still facing diagonal to wall T 2
And then his left foot crosses in behind his right foot while in Promenade Position and still facing diagonal to wall (the Lady should be facing diagonal to centre) TH 3
2 Now the man moves his right foot forward and across himself in a Contra Body Movement Position (CBMP) and also in Promenade Position HT 1
The man’s left foot goes to the side and slightly forward while still in Promenade Position T 2
And his right foot closes to his left foot in Promenade position and facing diagonal to wall (the Lady should be facing diagonal to centre) T &
Now the man’s left foot goes to the side and slightly forward, still facing diagonal to wall TH 3
3 Then he moves his right foot forward and across himself in another CBMP and in Promenade Position, still facing diagonal to wall, into a Check Action (the Lady should be facing diagonal to centre) H 1
The man brings his left foot back in CBMP and into a Fallaway – a small step – and begins turning to the left TH 2
Now the man brings his right foot back while bringing the lady into line with himself and does a Slip Pivot. The man should now be facing diagonal to centre. TH 3
4 Then he moves his left foot forward and begins turning to the left until he is facing diagonal to centre HT 1
Next, he brings his right foot to the side while still turning, until he is backing diagonal to wall T 2
And the man’s left foot closes to his right foot as he is backing the line of dance. TH 3

Apple Blossom Waltz – 2nd Movement – 1 to 3 Reverse Corte – Back Hover – Wing – Open Telemark
5 The man, who is now backing the line of dance, brings his right foot and begins turning to the left TH 1
His left foot then closes to his right foot without changing his weight. He should now be backing diagonal to centre and against the line of dance (the Lady brings her right foot to the side) H then
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The man holds his position on this beat and … (the Lady closes her left foot to her right foot while facing diagonal to wall and against the line of dance) TH 3
6 Now the man brings his left foot back in another CBMP (and the Lady moves her right foot forward in another CBMP and outside her partner) TH 1
Then the man brings his right foot diagonally back and begins turning the Lady to the right. T 2
The man replaces his weight onto his left foot in Promenade Position. His foot should be pointing diagonal to centre and his body facing the line of dance TH 3
7 Now the man moves his right foot forward and in Promenade Position and another CBMP and begins turning the Lady to the left (the Lady moves her left foot forward in Promenade Position and into another CBMP) H 1
The man beings closing his left foot to his right foot while his body is turning to the left (and the Lady moves her right foot forward and prepares to step outside her partner who is on her left side) – 2
The man’s left foot closes to his right foot without changing his weight. He should now be facing diagonal to centre (the Lady moves her left foot forward into another Contra Body Movement Position, stepping outside her partner who is on her left side. She should be facing against the line of dance and continue until she is backing diagonal to centre) B 3
8 The man moves his left foot forward and begins turning to the left HT 1
Then he brings his right foot to the side (and the Lady closes her left foot to her right foot and does a Heel Turn) T 2
The man brings his left foot to the side and slightly forward, in Promenade Position, pointing it diagonal to wall while his body is facing the wall TH 3

Apple Blossom Waltz – 3rd Movement – Hover from Promenade Position – Contra Check to Promenade Position – Curve – Open Impetus Turn
9 The man moves his right foot forward and across himself into a Contra Body Movement Position while also in Promenade Position HT 1
Then he brings his left foot to the side and points it diagonal to wall while still in Promenade Position – a Hover Action T 2
He then replaces his weight onto his right foot while turning to the right to face diagonal to wall against the line of dance, turning the lady square to himself. – 3
10 Then the man moves his left foot forward into a CBMP facing diagonal to wall against the line of dance but pointing his foot to the wall and turning his body to the left. His knees should be slightly flexed (the Lady brings her right foot back, diagonal to wall against the line of dance, until she is almost backing the wall while she turns her body to the left) H 1
The man now transfers his weight back to his right foot while he is backing diagonal to centre and turns to the left (the Lady who is facing diagonal to centre, now also turns to the left) T 2
The man brings his left foot to the side and slightly forward. It should also pointing diagonal to wall, while he is in Promenade Position TH 3
11 Then he moves his right foot forward and across himself into a CBMP while still in Promenade Position – and begins turning to the right (the Lady begins turning to the left) HT 1
Now he brings his left foot to the side as he is facing against the line of dance (the Lady should now be facing the line of dance) T 2
Then he moves his right foot forward into another CBMP outside his partner and facing against the line of dance TH 3
12 Next, he brings his left foot back, while he is backing the line of dance, and begins turning to the right TH 1
His right foot closes to his left foot and he does a Heel Turn, while facing diagonal to centre (the Lady brings her left foot to the side while backing diagonal to centre) HT 2
And the man moves his left foot diagonally forward while in Promenade Position, his left shoulder leading and his foot pointing diagonal to wall (the Lady brings her right foot to the side while in Promenade Position, having brushed it to her left foot) TH 3

Apple Blossom Waltz – 4th Movement – Chasse in Promenade Position – Check – Slip Pivot – Reverse Turn
13 The man moves his right foot forward and across himself into a CBMP while also in Promenade Position, facing diagonal to wall and moving along the line of dance HT 1
Then he brings his left foot to the side and slightly forward, still in Promenade Position and facing diagonal to wall (the Lady brings her right foot to the side, also in Promenade Position with the man and facing diagonal to centre) T 2
The man closes his right foot to his left while, still in Promenade Position and facing diagonal to wall (the Lady should be facing diagonal to centre) T &
Then he brings his left foot to the side and slightly forward, still in Promenade Position and facing diagonal to wall HT 3
14 The man’s right foot then goes forward and across himself into a CBMP while still in Promenade Position and facing diagonal to wall – a Check Action (the Lady should be facing diagonal to centre) H 1
Now the man brings his left foot back into another CBMP and does a fallaway – a small step –  and begins turning to the left TH 2
Then he brings his right foot back, bringing the lady into line with himself and does a Slip Pivot, with the man now facing diagonal to centre TH 3
15 The man moves his left foot forward while facing diagonal to centre and begins turning to the left HT 1
The he brings his right foot to the side while still turning to the left. By this time he is backing diagonal to wall T 2
The man closes his left foot to his right foot and should now be backing the line of dance TH 3
16 Then he brings his right foot back, while he is backing the line of dance and still turning to the left TH 1
His left foot goes to the side and should be pointing diagonal to wall T 2
Finally, he closes his right foot to his left foot and should be facing diagonal to wall, ready to begin the sequence again TH 3

Enjoy This Video Demonstration of the Apple Blossom Waltz

Catherine Waltz Sequence Dance

Modern Sequence Dancing

The Catherine Waltz is a modern sequence dance. The dance script was composed by Arthur Shaw in 1956. It is a 16 bar dance (see paragraph numbers) and should be danced to a 1-2-3 rhythm with 3 beats to a bar. This is a slow waltz and should be danced to music at a tempo of 30 bars per minute. We commence the dance in normal ballroom hold with the man facing and the lady backing the line of dance. The man’s steps are described here, with the Lady’s steps in italics.

TECHNIQUE TIP:- The man lowers (bends his legs) slightly and uses “heel leads” to step forward; backward steps are drawn with his toe (again, lowering himself) and whenever they bring their feet together in a sideways movement, both man and lady should rise up onto their toes and then lower. This is called “rise and fall” and adds class to the appearance and feel of the dance.

If You Prefer to Just Watch the Catherine Waltz, Scroll to the Video at the Bottom

Please also bear in mind that all waltz sequences are about correct angles in relation to the line of dance.

Catherine Waltz Dance Steps

Bar

Count

Catherine Waltz – 1st Movement – Reverse Turn and Back Closed Change Repeated
1 The man moves his left foot forward in a diagonal to centre direction (The Lady brings her right foot back in a diagonal to centre direction)

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Then the man’s right foot goes to the side (and the Lady’s left foot goes to the side) 2
The man’s left foot closes to his right foot and he should now be facing the centre (the Lady’s right foot closes to her left foot and she should now be facing the wall) 3
2 Then the man brings his right foot back and down the line of dance (while the Lady moves her left foot forward and down the line of dance) 1
The man’s left foot goes to the side (the Lady’s right foot goes to the side) 2
And the man’s right foot closes to his left foot and he should now be facing against the line of dance (the Lady’s left foot closes to her right foot and she should now be facing the line of dance) 3
3 The man’s left foot then goes forward in a diagonal to wall direction against the line of dance (and the Lady’s right foot comes back in a diagonal to wall direction, against the line of dance) 1
Then the man’s right foot goes to the side (the Lady’s left foot goes to the side) 2
And the man’s left foot closes to his right foot. He should now be facing the wall (the Lady’s right foot closes to her left foot. She should now be facing the centre) 3
4 Then the man brings his right foot back and against the line of dance (and the Lady moves her left foot forward and against the line of dance) 1
The man’s left foot goes to the side (the Lady’s right foot goes to the side) 2
And the man’s right foot closes to his left foot and he should now be facing the line of dance (the Lady’s left foot closes to her right foot and she should now be backing the line of dance) 3

Catherine Waltz – 2nd Movement – Forward Passing Change – 1 to 3 Natural Turn – Natural Spin Turn with Closed Finish
5 The man moves his left foot forward in a diagonal to wall direction (the Lady brings her right foot  back in a diagonal to wall direction) 1
Then he moves his right foot forward outside his partner who is on his right side (the Lady brings her left foot back with her partner on her outside) 2
Then the man moves his left foot forward, his left side leading, and turning square to his partner (the Lady brings her right foot back) 3
6 Now the man moves his right foot forward, still square to his partner, and commences turning to the right (the Lady brings her left foot back) 1
The man’s left foot then goes to the side and across the line of dance, moving in a diagonal to wall direction (the Lady’s right foot goes to the side and across the line of dance, moving in a diagonal to wall direction) 2
The man closes his right foot to his left foot. He should now be backing the line of dance (the Lady should be facing the line of dance) 3
7 Now for the Natural Spin Turn. The man brings his left foot back, while turning strongly to the right with his right foot held in a Contra Body Movement Position. We’re looking at approximately 1/2 turn to the right (the Lady moves her right foot forward while turning strongly to the right) 1
Then the man moves his right foot forward and down the line of dance, still turning to the right, in a Pivot action (the Lady brings her left foot to the side and back down the line of dance, while still turning to the right. Her right foot brushes to her left foot without changing her weight) 2
Then the man brings his left foot to the side and slightly back down the line of dance (the Lady moves her right foot diagonally forward in a diagonal to centre direction and against the line of dance) 3
8 The man brings his right foot back and against the line of dance (and the Lady moves her left foot forward and against the line of dance) 1
The man brings his left foot to the side (and the Lady brings her right foot to the side) 2
Then the man closes his right foot to his left foot and should now be facing down the line of dance (the Lady closes her left foot to her right foot and should now be backing down the line of dance) 3

Catherine Waltz – 3rd Movement – Whisk – Wing – Closed Telemark – 1 to 3 Natural Turn
9 The Whisk:  The man moves his left foot forward and down the line of dance (the Lady brings her right foot back and down the line of dance and begins to turn slightly to the right) 1
Then he moves his right foot to the side and towards the wall (the Lady moves her left foot to the side and towards the wall and turns to Promenade Position) 2
The man crosses his left foot behind his right foot, into a Whisk (the Lady crosses her right foot behind her left foot) 3
10 Then the man moves his right foot forward and in Promenade Position (the Lady moves her left foot forward and in Promenade Position and begins to circle her partner, closing to his left side) 1
The man closes his left foot to his right foot without changing his weight (the Lady continues with two forward steps, circling her partner and ends with her left foot slightly forward on her partner’s left side) 2 3
11 The man moves his left foot forward in a diagonal to centre direction on the lady’s left side, while turning to the left and square to his partner (the Lady brings her right foot back, a small step, while turning to the left) 1
Then he brings his right foot to the side and across the line of dance, still turning to the left (the Lady closes her left foot to her right foot and does a Heel Turn – a Closed Telemark) 2
Now the man brings his left foot to the side and down the line of dance, himself now facing diagonal to wall (the Lady brings her right foot to the side and down the line of dance, herself now backing diagonal to wall) 3
12 Then the man moves his right foot forward in a diagonal to wall direction and outside his partner who is on his right side and commences turning to the right (the Lady brings her left foot back in a diagonal to wall direction, with her partner on her outside) 1
The man brings his left foot to the side and across the line of dance (the Lady brings her right foot to the side and across the line of dance) 2
The man closes his right foot to his left foot and should now be backing the line of dance (the Lady closes her left foot to her right foot and should now be facing the line of dance) 3

Catherine Waltz – 4th Movement – Natural Spin Turn – Checks to left and Right – Closed Finish
13 The Natural Spin Turn:- The man brings his left foot back, while turning strongly to the right with his right foot held in Contra Body Movement Position. We’re looking at approximately 1/2 turn to the right (Lady RF fwd turning strongly to R) 1
Then the man moves his right foot forward and down the line of dance, still turning to the right – a Pivot action (the Lady brings her left foot to the side and back down the line of dance, still turning to the right. Her right foot brushes to her left foot without changing her weight) 2
The man brings his left foot to the side and slightly back, so that he is now facing the line of dance (the Lady moves her right foot diagonally forward in a diagonal to centre direction and  against the line of dance) 3
14 Check to the Left:- Then the man brings his right foot back in Contra Body Movement Position (CBMP), while turning to the left to face diagonal to centre (the Lady brings her left foot back in a CBMP, while turning to the left until she is backing diagonal to centre) 1
The man brings his left foot to the side, while still turning to the left (the Lady brings her right foot to the side, also still turning to the left) 2
Then the man moves his right foot forward in a diagonal to centre direction and outside his partner, being on the lady’s right side, into a Check (Lady LF back DC, PO, Check) 3
15 Check to the Right:- Now the man brings his left foot back in another CBMP, while turning to the right until he is facing diagonal to wall (the Lady moves her right foot forward in another CBMP, while turning to the right until she is backing diagonal to wall) 1
Then he brings his right foot to the side, while still turning to the right (the Lady brings her left foot to the side, while still turning to the right) 2
The man moves his left foot forward and in a diagonal to wall direction and outside his partner, being on the lady’s left side, into another Check (the Lady brings her right foot back in a diagonal to wall direction with her partner on her outside, into another Check) 3
16 Closed Finish:- The man brings his right foot back, while turning to the left until he is facing down the line of dance (the Lady moves her left foot forward while turning to the left until she is backing down the line of dance) 1
The man brings his left foot to the side (the Lady brings her right foot to the side) 2
And he closes his right foot to his left foot to end the Catherine Waltz facing the line of dance (the Lady closes her left foot to her right foot to end backing the line of dance) 3

 

Enjoy this Video Demonstration of the Catherine Waltz Sequence Dance

Charmaine Waltz Sequence Dance

Modern Sequence Dancing

Charmaine Waltz Dance Steps

The Charmaine Waltz is a modern sequence dance. The dance script was composed by Joe Smith in 1967. It is a 32 bar dance (see paragraph numbers) in the usual 3/4 waltz time and should be danced to a 1-2-3 rhythm to music at a tempo of 48-52 bars per minute. We commence the dance in right shadow hold with both the man and lady facing the line of dance. Only the man’s steps are described here, with the Lady dancing as a counterpart, unless otherwise stated – in which case, the lady’s steps are in italics. Both man and lady dance the same steps until bar 25.

TECHNIQUE:- The man lowers (bends his legs) slightly and uses “heel leads” to step forward; backward steps are drawn with his toe (again, lowering himself) and whenever they bring their feet together in a sideways movement, both man and lady should rise up onto their toes.

If You Prefer to Just Watch the Charmaine Waltz, Scroll to the Video at the Bottom

Please also bear in mind that all waltz sequences are about correct angles in relation to the line of dance.

 

Bar

 Timing

Charmaine Waltz – 1st Movement – Walks – Grapevine Changing to Right Side
1 The man moves his left foot forward and down the line of dance 1 2 3
2 Then he moves his right foot forward and down the line of dance 4 5 6
3 Followed by the left foot forward and down the line of dance, then commencing to turn to the left 1 2
Next, he brings his right foot to the side and slightly back, until he is backing diagonal to wall 3
4 Then he brings his left foot back toward the wall and commences turning to the right – a longer step – while moving rightwards behind the lady 4 5
Then he moves his right foot forward and pointing toward the line of dance. Both man and lady should now be in Left Shadow Hold 6

Charmaine Waltz – 2nd Movement – Lock – Walks – Grapevine Changing to Left Side – Lock
5 The man moves his left foot forward and down the line of dance 1 2
The he crosses his right foot in behind his left foot – a Lock Step 3
6 Then he moves his left foot forward and down the line of dance 4 5 6
7 Then his right foot goes forward and down the line of dance 1 2 3
8 Followed by his left foot going forward and down the line of dance 4 5 6
9 Then his right foot goes forward and he commences turning to the right 1 2
His left foot goes to the side and slightly back. It should now be backing diagonal to centre 3
10 Then he brings his right foot back toward the centre and commences turning to the left – a longer step – moving leftwards behind the lady 4 5
Next, he moves his left foot forward and pointing toward the line of dance. Partners should now be in Right Shadow Hold 6
11 Then he moves his right foot forward and down the line of dance 1 2
And cross his left foot in behind his right foot – another Lock Step 3
12 Then his right foot goes forward and they commence turning to the right 4 5 6

Charmaine Waltz – 3rd Movement – Turning Chasse – Back Lock and Aerial Lift
13 Now the man’s left foot goes to the side and across the line of dance, while still turning to the right 1 2
And he closes his right foot to his left foot which should now be backing diagonal to centre, while still turning to the right 3
14 Then he brings his left foot back and down the line of dance – they are now in Left Shadow Hold 4 5 6
15 Followed by his right foot coming back and down the line of dance 1 2
And he crosses his left foot in front of his right foot – another Lock Step 3
16 Then he brings his right foot back and down the line of dance 4
And they Swing their left foot up into a Medium Aerial Lift, while both facing against the line of dance 5 6

Charmaine Waltz – 4th Movement – Walk, Cross Right Over Left – Reverse Turn to Right Shadow Hold and Point Diagonal to Centre
17 The man moves his left foot forward and against the line of dance 1 2
And crosses his right foot over his left foot and commences turning to the left 3
18 Then he brings his left foot back in a diagonal to centre direction while still turning to the left 4 5
Then he brings his right foot back, still turning to the left 6
19 Now he moves his left foot forward and pointing toward the line of dance 1 2
Followed by his right foot going forward and down the line of dance. Partners should now be in Right Shadow Hold 3
20 Then he brings his left foot to the side and slightly forward, pointing it in a diagonal to centre direction 4 5 6

Charmaine Waltz – 5th Movement – Back, Side, Forward Diagonal to Wall and Point Right Foot Forward and Back
21 The man brings his left foot back and commences turning to the right 1 2
Then his right foot goes to the side and slightly forward, pointing diagonal to wall. The man should be moving slightly rightwards behind the lady 3
22 Now the man moves his left foot forward in a diagonal to wall direction. They should now be in Left Shadow Hold, with the man behind the lady and slightly to her right side 4 5 6
23 They Point their right foot forward 1 2 3
24 Then they Point their right foot back 4 5 6

Charmaine Waltz – 6th Movement – Breakaway – Walks
25 The man moves his right foot forward in a diagonal to wall direction and releases his hold on the lady, ready for the Breakaway Action (the Lady moves her right foot forward and swivels to the right until she is facing her partner) 1 2
The man closes his left foot to his right foot. He should now be backing diagonal to centre against the line of dance (the Lady closes her left foot to her right foot without changing her weight) 3
26 Now the man brings his right foot back while turning to the left until he is facing the line of dance (the Lady moves her left foot forward) 4 5
And the man closes his left foot to his right foot without changing his weight (the Lady closes her right foot to her left foot without changing her weight). Partners should now be in Closed Ballroom Hold 6
27 The man moves his left foot forward and down the line of dance 1 2 3
28 Then he moves his right foot forward and down the line of dance 4 5 6

Charmaine Waltz – Final Movement – REVERSE VIENNESE WALTZ
29 Turning to face the line of dance, the man moves his left foot forward and down the line of dance (the Lady, turning to back the line of dance, brings her right foot back down the line of dance) 1
The man moves his right foot forward and down the line of dance (the Lady brings her left foot back and down the line of dance) 2
Turning to the left on the ball of his right foot until he is backing diagonal to wall, the man allows his left foot to cross in front of his right foot and then taking his weight on this left foot (the Lady turns to the left on the ball of her left foot and the heel of her right foot, drags her right foot into a loose close to her left foot and now facing diagonal to wall) 3
30 Turning to back the line of dance, the man brings his right foot back down the line of dance (the Lady, turning to face the line of dance, moves her left foot forward and down the line of dance) 4
The man then brings his left foot back and down the line of dance (the Lady moves her right foot forward and down the line of dance) 5
Turning left on the ball of his left foot and the heel of his right foot, the man drags his right foot into a loose close to his left foot, himself now facing diagonal to wall (the Lady, turning to the left on the ball of her right foot until she is backing diagonal to wall, allows her left foot to cross in front of her right foot and then taking her weight on this left foot) 6
31 Turning to face the line of dance, the man moves his left foot forward and down the line of dance (the Lady, turning until she is backing the line of dance, brings her right foot back and down the line of dance) 1
The man moves his right foot forward and down the line of dance (the Lady brings her left foot back down the line of dance) 2
Turning to the left on the ball of his right foot until he is backing diagonal to wall, the man allows his left foot to cross in front of his right foot and then takes his weight on this left foot (the Lady, turning to the left on the ball of her left foot and the heel of her right foot, drags her right foot into a loose close to her left foot until she is facing diagonal to wall) 3
32 Turning until he is backing the line of dance, the man brings his right foot back and down the line of dance and continues turning until he is facing diagonal to wall (Lady turning to face LOD, LF fwd down LOD turning to face DC) 4
The man brings his left foot to the side and diagonal to centre (the Lady brings her right foot to the side and diagonal to wall) 5
Finally, the man’s right foot closes to his left foot as he is facing the line of dance (the Lady closes her left foot to her right foot as she is backing the line of dance) 6

 

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The Christmas Waltz Sequence Dance

Modern Sequence Dancing

The Christmas Waltz is a modern sequence dance. The dance script was composed by John and Rose Shepherd. It is a 16 bar dance (see paragraph numbers) in the usual 3/4 waltz time and should be danced to a 1-2-3 rhythm to music at a tempo of 32 bars per minute. We commence the dance in Normal Ballroom Hold with the man facing and the lady backing diagonal to centre. Only the man’s steps are described here, the Lady’s being understood as a counterpart unless otherwise stated.

Technique Tips: The man lowers (bends his legs) slightly and uses “heel leads” to step forward; backward steps are drawn with his toe (again, lowering himself) and falling back onto his heel. Whenever the man or lady bring their feet together in a continuing movement, they should rise up onto their toes.

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Christmas Waltz – 1st Movement – 1 to 3 Reverse Turn – Reverse Corte – Whisk – Progressive Chasse in Promenade Position
1 The man moves his left foot forward in a diagonal to centre direction and down the line of dance, while commencing a turn to the left 1
Then the man brings his right foot to the side, still turning to the left 2
Then he closes his left foot to his right foot to finish the turn, so that he is now backing the line of dance 3
2 Next, the man brings his right foot back and down the line of dance, again turning to the left 1
Then closes his left foot to his right foot and does a Heel Turn 2
Now he holds his position. He shoudl be backing diagonal to centre against the line of dance (the Lady should be facing diagonal to centre against the line of dance) 3
3 Now the man brings his left foot back in a Contra Body Movement Position, against the line of dance 1
Then he brings his right foot back 2
And he crosses his left foot in behind his right foot, into a Whisk 3
4 Now the man moves his right foot forward and across into Promenade Position and another Contra Body Movement Position, along the line of dance 1
Next, he moves his left foot to the side and slightly forward, in Promenade Position 2
Then he closes his right foot to his left foot &
And moves his left foot to the side and along the line of dance, still in Promenade Position 3

Christmas Waltz – 2nd Movement – Wing – Telemark Turn – 1 to 3 Natural Turn – Hesitation Change
5 With a slight turn to the left , the man moves his right foot forward and across himself in a diagonal to centre direction, while still in Promenade Position 1
Now the man starts to close his left foot to his right foot 2
And closes his left foot to his right foot, without changing his weight 3
6 Now the man moves his left foot forward in a Contra Body Movement Position and diagonal to centre, on the left side of his partner, while turning to the left 1
Then he brings his right foot to the side, while still turning to the left 2
Then he brings his left foot to the side and along the line of dance (while the Lady does a Heel Turn) 3
7 Now the man moves his righty foot forward, diagonal to wall and across himself, while outside his partner and turning to the right 1
Then he brings his left foot to the side, while still turning to the right 2
And closes his right foot to his left foot. He should now be backing the line of dance 3
8 Then the man brings his left foot back and down the line of dance, while turning to the right 1
And then brings his right foot to the side and along the line of dance 2
Then he closes his left foot to his right foot, without changing his weight. He should now be facing diagonal to centre. 3

Christmas Waltz – 3rd Movement – Drag Hesitation – Back Lock – Open Impetus – Ronde
9 The man moves his left foot forward in a diagonal to centre direction, while turning to the left 1
The he brings his right foot to the side and along the line of dance 2
And closes his left foot to his right foot, without changing his weight. He should now be backing diagonal to wall 3
10 Next, the man brings his left foot back, in a diagonal to wall direction 1
Then his right foot back, also in a diagonal to wall direction and down the line of dance 2
And crosses his left foot in front of his right foot, with his partner on the outside &
Then he brings his right foot back in a diagonal to wall direction and down the line of dance 3
11 Followed by his left foot coming back in a diagonal to wall direction, while he begins to turn to the left 1
Then the man closes his right foot to his left foot and does a Heel Turn 2
Then the man brings his left foot to the side and along the line of dance, while in Promenade Position 3
12 Then his right foot goes forward and down the line of dance 1
And he does a Ronde by sweeping his left foot forward and across his right foot 2 3

Christmas Waltz – 4th Movement – Ronde – Whisk – Progressive Chasse – Natural Turn – Hesitation Change
13 The man brings his right foot back and against the line of dance 1
Then does another Ronde by sweeping his left foot in behind his right foot, into a Ronde Whisk 2 3
14 Now the man moves his right foot forward and across himself, while turning the lady to the left 1
Then he brings his left foot to the side and along the line of dance 2
And closes his right foot to his left foot &
Then the man brings his left foot to the side and along the line of dance 3
15 And then moves his right foot forward, outside his partner, while turning to the right 1
Then he brings his left foot to the side, until he is backing diagonal to centre 2
And closes his right foot to his left foot. He should now be backing the line of dance 3
16 Next, the man brings his left foot back and down the line of dance, while turning to the right 1
Then his right foot goes to the side, as he is now facing diagonal to centre 2
And he closes his left foot to his right foot, without changing his weight. We are now back in commencing position, ready to start the sequence again. 3

 

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Colleen Waltz Sequence Dance

Modern Sequence Dancing

The Colleen Waltz is a modern sequence dance. The dance script was composed by W. Northey. It is a 32 bar dance (see paragraph numbers) in the usual 3/4 waltz time and should be danced to a 1-2-3 rhythm to music at a tempo of 48-52 bars per minute. We commence the dance in Right Closed Extended Hold with the man facing and the lady backing the line of dance. Both the man’s and lady’s steps are described here.

Technique Tips: The man lowers (bends his legs) slightly and uses “heel leads” to step forward; backward steps are drawn with his toe (again, lowering himself) and falling back onto his heel. Whenever the man or lady bring their feet together in a continuing movement, they should rise up onto their toes.

Colleen Waltz Dance Steps

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 Colleen Waltz – 1st Movement
1 The man moves his left foot forward, being outside his partner, who is on his right side (the Lady brings her right foot back, also having her partner on the outside – her right side) 1
Then the man swings his right foot forward into a Low Aerial lift (while the Lady points her left foot back, ensuring that her toe is in contact with the floor) 2 3
2 Now the man brings his right foot back against the line of dance, with his partner still on his outside (and the Lady moves her left foot forward and against the line of dance) 4
The man points his left foot back, ensuring that his toe is in contact with the floor (the Lady swings her right foot forward into a Low Aerial lift) 5 6
3 The man then moves his left foot forward and down the line of dance, still being outside his partner 1 2
Followed by his right foot going forward and down the line of dance, still outside his partner 3
4 Then his left foot forward and down the line of dance, still outside his partner (the Lady brings her right foot back with her partner on the outside) 4
Then the man swings his right foot forward into a Low Aerial Lift (the Lady points her left foot back, ensuring that her toe comes in contact with the floor) 5 6
5 Now the man brings his right foot back and against the line of dance, with his partner still on the outside (the Lady moves her left foot forward and against the line of dance) 1
The man then brings his left foot back and points, ensuring that his toe comes in contact with the floor (and the Lady swings her right foot forward into a Low Aerial Lift) 2 3
6 Now the man moves his left foot forward and down the line of dance, outside his partner (and the Lady brings her right foot back, with her partner on the outside) 4
The man swings his right foot forward into a Low Aerial Lift (while the Lady brings her left foot back and points, ensuring that her toe comes in contact with the floor) 5 6
7 The man then brings his right foot back and against the line of dance, with his partner on the outside 1 2
Then he brings his left foot back against the line of dance 3
8 Next, the man brings his right foot back and against the line of dance (the Lady moves her left foot forward and does a 1/2 turn swivel to the right until she is facing the line of dance and in Promenade Position) 4 5
The man closes his left foot to his right foot without changing his weight. He should still be facing the line of dance and now in Promenade Position (the Lady closes her right foot to her left foot without changing her weight, now in Promenade Position) 6

Colleen Waltz – 2nd Movement
9 The man moves his left foot forward and down the line of dance, while in Promenade Position (the Lady moves her right foot forward and down the line of dance) 1 2 3
10 Then the man moves his right foot forward and down the line of dance while in Promenade Position, releasing his hold on the Lady (the Lady moves her left foot forward and down the line of dance, also releasing her hold) 4 5 6
11 Next, the man moves his left foot forward and down the line of dance and begins to turn to the left for his Solo Turns (the Lady moves her right foot forward and down the line of dance, also commencing a turn to the right for her Solo Turns) 1 2
The man, now backing the line of dance, brings his right foot to the side, while still turning to the left (the Lady, also backing line of dance at this point, brings her left foot to the side while still turning to the right) 3
12 The man then moves his left foot forward and diagonal to wall, into a pointing action (the Lady moves her right foot forward and diagonal to centre, into a pointing action) 4 5
The man’s right foot closes to his left foot as he retakes his hold with the Lady in Promenade Position (the Lady closes her left foot to her right foot, now in Promenade Position) 6
13 The man moves his left foot forward and down the line of dance 1 2 3
14 Then he moves his right foot forward and swivels to the right until he is facing against the line of dance and in Counter Promenade Position 4 5
The man’s left foot brushes to his right foot 6
15 Then the man moves his left foot forward and swivels to the left, until he is facing the line of dance and in Promenade Position 1 2
Then he brushes his right foot to his left foot, without changing his weight 3
16 And the man then moves his right foot forward and down the line of dance while in Promenade Position 4 5 6

Colleen Waltz – 3rd Movement
17 The man moves his left foot forward and down the line of dance while in Promenade Position 1 2 3
18 Then he moves his right foot forward and down the line of dance, still in Promenade Position, and swivels to the right until he is facing against the line of dance, with the lady now on his left side (the Lady moves her left foot forward and down the line of dance, still in Promenade Position, with her partner now on her left side) 4 5
The man’s left foot brushes to his right foot, without changing his weight (the Lady brushes her right foot to her left foot, without changing her weight) 6
19 The man then moves his left foot forward and against the line of dance and outside his partner – and swivels to the left until he is facing the line of dance (the Lady brings her right foot back against the line of dance) 1 2
The man then brushes his right foot to his left foot, without changing his weight and now in Promenade Position (the Lady brushes her left foot to her right foot, without changing her weight, also now in Promenade Position) 3
20 The man moves his right foot forward and down the line of dance (the Lady moves her left foot forward and swivels to the left until she is facing against the line of dance) 4 5
The man closes his left foot to his right foot, without changing his weight and should now be in Closed Extended Hold, with the man facing and the lady backing the line of dance (the Lady brushes her right foot to her left foot, without changing her weight) 6
21 Now the man brings his left foot back and against the line of dance (the Lady moves her right foot forward and swivels to the right until she is facing the line of dance) 1 2
The man then closes his right foot to his left foot, without changing his weight and takes up Promenade Position (the Lady brushes her left foot to her right foot, without changing her weight) 3
22 Then the man moves his right foot forward and down the line of dance (while the Lady moves her left foot forward and swivels to the left until she is facing against the line of dance) 4 5
The man closes his left foot to his right foot, without changing his weight and changes to Closed Extended Hold (the Lady brushes her right foot to her left foot, without changing her weight) 6
23 Next, the man brings his left foot back and against the line of dance, with his partner on the outside 1 2
Followed by his right foot coming back against the line of dance, partner still on the outside 3
24 Then his left foot coming back against the line of dance, partner still on the outside 4 5
And his right foot closes to his left foot 6

Colleen Waltz – 4th Movement
25 The man moves his left foot forward and down the line of dance, while outside his partner and still in Right Closed Extended Hold 1 2 3
26 Followed by his right foot going forward as he commences turning to the right until he is backing diagonal to centre and in Left Closed Extended Hold 4 5 6
27 The man then brings his left foot back in a diagonal to centre direction, with his partner on the outside and commences turning to the left 1 2 3
28 Then his right foot comes back toward the centre, as he continues turning to the left, until he ends facing the line of dance 4 5
And the man’s left foot closes to his right foot, without changing his weight 6

Colleen Waltz – Final Movement – REVERSE VIENNESE WALTZ
29 Turning to face the line of dance, the man moves his left foot forward and down the line of dance (the Lady, turning to back the line of dance, brings her right foot back down the line of dance) 1
The man moves his right foot forward and down the line of dance (the Lady brings her left foot back and down the line of dance) 2
Turning to the left on the ball of his right foot until he is backing diagonal to wall, the man allows his left foot to cross in front of his right foot and then taking his weight on this left foot (the Lady turns to the left on the ball of her left foot and the heel of her right foot, drags her right foot into a loose close to her left foot and now facing diagonal to wall) 3
30 Turning to back the line of dance, the man brings his right foot back down the line of dance (the Lady, turning to face the line of dance, moves her left foot forward and down the line of dance) 4
The man then brings his left foot back and down the line of dance (the Lady moves her right foot forward and down the line of dance) 5
Turning left on the ball of his left foot and the heel of his right foot, the man drags his right foot into a loose close to his left foot, himself now facing diagonal to wall (the Lady, turning to the left on the ball of her right foot until she is backing diagonal to wall, allows her left foot to cross in front of her right foot and then taking her weight on this left foot) 6
31 Turning to face the line of dance, the man moves his left foot forward and down the line of dance (the Lady, turning until she is backing the line of dance, brings her right foot back and down the line of dance) 1
The man moves his right foot forward and down the line of dance (the Lady brings her left foot back down the line of dance) 2
Turning to the left on the ball of his right foot until he is backing diagonal to wall, the man allows his left foot to cross in front of his right foot and then takes his weight on this left foot (the Lady, turning to the left on the ball of her left foot and the heel of her right foot, drags her right foot into a loose close to her left foot until she is facing diagonal to wall) 3
32 Turning until he is backing the line of dance, the man brings his right foot back and down the line of dance and continues turning until he is facing diagonal to wall (Lady turning to face LOD, LF fwd down LOD turning to face DC) 4
The man brings his left foot to the side and diagonal to centre (the Lady brings her right foot to the side and diagonal to wall) 5
Finally, the man’s right foot closes to his left foot as he is facing the line of dance (the Lady closes her left foot to her right foot as she is backing the line of dance)

 

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Collad Waltz Sequence Dance

Modern Sequence Dancing

The Collad Waltz is a modern sequence dance. The dance script was composed by Heather Ellem in 1989. It is a 32 bar dance (see paragraph numbers) in the usual 3/4 waltz time and should be danced to a 1-2-3 rhythm to music at a tempo of 52 beats per minute. We commence the dance in Loose Ballroom Promenade Hold with the both man and lady facing the line of dance. Both the man’s and lady’s steps are described here.

Note:- Some have called the Collad Waltz the “Collard Waltz“.

Technique Tips: The man lowers (bends his legs) slightly and uses “heel leads” to step forward; backward steps are drawn with his toe (again, lowering himself) and falling back onto his heel. Whenever the man or lady bring their feet together in a continuing movement, they should rise up onto their toes.

Collad Waltz Dance Steps

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Collad Waltz – 1st Movement – Three Step and Aerial Lift >> Twinkle
1 The Man moves his left foot forward and down the line of dance while in Promenade Position (the Lady moves her right foot forward and down the line of dance) HT 1 2
Then the man moves his right foot forward and down the line of dance, still in Promenade Position (the Lady moves her left foot forward and down the line of dance) TH 3
2 Now the man moves his left foot forward and down the line of dance, still in Promenade Position (and the Lady moves her right foot forward and down the line of dance) HT 4 5
Then the man swings his right foot forward into a Medium Aerial Lift, with his toe pointing down (and the Lady swings her left foot forward and into a Medium Aerial Lift) – 6
3 The man then lowers his left foot and brings his right foot back and against the line of dance, a small step (the Lady lowers her right foot and brings her left foot back against the line of dance, a small step) TH 1 2
The man closes his left foot to his right foot (and the Lady closes her right foot to her left foot) TH 3
4 Now the man moves his right foot forward and down the line of dance (and the Lady moves her left foot forward and down the line of dance) H 4 5 6

Collad Waltz – 2nd Movement – Three Step and Inward Turn >> Hover to Left and to Right
5 The man moves his left foot forward and down the line of dance (the Lady moves her right foot forward and down the line of dance) H 1 2
Then the man moves his right foot forward and down the line of dance while turning inwards to the right, to face the wall and his partner and adopting a Double Hold (the Lady moves her left foot forward and down the line of dance while turning inwards to the left, to face the centre and her partner and adopting a Double Hold) HTH 3
6 The man then moves his left foot to the side and along the line of dance (the Lady moves her right foot to the side and along the line of dance) T 4
Then the man closes his right foot to his left foot while still facing the wall and his partner (the Lady closes her left foot to her right foot while still facing the centre and her partner) T 5 6
7 The man moves his left foot to the side and along the line of dance, into a Hover Action, arching to the right against the line of dance, with joined hands raised overhead (the Lady moves her right foot to the side and along the line of dance, into a Hover Action, arching to the left against the line of dance) TH 1
The man closes his right foot to his left foot without changing his weight – a Brush Step (the Lady closes her left foot to her right foot without changing her weight – a Brush Step) IET 2 3
8 Now the man brings his right foot to the side and against the line of dance, continuing the Hover Action and arching to the left towards the line of dance with joined hands raised overhead, then releasing the hold and taking the Lady’s right hand in his own right hand (the Lady brings her left foot to the side and against the line of dance, continuing the Hover Action and arching to the right towards the line of dance with joined hands raised overhead, then releasing their hold and taking the man’s right hand in her own right hand) TH 4
The man then closes his left foot to his right foot without changing his weight – a Brush Step, with the lady lowering her left hand but retaining right hands over their heads (the Lady closes her right foot to her left foot without changing her weight – a Brush Step. She lowers her left hand) IET 5 6

Collad Waltz – 3rd Movement – Link to Upper Hold >> Three Sep and Turn
9 Now the man brings his left foot back toward the centre, while turning the lady 1/2 turn to the right under his right arm, with the lady crossing in front of the man in order to take Upper Shadow Hold on the man’s left side (the Lady moves her right foot forward toward the centre, while turning a 1/4 turn to the right, while crossing in front of the man to take Upper Shadow Hold on his left side) TH 1
The man brings his right foot back toward the centre, to end facing the wall in Upper Shadow Hold, with the lady on the man’s left side (the Lady moves her left foot forward, while turning a 1/4 turn to the right, to end facing the wall in Upper Shadow Hold on man’s left side) TH 2 3
10 Then the man brings his left foot back toward the centre, leading lady to his left side while still in Upper Shadow Hold (the Lady brings her right foot back toward the centre while still on the man’s left side) THT 4
The man then swings his right foot forward into a Medium Aerial Lift, with both partners facing the wall (and the Lady swings her left foot forward into a Medium Aerial Lift, while facing the wall) – 5 6
11 In Upper Shadow Hold, with the lady on the man’s left side, the man moves his right foot forward towards the wall (the Lady while in Upper Shadow Hold on the man’s left side, moves her left foot forward towards the wall, while turning a 1/2 turn to the left) H 1
Then he moves his left foot fotward towards the wall and does a 1/4 turn to the left while leading the lady across in front of himself, to end in Upper Shadow Hold on his right side (the Lady brings her right foot back towards the wall, while moving across in front of the man to end in Upper Shadow Hold on his right side) HT 2 3
12 Then the man moves his right foot forward towards the wall (and the Lady brings her left foot back towards the wall) H 4
The man then closes his left foot to his right foot without changing his weight (and the Lady brushes her right foot to her left foot and does a 1/4 turn swivel to the right, to end facing the line of dance, then swings her right foot forward into a Medium Aerial Lift and ends on the man’s right side in Upper Shadow Hold) IET 5 6

Collad Waltz – 4th Movement – Three Step (Lady Turning Under Man’s Right Arm) >> Three Step (Lady Turning Under Man’s Right Arm)
13 The man moves his left foot forward and down the line of dance and commences to turn the lady to the right under his raised right arm (the Lady moves her right foot forward and down the line of dance, while turning to the right under the man’s right arm) HT 1
The man then moves his right foot forward and down the line of dance (the Lady brings her left foot back down the line of dance and continues turning to the right, to end facing the line of dance) TH 2 3
14 Then the man moves his left foot forward and down the line of dance (and the Lady moves her right foot forward and down the line of dance) H 4
The man then closes his right foot to his left foot (and the Lady closes her left foot to her righty foot) TH 5 6
15 Repeat bars 13 and 14, the man moves his left foot forward and down the line of dance while commencing to turn the lady to the right under his raised Right arm (the Lady moves her right foot forward and down the line of dance while turning to the Right under the man’s Right arm) HT 1
The man then moves his right foot forward and down the line of dance (the Lady brings her left foot back down the line of dance and continues turning to the right, to end facing the line of dance) T 2 3
16 Then the man moves his left foot forward and down the line of dance (and the Lady moves her right foot forward and down the line of dance) TH 4
The man then closes his right foot to his left foot while adopting Loose Ballroom Hold in Promenade Position (the Lady closes her left foot to her right foot while adopting Loose Ballroom Hold in Promenade Position) TH 5 6

Collad Waltz – 5th Movement – Promenade Three Step and Aerial >> Backward Three Step (Lady Turning Under)
17 The man moves his left foot forward and down the line of dance while in Promenade Position (the Lady moves her right foot forward and down the line of dance while in Promenade Position) HT 1
Then the man moves his right foot forward and down the line of dance while still inn Promenade Position (and the Lady moves her left foot forward and down the line of dance while still in Promenade Position) TH 2 3
18 Now the man moves his left foot forward and down the line of dance, still in Promenade Postion (and the Lady moves her right foot forward and down the line of dance, still in Promenade Position) HT 4
Now the man swings his right foot forward into a Medium Aerial Lift (and the Lady swings her Left foot forward into a Medium Aerial Lift) – 5 6
19 Releasing his right hand from the lady’s back, the man now brings his right foot back and against the line of dance, with the lady turning to the left under the man’s raised left arm (while the Lady does a 1/4 turn to the left on her right foot, then brings her left foot to the side and against the line of dance and does another 1/4 turn to the left under the man’s raised left arm, to end facing against the line of dance) TH 1
Next, the man brings his left foot back and against the line of dance (and the Lady moves her right foot to the side and against the line of dance, while continuing to turn strongly to the left) TH 2 3
20 The man brings his right foot back and against the line of dance and moves into Close Ballroom Hold with the Lady (the Lady moves her left foot forward and against the line of dance, also moving into Close Ballroom Hold with the man) TH 4
The man closes his left foot to his right foot without changing his weight, while doing a 1/8 turn to the left, to end facing diagonal to centre (the Lady closes her right foot to her left foot without changing her weight) IET 5 6

Collad Waltz – 6th Movement – Slow 1 2 3 Reverse Turn >> Oversway and Shoulder Roll
21 The man’s left foot goes forward in a diagonal to centre direction, while turning to the left (the Lady’s right foot comes back in a diagonal to centre direction, while turning to the left) HT 1
Then the man’s right foot goes to the side and across the line of dance, to end with him backing the line of dance (the Lady’s left foot goes to the side and across the line of dance, to end with her facing the line of dance) TH 2 3
22 The man closes his left foot to his right foot while backing the line of dance (the Lady closes her right foot to her left foot while facing the line of dance) TH 4 5 6
23 The man brings his right foot back and down the line of dance while doing a 1/4 turn to the left with his partner still square to himself (the Lady moves her right foot forward and down the line of dance while doing a 1/4 turn to the left with her partner still square to herself) TH 1 2 3
24 The man brings his left foot to the side and along the line of dance, while holding his right foot in position and leading the lady into an Oversway down the line of dance with left then right shoulder roll (the Lady brings her right foot to the side and along the line of dance, while holding her left foot position and does an Oversway with a right, then left, shoulder roll) TH 4 5 6

Collad Waltz – 7th Movement – Ronde >> Back Step >> Ronde >> Back Step to Ballroom Hold
25 From the Oversway, the man then takes his weight off his left foot and onto his right foot and does a Rondé with his left foot going back and against the line of dance, then taking his weight onto that same left foot (the Lady opens into Promenade Position, facing down the line of dance and takes her weight back onto her left foot, then does a Rondé with her right foot going back and against the line of dance) THT 1 2 3
26 Now the man brings his right foot back and against the line of dance (and the Lady brings her left foot back and against the line of dance) TH 4 5 6
27 Then the man does a Rondé with his left foot going back and against the line of dance (and the Lady does a Rondé with her right foot going back and against the line of dance) TH 1 2 3
28 Then the man Slips his right foot back and against the line of dance, into a Slip Pivot, while closing into Normal Ballroom Hold (the Lady slips her left foot forward between her partner’s feet, into a Slip Pivot, while turning strongly to the left into Normal Ballroom Hold) TH 4 5
The man Closes his left foot to his right foot without changing his weight, to end facing diagonal to wall while he starts to turn to the left (the Lady brushes her right foot to her left foot without changing her weight and should now be backing diagonal to wall) IET 6

Collad Waltz – 8th Movement – Two Circles Reverse Viennese Waltz
29 Turning to face the line of dance, the man moves his left foot forward and down the line of dance (the Lady turns to back the line of dance and brings her right foot back and down the line of dance) H 1
Then the man moves his right foot forward and down the line of dance (the Lady brings her left foot back and down the line of dance) T 2
Turning to the left on the ball of his right foot until he is backing diagonal to wall, the man allows his left foot to cross in front of his right foot and taking his weight (the Lady, turning left on the ball of her left foot and the heel of her right foot, drags her right foot in to a loose close to her left foot and should now be facing diagonal to wall) TH 3
30 Turning to back the line of dance, the man then brings his right foot back and down the line of dance (the Lady, turning to face the line of dance, moves her left foot forward and down the line of dance) TH 4
Then the man brings his left foot back and down the line of dance (the Lady moves her right foot forward and down the line of dance) TH 5
Turning left on the ball of his left foot and the heel of his right foot, the man drags his right foot into a loose close to his left foot and should now be facing diagonal to wall (the Lady, turning to the left on the ball of her right foot to be backing diagonal to wall, allows her left foot to cross in front of her right foot and taking her weight) IETH 6
31 Turning to face the line of dance, the man moves his left foot forward and down the line of dance  (the Lady, turning to back the line of dance, brings her right foot back and down the line of dance) H 1
The man then moves his right foot forward and down the line of dance (and the Lady brings her left foot back and down the line of dance) T 2
Turning to the left on the ball of his right foot until he is backing diagonal to wall, the man allows his left foot to cross in front of his right foot and taking his weight (the Lady, turning left on the ball of her left foot and the heel of her right foot, drags her right foot in to a loose close to her left foot as she now faces diagonal to wall) TH 3
32 Turning to back the line of dance, the man brings his foot back and down the line of dance while turning to face diagonal to wall (the Lady, turning to face the line of dance, moves her left foot forward and down the line of dance while turning to face diagonal to centre) TH 4
Then the man brings his left foot to the side and diagonal to centre (the Lady brings her right foot to the side and diagonal to wall) T 5
The man’s right foot then closes to his left foot as he is facing the line of dance and in Promenade Position (the Lady’s left foot closes to her right foot as she is facing the line of dance and in Promenade Position) TH 6

 

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Oxford Waltz Sequence Dance

Modern Sequence Dancing

The Oxford Waltz is a modern sequence dance. The origin of the dance script is unknown. It is a 32 bar dance (see paragraph numbers) in the usual 3/4 waltz time and should be danced to a 1-2-3 rhythm to music at a tempo of 48-52 bars per minute. We commence the dance in Normal Ballrooom Hold with the man facing and the lady backing the line of dance. Only the man’s steps are described here, on the assumption that the lady will dance as a counterpart, unless otherwise stated in Italics.

Technique Tips: The man lowers (bends his legs) slightly and uses “heel leads” to step forward; backward steps are drawn with his toe (again, lowering himself) and falling back onto his heel. Whenever the man or lady bring their feet together in a continuing movement, they should rise up onto their toes.

Oxford Waltz Dance Steps

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Bar Count

Oxford Waltz – 1st Movement – Two Walks >> Three Step
1 The man begins by moving his Left foot forward and down Line of Dance (the Lady brings her Right foot back down Line of Dance) 1 2 3
2 The man then moves his Right foot forward and down the Line of Dance 4 5 6
3 Then the man moves his Left foot forward down the Line of Dance 1 2
And the man moves his Right foot forward down Line of Dance 3
4 The man moves his Left foot forward down Line of Dance and brushes hisRight foot to his Left Foot without changing his weight 4 5 6

Oxford Waltz – 2nd Movement – Two Walks >> Three Step
5 Now the man brings his Right foot back against the Line of Dance 1 2 3
6 Then he brings his Left foot back against the Line of Dance 4 5 6
7 And this is followed by the man bringing his Right foot back against the Line of Dance 1 2
Followed by the man bringing his Left foot back against the Line of Dance 3
8 And then his Right foot back against the Line of Dance and his Left foot brushes to his Right foot without changing his weight 4 5 6

Oxford Waltz – 3rd Movement – Rock Step >> Chasse to Centre
9 The man’s Left foot goes to the side toward the centre 1 2 3
10 Then the man replaces his weight to his Right foot 4 5 6
11 Then his Left foot continues to the side, toward the centre 1 2
And his Right foot closes to his Left foot 3
12 And to complete the chasse, the man’s Left foot goes to the side and toward the centre 4 5 6

Oxford Waltz – 4th Movement – Rock Step >> Chasse to Wall
13 The man’s Right foot goes to the side toward the wall 1 2 3
14 The man then replaces his weight to his Left foot 4 5 6
15 And the man’s Right then foot goes to the side and toward the wall 1 2
Then his Left foot closes to his Right foot 3
16 Then his Right foot continues to the side and toward the wall 4 5 6

Oxford Waltz – 5th Movement – Reverse Turn Down the Line of Dance
17 The man moves his Left foot forward down the Line of Dance 1 2 3
18 The man replaces his weight to his Right foot 4 5 6
19 The man then moves his Left foot forward and down the Line of Dance while turning Left to face the centre 1
Then his Right foot goes to the side and down the Line of Dance while he is still facing toward the centre 2
And his Left foot crosses in front of his Right foot (the Lady closes her Right foot to her Left foot) 3
20 The man then brings his Right foot back and against the Line of Dance 4 5 6

Oxford Waltz – 6th Movement – Reverse Turn Against the Line of Dance
21 The man moves his Left foot forward and down the Line of Dance 1 2 3
22 The man replaces his weight onto his Right foot 4 5 6
23 Then he moves his Left foot forward and against the Line of Dance while turning Left to face the wall 1
His Right foot then goes to the side and against the Line of Dance 2
And he crosses his Left foot in front of his Right foot (the Lady closes her Right foot to her Left foot) 3
24 The man then brings his Right foot back and against the Line of Dance 4 5 6

Oxford Waltz – 7th Movement –  Forward Walk into a Natural Waltz Turn
25 The man moves his Left foot forward and down the Line of Dance 1 2 3
26 Then his Right foot goes forward and down the Line of Dance, while turning to the right, to face Diagonal to wall 4
His Left foot then goes forward in a Diagonal to wall direction while he continues turning to the Right 5
The man’s Right foot then goes forward in a Diagonal to wall direction as he continues turning Right until he is backing the Line of Dance 6
27 The man then brings his Left foot back (and the Lady moves her Right foot forward) 1
His Right foot then goes to the side and down the Line of Dance (the Lady’s Left foot goes to the side and down the Line of Dance) 2
The man’s Left foot then closes to his Right foot as he is facing the Line of Dance (the Lady closes her Right foot to her Left foot as she is backing the Line of Dance) 3
28 Now the man moves his Right foot forward and down the Line of Dance (while the Lady brings her Left foot back and down the Line of Dance) 4
The man’s Left foot then goes to the side and down the Line of Dance (and the Lady’s Right foot goes to the side and down Line of Dance) 5
The man’s Right foot closes to his Left foot as he is backing the Line of Dance (and the Lady’s Left foot closes to her Right foot as she is facing the Line of Dance) 6

Oxford Waltz – 8th Movement – Natural Rotary Waltz Ending

(Rotate smoothly to the Right)
29 The man brings his Left foot back (Lady moves Right foot forward) 1
The man’s Right foot then goes to the side and down the Line of Dance (the Lady’s Left foot goes to the side and down the Line of Dance) 2
The man’s Left foot closes to his Right foot while facing the Line of Dance (the Lady’s Right foot closes to her Left foot while backing the Line of Dance) 3
30 The man then moves his Right foot forward and down the Line of Dance (while the Lady brings Left foot back and down the Line of Dance) 4
The man’s Left foot goes to the side and down the Line of Dance (while the Lady’s Right foot goes to the side and down Line of Dance) 5
The man’s Right foot closes to his Left foot while he is backing the Line of Dance (the Lady’s Left foot closes to her Right foot while she is facing Line of Dance) 6
31 The man brings his Left foot back (the Lady moves Right foot forward) 1
The man’s Right foot goes to the side and down the Line of Dance (the Lady’s Left foot goes to the side and down the Line of Dance) 2
The man’s Left foot closes to his Right foot while he is facing the Line of Dance (the Lady’s Right foot closes to her Left foot while she is backing the Line of Dance) 3
32 The man then brings his Left foot back (the Lady moves Right foot forward) 4
The man’s Right foot goes to the side and down the Line of Dance (while the Lady’s Left foot goes to the side and down the Line of Dance) 5
The man’s Left foot closes to his Right foot while facing the Line of Dance (and the Lady’s Right foot closes to her Left foot while backing the Line of Dance) 6

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Dorothea Waltz Sequence Dance

Modern Sequence Dancing

The Dorothea Waltz is a modern sequence dance. The dance script was composed by W. Barrett of Sydney in 1933. It is a 32 bar dance (see paragraph numbers) in the usual 3/4 waltz time and should be danced to a 1-2-3 rhythm to music at a tempo of 48-52 beats per minute. We commence the dance in Closed Extended Hold with the man facing and the lady backing the line of dance. Both the man’s and lady’s steps are described here.

Technique Tips: The man lowers (bends his legs) slightly and uses “heel leads” to step forward; backward steps are drawn with his toe (again, lowering himself) and falling back onto his heel. Whenever the man or lady bring their feet together in a continuing movement, they should rise up onto their toes.

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Bar

Foot Work

 Timing

Dorothea Waltz – 1st Movement
1 The man moves his left foot forward down the line of dance and outside his partner, with the Lady being on his right side (the Lady brings her right foot back with her partner on the outside, drawing with her toe and onto her heel) H 1 2 3
2 Now the man moves his right foot forward, still outside his partner, the lady being on his right side (and the Lady brings her left foot back with her partner on her outside, a toe-heel-toe technique) HT 4 5
Now the man closes his left foot to his right foot without changing his weight, while turning right to face the wall and his partner (the Lady closes her right foot to her left foot without changing her weight, while turning to the right to face the centre and her partner) T 6
3 Then the man moves his left foot to the side and down the line of dance, while facing the wall and his partner and commences turning to the right (and the Lady moves her right foot to the side and down the line of dance, while facing the centre and her partner and commences turning to the right, TH = a toe-heel technique) TH 1 2 3
4 The man continues turning to the right until he is backing the line of dance, then brings his right foot back down the line of dance with his partner on the outside, the lady being on his left side (the Lady continues turning to the right until she is facing the line of dance, then moves her left foot forward and down the line of dance, she being on the man’s left side) TH 4 5
Now the man lifts his left foot and sends it forward into either a low or medium Aerial Lift, with his toe pointing to the floor and himself facing against the line of dance, with the lady on his left side (the Lady lifts her right foot and sends it forward into either a low or medium Aerial Lift, with her toe pointing to the floor, and herself facing the line of dance, with the man being on her left side) – 6

Dorothea Waltz – 2nd Movement
5 The man moves his left foot forward and against the line of dance and outside his partner with the lady on his left side – and commences turning to the left until he is facing the wall and his partner (and the Lady brings her right foot back and against the line of dance with her partner on her outside, the man being on her left side, and commences turning to the left until she is facing the centre and her partner, THT) HT 1 2
Then he closes his right foot to his left foot without changing his weight. He should now be facing the wall and his partner and taking up Closed Ballroom Hold (the Lady closes her left foot to her right foot without changing her weight and should now be facing the centre and her partner) T 3
6 The man moves his right foot to the side and against the line of dance, while facing the wall and his partner, then commences turning to the left (the Lady moves her left foot to the side and against the line of dance, while facing the centre and her partner, then commences turning to the left) TH 4 5 6
7 Next, the man brings his left foot back and against the line of dance with his partner on his outside, the lady being on his right side, and commences turning to the right until he is facing the wall and his partner. They take up Closed Extended Hold (the Lady moves her right foot forward and against the line of dance and outside her partner, the man being on her right side, and commences turning to the right until she is facing the centre and her partner) TH 1 2 3
8 Then the man brings his right foot to the side and against the line of dance, still facing the wall and his partner (the Lady brings her left foot to the side and against the line of dance, still facing the centre and her partner) TH 4 5
The man then closes his left foot to his right foot without changing his weight, still facing the wall and his partner (the Lady closes her right foot to her left foot without changing her weight, still facing the centre and her partner) T 6

Dorothea Waltz – 3rd Movement
9 The man then brings his left foot to the side and along the line of dance, still facing the wall and his partner (the Lady brings her right foot to the side and along the line of dance, still facing the centre and her partner) T 1 2
Now the man closes his right foot to his left foot and commences turning to the left and towards facing diagonal to wall (the Lady closes her left foot to her right foot and commences turning to the right and towards facing diagonal to centre) T 3
10 The man then brings his left foot to the side and along the line of dance and continues turning to the left until he is facing diagonal to wall but now in Promenade Position (the Lady brings her right foot to the side and along the line of dance and continues turning to the right until she is facing diagonal to centre but now in Promenade Position) T 4
The man then lifts his right foot into and Aerial Lift, with his toe pointing to the floor (and the Lady lifts her right foot into an Aerial Lift, with her toe pointing to the floor) – 5 6
11 Now the man brings his right foot to the side and against the line of dance, while turning to the right to face the wall and his partner (while the Lady brings her left foot to the side and against the line of dance, while turning to the left to face the centre and her partner) T 1 2
Then the man closes his left foot to his right foot, still facing the wall and his partner and commences turning to the right and towards facing diagonal to wall against the line of dance (the Lady closes her right foot to his left foot, still facing the centre and her partner, and commences turning to the left and towards facing diagonal to centre against the line of dance) T 3
12 Now the man’s right foot goes to the side and against the line of dance as he continues turning to the right, to face diagonal to wall against the line of dance and in Counter Promenade Position and takes up Double Hold (the Lady’s left foot goes to the side and against the line of dance and she continues turning to the left, to face diagonal to centre against the line of dance and in Counter Promenade Position and takes up Double Hold with the man) TH 4
The man lifts his left foot into Aerial Lift, with this toe pointing to the floor and commences turning to the left, to face the wall at the end of beat 3 (the Lady lifts her right foot into an Aerial Lift, with her toe pointing to the floor and commences turning to the right, to face the centre at end of beat 3) – 5 6

Dorothea Waltz – 4th Movement
13 The man moves his left foot forward towards the wall (the Lady’s right foot comes back towards the wall) HTH 1 2
The man’s right foot closes to his left foot without changing his weight (the Lady’s left foot closes to her right foot without changing her weight) T 3
14 The man’s right foot comes back toward the centre (the Lady’s left foot goes forward as she faces the centre) TH 4 5
The man’s left foot closes to his right foot without changing his weight and he takes up Closed Ballroom Hold with the Lady (the Lady’s right foot closes to her left foot without chaning her weight) T 6
15 Now the man moves his left foot forward towards the wall and commences turning to the left – a Viennese Waltz Reverse Turn (the Lady brings her right foot back towards the wall and commences turing to the left} HT 1
RF to side and slightly back, cont turning to L to backing against LOD (Lady LF to side and slightly fwd, cont turning to L to facing against LOD, T) T 2
The man’s left foot crosses in front of his right foot as he continues turning to the left to face the centre (the Lady’s right foot closes to her left foot and she continues turning to the left to face the wall and her partner) TH 3
16 Now the man’s right foot comes back toward the wall and he should now be facing toward the centre (the Lady moves her left foot forward towards the wall and she should now be backing to the centre) TH 4 5
The man’s left foot closes to his right foot without changing his weight, now facing to the centre (the Lady closes her right foot to her left foot without changing her weight and should now be backing to the centre) T 6

Dorothea Waltz – 5th Movement
17 The man moves his left foot forward toward the centre (and the Lady brings her right foot back toward the centre) HTH 1 2
Then the man’s right foot closes to his left foot without changing his weight (and the Lady closes her left foot to her right foot without changing her weight) T 3
18 Now the man brings his right foot back towards the wall (and the Lady moves her left foot forward toward the centre) TH 4 5
The man’s left foot closes to his right foot without changing his weight (and the Lady’s right foot closes to her left foot without changing her weight) T 6
19 The man then moves his left foot forward toward the centre and commences turning to the left – another Viennese Waltz Reverse Turn (and the Lady brings her right foot back toward the centre and commences turning to the left) HT 1
The man moves his right foot to the side and slightly back, while he continues turning to the left so that he is backing the line of dance (and the Lady brings her left foot to the side and slightly forward while she continues turning to the left, to be facing the line of dance) T 2
The man’s left foot crosses in front of his right foot and continues turning to the left, to be facing the wall (and the Lady’s right foot closes to her left foot and she continues turning to the left, to face the centre and her partner) TH 3
20 The man brings his right foot back toward the centre, a long step, facing toward the wall, and commences turning to the left and into Promenade Position, where he loosens his hold on the Lady (the Lady moves her left foot forward and toward the centre, while she is backing to the wall, and commences turning to the right and into Promenade Position) TH 4 5
Then the man’s left foot closes to his right foot without changing his weight and in Promenade Position, preparing to move down the line of dance (the Lady’s right foot closes to her left foot without changing her weight, also preparing to move down the line of dance) T 6

Dorothea Waltz – 6th Movement
21 The man moves his left foot forward and down the line of dance while in Promenade Position, himself facing diagonal to wall (the Lady moves her right foot forward and down the line of dance while in Promenade Position, herself facing diagonal to centre) H 1 2 3
22 Then the man moves his right foot forward and down the line of dance while still in Promenade Position and Contra Body Movement Position (CBMP) and facing diagonal to wall (the Lady moves her left foot forward and down the line of dance while still in Promenade Position and CBMP and facing diagonal to centre) H 4 5 6
23 Here, the man holds his right foot position and slightly flexes his right knee while commencing to move his left foot out and forward into a smooth Ronde (the Lady holds her left foot position and slightly flexes her left knee while commencing to move her right foot out and forward into a smooth Ronde, [her left foot should be Flat]) RF Flat 1
The man continues his Ronde movement with his left foot. His left foot should now be in front of his right foot without changing his weight and pointing down the line of dance at the end of beat 3 (the Lady continues her Ronde movement with her right foot. Her right foot should be in front of her left foot and pointing down the line of dance at end of beat 3) T 2 3
24 The man holds his right foot position and slightly flexes his right knee, while commencing to move his left foot out and back into a smooth Ronde (the Lady holds her left foot position and slightly flexes her left knee, while commencing to move her right foot out and back into a smooth Ronde) RF Flat 4
The man continues his Ronde movement with his left foot. His left foot should now be behind his right foot without changing his weight and pointing diagonal to centre against the line of dance, then closing it to his right foot without changing his weight at the end of beat 3 (the Lady continues her Ronde movement with her right foot. Her right foot should now be behind her left foot and pointing diagonal to wall against the line of dance, then closing it to her left foot without changing her weight at the end of beat 3) T 5 6

Dorothea Waltz – 7th Movement
25 The man moves his left foot down the line of dance and in Promenade Position (the Lady moves her right foot forward and down the line of dance) HT 1 2
Then he moves his right foot forward and down the line of dance while still in Promenade Position and a Contra Body Movement Position (the Lady moves her left foot forward and down the line of dance while in Promenade Position and Contra Body Movement Position) TH 3
26 Next, the man moves his left foot forward and down the line of dance while still in Promenade Position (the Lady moves her right foot forward and down the line of dance while still in Promenade Position) HTH 4
The man’s right foot swings forward into medium aerial lift (the Lady’s left foot swings forward  into medium aerial lift) – 5 6
27 Now the man brings his right foot back against the line of dance while assisting the lady’s turn with pressure in his right arm (the Lady turns sharply to the left on her right foot to face against the line of dance, starting with moving her left foot forward against the line of dance) TH 1 2
The man releases his hold on the Lady and takes his left hand to the lady’s right hand. He brings his left foot back and against the line of dance and raises the joined hands for the lady’s underarm turn (the Lady continues turning left to face the wall, her right foot goes to the side against the line of dance, allowing her left foot to cross loosely in front of her right foot – a Spiral Turn) TH 3
28 Then the man brings his right foot back and against the line of dance while facing diagonal to wall and his partner (the Lady moves her left foot forward toward her partner, moving diagonal to centre against the line of dance and prepares to take up Ballroom Hold) TH 4 5
The man’s left foot brushes to his right foot without changing his weight while he faces diagonal to wall and now in Ballroom Hold (the Lady’s right foot brushes to her left foot without changing her weight as she faces her partner, backing diagonal to wall and now in Ballroom Hold) T 6

Dorothea Waltz – 8th Movement
29 Turning to face the line of dance, the man moves his left foot forward down the line of dance (the Lady, turning to back the line of dance, brings her right foot back down the line of dance) H 1
Now the man moves his right foot forward and down the line of dance (the Lady brings her left foot back and down the line of dance) B 2
Turning to the left on the ball of his right foot until he is backing diagonal to wall, the man allows his left foot to cross in front of his right foot and taking his weight (the Lady turns left on the ball of her left foot and heel of her right foot and drags her right foot into a loose close to her left foot. She should now be facing diagonal to wall) BF 3
30 Turning to back the line of dance, the man brings his right foot back down the line of dance (the Lady, turning to face the line of dance, moves her left foot forward and down the line of dance) TH 4
Then the man brings his left foot back down the line of dance (while the Lady moves her right foot forward and down the line of dance) TH 5
Turning left on the ball of his left foot and the heel of his right foot, the man drags his right foot into a loose close to his left foot. He should now be facing diagonal to wall (the Lady, turning to the left on the ball of her right foot until she is backing diagonal to wall, allows her left foot to cross in front of her right foot and taking her weight) IEF
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31 Turning to face the line of dance, the man moves his left foot forward and down the line of dance (the Lady, turning until she is backing the line of dance, brings her right foot back down the line of dance) H 1
Then the man moves his right foot forward and down the line of dance (while the Lady brings her left foot back down the line of dance) B 2
Turning to the left on the ball of her right foot until he is backing diagonal to wall, the man allows his left foot to cross in front of his right foot and taking his weight (the Lady, turning left on the ball of her left foot and heel of her right foot, drags her right foot into a loose close to her left foot. She should now be facing diagonal to wall) BF 3
32 Turning to back the line of dance, the man brings his right foot back down the line of dance while turning to face diagonal to wall (and the Lady, turning to face the line of dance, moves her left foot forward and down the line of dance while turning to face diagonal to centre) TH 4
The man brings his left foot to the side (and the Lady brings her right foot to the side) 5
The man closes his right foot to his left foot (and the Lady closes her left foot to her right foot) 6

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Silver Waltz Sequence Dance

Modern Sequence Dancing

The Silver Waltz is a modern sequence dance. The dance script was composed by Alf and Peggy Hoskings in 1980. It is a 16 bar dance (see paragraph numbers) in the usual 3/4 waltz time and should be danced to a 1-2-3 rhythm to music at a tempo of 29 beats per minute. We commence the dance in normal ballroom hold with the man facing and the lady backing diagonal to wall. Only the man’s steps are described here, with the Lady dancing as a counterpart, unless otherwise stated – in which case, the lady’s steps are in italics.

Technique Tips: The man lowers (bends his legs) slightly and uses “heel leads” to step forward; backward steps are drawn with his toe (again, lowering himself) and falling back onto his heel. Whenever the man or lady bring their feet together in a continuing movement, they should rise up onto their toes.

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 Timing

Silver Waltz – 1st Movement – Whisk – Wing – Open Telemark – Chair and Slip Pivot
1 The man moves his left foot forward, facing diagonal to wall 1
Followed by his right foot going diagonally forward and turning into Promenade Position 2
The he crosses his left foot in behind his right foot (the Lady crosses her right foot behind her left foot) 3
2 Next, the man’s right foot goes forward in a diagonal to centre direction and in Promenade Position, leading the lady towards his left side, in an anti-clockwise direction (the Lady curves around the man to the left) 1
The man closes his left foot towards his right foot, with the lady still curving around towards his left side 2
The man closes his left foot to his right foot without changing his weight, his partner now being on his left side and facing diagonal to centre 3
3 The man moves his left foot forward in a diagonal to centre direction while turning to the left 1
He then brings his right foot to the side while still turning to the left and into Promenade Position (the Lady does a heel turn) 2
The man’s left foot goes to the side along the line of dance and in Promenade Position, with his toe pointing diagonal to wall 3
4 The his right foot goes forward and down the line of dance and in Promenade Position, slightly flexing his knee while going into a Chair check movement 1
Now the man’s left foot comes back against the line of dance into a fallaway, while turning the lady to the left and square to himself at the end of the turn 2
Now the man brings his right foot back against the line of dance, a small step with the lady square to himself – a Slip Pivot action. 3

Silver Waltz – 2nd Movement – 1 to 3 Reverse Turn – Turning Chasse -1 to 3 Natural Turn – Open Impetus Turn
5 The man moves his left foot forward in a diagonal to centre direction while turning to the left 1
Then his right foot goes to the side and towards diagonal to centre while still turning to the left 2
The man then closes his left foot to his right foot, now backing down the line of dance 3
6 Now the man’s right foot comes back down the line of dance as he continues turning to the left 1
And his left foot goes to the side and along the line of dance while still turning to the left 2
He then closes his right foot to his left foot &
Then the man’s left foot goes to the side and along the line of dance, moving slightly forward and facing diagonal to wall 3
7 Then the man’s right foot goes forward in a diagonal to centre direction, with his partner on his right side and they turn to the right 1
Now the man moves his left foot to the side towards diagonal to wall while still turning to the right and should be square to his partner 2
He closes his right foot to his left foot and is now backing down the line of dance 3
8 Next, the man brings his left foot back down the line of dance while turning to the right 1
He then closes his right foot to his left foot and does a Heel Turn while still turning to the right and turning his partner into Promenade Position 2
Now the man’s left foot goes diagonally forward in Promenade Position with his left shoulder leading the Lady and moving diagonal to centre 3

Silver Waltz – 3rd Movement – Reverse Weave – Natural Spin Turn
9 The man’s right foot goes forward diagonal to centre in Promenade Position while turning his partner to the left and square to himself 1
The his left foot goes forward toward the centre, still turning to the left and himself being square to his partner 2
Now his right foot goes to the side across the line of dance and slightly back and he should be  backing down the line of dance 3
10 Then his left foot goes back down the line of dance with his partner on his right side 1
And his right foot comes back down the line of dance as he turns to the left with his partner square to himself 2
Then the man’s left foot goes to the side along the line of dance and slightly forward with his toe pointing diagonal to wall 3
11 Now his right foot goes forward diagonal to wall while he turns to the right with his partner on his right side 1
Then his left foot goes tot he side, diagonal to wall, while still turning to the right and square to his partner 2
The man closes his right foot to his left foot and he is now backing the line of dance 3
12 Next, the man brings his left foot back down the line of dance and turns strongly to the right on the ball of his left foot until he is facing down the line of dance at the end of the turn – a Pivot Action 1
Then he moves his right foot forward and down the line of dance while he continues turning to the right 2
The man’s left foot goes to the side along the line of dance and slightly back, so that he is backing diagonal to centre down the line of dance 3

Silver Waltz – 4th Movement – Back Locks – Hinge – Hover to Promenade Position – Closed Finish
13 Now the man brings his right foot back diagonal to centre with his right shoulder leading the lady 1
He crosses his left foot in front of his right foot – a Lock Step &
Now he brings his right foot back diagonal to centre with his right shoulder leading 2
And he crosses his left foot in front of his right foot – another Lock Step 3
14 Next, his right foot comes back diagonal to centre while he turns to the left 1
Then his left foot comes back along the line of dance while he is still turning to the left 2
The man slightly flexes his left knee (the Lady’s left foot comes back down the line of dance with her left shoulder leading) 3
15 With his feet remaining in place, the man now straightens his left knee and turns his partner square to himself (the Lady moves her right foot forward) 1
The man replaces his weight onto his right foot against the line of dance while turning his partner into Promenade Position 2
Then his left foot goes to the side along the line of dance while in Promenade Position – a Hover Action on the last two steps 3
16 The man’s right foot moves down the line of dance in Promenade Position
And his left foot goes to the side in a diagonal to centre direction and he turns his partner square to himself 2
Finally, he closes his right foot to his left foot to be now facing diagonal to wall and back in commencing position, ready to start again. 3

 

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