The Sweetheart Waltz is a modern sequence dance by an unknown composer. 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 30 beats per minute. We commence the dance in normal ballroom hold with the man facing and the lady backing 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.
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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The Remembrance Waltz is a 32 bar modern sequence dance. The dance script was composed by Joy Gullick-Holmes in 1996 and dedicated to her late husband, Jack. It should be danced to a 3/4 rhythm and to music at 52 bars per minute. The dance commences in open extended hold with both partners facing down the line of dance. Here we mainly describe the man’s steps on the assumption that the lady will dance as a counterpart. If the lady is meant to dance independently of the man at any point, her steps will be described 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) coming back onto his heel. Whenever they bring their feet together in a continuing sideways movement (e.g. chasse) both man and lady should rise up onto their toes.
Remembrance Waltz Dance Steps
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Remembrance Waltz – 1st Movement
1
The man commences by moving his left foot forward down the line of dance
1
The he swings his right foot forward into a Medium Aerial Lift, with his toe pointing to the floor
2 3
2
Then he brings his right foot back against the line of dance
4 5
The man then crosses his left foot in front of his right foot without changing his weight
6
3
Next, he moves his left foot forward down the line of dance
1
The his right foot follows down the line of dance
2
And then his left foot goes forward down the line of dance
3
4
Next, he crosses his right foot in behind his left foot, into what some call a “lock”
4 5 6
Remembrance Waltz – 2nd Movement
5
Now the man moves his left foot forward down the line of dance
1 2 3
6
Followed by his right foot going forward and down the line of dance
4 5
And he closes his left foot to his right foot
6
7
Now he brings his right foot back against the line of dance
1 2
And he closes his left foot to his right foot
3
8
Then he moves his right foot forward and down the line of dance
4 5 6
Remembrance Waltz – 3rd Movement
9
Now the man moves his left foot forward and down the line of dance
1 2 3
10
And crosses his right foot over his left foot while rising onto his toes and making a 1/2 turn to the left – called a Twist Turn – to be facing against the line of dance
4 5
Then he lowers his weight onto his right foot
6
11
Then he commences turning to the left and his left foot goes forward against the line of dance, into a Fallaway
1 2
He continues turning to the left and his right foot goes to the side
3
12
Next, the man’s left foot comes back against the line of dance
4 5
And he closes his right foot to his left foot
6
Remembrance Waltz – 4th Movement
13
With the man and lady now facing down the line of dance in Open Extended Position, the man moves his left foot forward down the line of dance
1 2
Then his right foot moves forward down the line of dance
3
14
Followed by his left foot moving forward down the line of dance
4
And he swings his right foot forward into a Medium Aerial lift
5 6
15
Next, he brings his right foot back in a diagonal-to-wall direction against the line of dance (the Lady, turning strongly to the left, commences to curve across to the man’s left foot side. Her left foot goes forward in a diagonal-to-centre direction and against the line of dance)
1
The man’s left foot then goes back in a diagonal-to-wall direction (and the Lady, still curving to the left, moves her right foot forward in a diagonal-to-centre direction against the line of dance)
2 3
16
The man brings his right foot to the side, toward the wall (and the Lady, still curving against the line of dance, moves her left foot forward)
4 5
The man closes his left foot to his right foot and takes up Open Extended Position with the lady, who is now on his left side – the man’s left hand joins with the lady’s right hand (and the Lady closes her right foot to her left foot and swivels a half-turn to the left, to be facing down the line of dance. She should now be on the man’s left side)
6
Remembrance Waltz – 5th Movement
17
The man moves his right foot forward down the line of dance (and the Lady moves her left foot forward down the line of dance)
1 2
And crosses his left foot behind his right foot (the Lady crosses her right foot behind her left foot)
3
18
Then the man moves his right foot forward down the line of dance (and the Lady moves her left foot forward down the line of dance)
4 5 6
19
Now the man moves his left foot forward in a diagonal-to-wall direction to commence a Fallaway (the Lady moves her right foot diagonally forward)
1 2
Then the man’s right foot goes to the side and he takes up Ballroom Hold, facing the centre and his partner (the Lady brings her left foot to the side and she takes up Ballroom Hold, facing the wall and her partner)
3
20
Turning into a Fallaway, the man brings his left foot back down the line of dance (and the Lady, turning to the Fallaway, brings her right foot back down the line of dance)
4 5
Now the man brings his right foot back to the centre while turning the lady into Closed Ballroom Hold(and the Lady, moving her left foot forward in a diagonal-to-wall direction, continues turning into Closed Ballroom Hold with the man)
6
Remembrance Waltz – 6th Movement
21
Now the man, turning strongly to facing the wall, brings his left foot to the side but leaving his feet apart (while the Lady continues turning and brings her right foot to the side so that she is now backing to the wall but leaving feet apart. She sways to the right side)
1 2 3
22
The man transfers his weight to his right side with his feet still apart and takes a small step with his right foot and sways to the against the line of dance (while the Lady transfers her weight to her left side against the line of dance and sways to the left)
4 5 6
23
Turning into Promenade Position, the man takes a small step on the heel of his left foot, down the line of dance and rises up onto the ball of his foot (the Lady also turns into Promenade Position and moves her right foot forward, a small step on her heel and rising up onto the ball of her foot)
1 2
The man now crosses his right foot behind his left foot without changing his weight, forming a Lilting Action(the Lady crosses her left foot behind her right foot with a Lilting Action)
3
24
Lowering his weight onto his left foot, the man brings his right foot back against the line of dance (the Lady, lowering her weight onto her right foot, brings her left foot back against the line of dance)
4 5
The man then crosses his left foot in front of his right foot without changing his weight – another Lilting Action (the Lady crosses her right foot in front of her left foot without changing her weight)
6
Remembrance Waltz – 7th Movement
25
Releasing his hold, the man now commences turning to the left while moving his left foot forward in a diagonal-to-centre direction, into a Telemark(the Lady, releasing her hold, moves her right foot forward in a diagonal-to-wall direction and commences turning to the left)
1 2
Continuing his turn to the left, the man brings his right foot to the side until he is facing the centre (the Lady, bringing her left foot to the side, continues turning until she is facing the wall)
3
26
The man brings his left foot to the side and continues turning until he is now facing the wall (the Lady brings her right foot to the side and continues turning until she is facing the centre)
4 5
The man closes his right foot to his left foot (and the Lady closes her left foot to her right foot)
6
27
The man extends his right hand and acknowledges the lady’s curtsey. He doesn’t not point his toe (the Lady extends her right hand and takes the man’s right hand and does a curtsey with her left foot behind her right foot)
1 2 3
28
The man moves his right foot forward and raises the lady from her curtsey (the Lady rises from her curtsey)
4 5
The man closes his left foot to his right foot without changing his weight while turning to the right to be backing the line of dance (the Lady closes her left foot to her right foot)
6
Remembrance Waltz – Final Movement
NATURAL WALTZ ENDING
(Rotate smoothly to the Right)
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The man brings his left foot back down the line of dance (the Lady moves her right foot forward down the line of dance)
1
The man’s right foot goes to the side down the line of dance (the Lady’s left foot goes to the side 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 his left foot while backing the line of dance)
3
30
The man’s right foot goes down the line of dance (the Lady’s left foot comes back down the line of dance)
4
The man’s left foot goes to the side down the line of dance (the Lady’s right foot goes to the side down the line of dance)
5
The man’s right foot closes to his left foot while backing the line of dance (the Lady’s left foot closes to her right foot while facing the line of dance)
6
31
The man brings his left foot back down the line of dance (the Lady moves her right foot forward down the line of dance)
1
The man’s right foot goes to the side down the line of dance (the Lady’s left foot goes to the side 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 his left foot while backing the line of dance)
3
32
The man’s right foot moves forward down the line of dance and he breaks his hold to face down the line of dance (the Lady’s left foot comes back down the line of dance and she breaks from Ballroom Hold to face the line of dance)
4
The man’s left foot moves forward in a diagonal-to-centre direction while moving into Open Extended Hold (the Lady’s right foot moves in a diagonal-to-wall direction while turning to the right and moving into Open Extended Hold)
5
The man’s right foot closes to his left foot as he is facing the line of dance (the Lady’s left foot closes to her right foot without changing her weight and she faces the line of dance) They take up Open Extended Hold ready to begin again.
6
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The Serenade Waltz is a modern sequence dance. The dance script was composed by Jack Kennedy in 1943. 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 46 bars per minute. We commence the dance in Open Hold with the man facing and the lady backing line of dance. The Lady should be slightly to the left of the man so that he is outside his partner. 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.
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, then lower. This is called “rise and fall”. If you find yourself confused with all the technical terms, you can skip to a video presentation of the dance below.
Serenade Waltz Dance Steps
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Man’s FootWork
Timing
Serenade Waltz – 1st Movement – Step, Point Right – Step, Point Left – to the Side, Close, Step Forward and Check
1
The man moves his left foot forward, facing diagonal to wall and outside his partner (the Lady brings her right foot back, herself backing diagonal to wall with her partner on the outside)
H
1 2
The man points his right foot to the side and slightly forward (the Lady points her left foot to the side)
B
3
2
The man now moves his right foot forward to the centre, continuing outside his partner (the Lady brings her left foot back toward the centre, her partner continuing on her outside)
H
4 5
Now the man points his left foot to the side towards the centre (the Lady points her right foot to the side towards the centre)
B
6
3
The man extends his left foot forward in a diagonal to centre direction (while the Lady brings her right foot back, diagonal to centre)
B
1 2
Now the man closes his right foot to his left foot while turning to the right to face the wall (and the Lady closes her left foot to her right foot while turning to the right until she is backing the wall)
BH
3
4
The man now lowers his right hand, releasing open hold to take up a Natural Closed Hold. He moves his left foot forward in a diagonal to wall direction but against the line of dance and outside his partner, into a Check position (the Lady brings her right foot back in a diagonal to wall direction against the line of dance, with her partner on the outside. She then raises her left foot at count 6 – see timing to the right)
H
4 5 6
Serenade Waltz – 2nd Movement – Replace, Brush – Over Sway, Recover to Cross Hand Hold
5
The man replaces his weight back onto his right foot and commences turning to the left (the Lady moves her left foot forward while turning so that she is square to her partner)
BH
1 2
Then the man brushes his left foot to his right without changing his weight and continues turning to the left, to face the line of dance with the lady now square to himself (the Lady brushes her right foot to her left without changing her weight, while moving into a Natural Closed Position backing the line of dance)
B
3
6
Next, the man brings his left foot to the side and slightly back and does an Oversway(the Lady brings her right foot to the side and slightly forward and joins the man in an Oversway)
BH
4 5 6
7
Now the man replaces his right foot and moves it forward (Lady replaces her left foot and commences to turn to the right)
H
1 2
The man brushes his left foot to his right foot without changing his weight, while raising his left hand and leading the lady to turn to her right (the Lady moves her right foot forward along the line of dance and continues turning to the right until she is facing the man. At this point she should be slightly on his right side and backing the line of dance)
B
3
8
Now the man moves his left foot forward along the line of dance, releasing his right-hand hold on the woman and taking up a “right hand to right hand; left hand to left hand” hold, with both partners now facing each other. Left-hands should be on top of right-hands and the man’s hands should therefore be crossed (the Lady draws her left foot back along the line of dance on the ball of her foot, in Crossed Double Hold, and resting on her heel)
H
4 5 6
Serenade Waltz – 3rd Movement – Check, Replace, Brush – Change of Place
9
For the next move, the man moves his right foot forward along the line of dance and on the lady’s right side, into a Check(the Lady draws her right foot back while raising her left foot)
H
1 2 3
10
Now the man draws his left foot back against the line of dance while raising his left hand and turning the lady to her left (the Lady moves her left foot forward against the line of dance and commences turning to the left)
BH
4 5
The man then brushes his right foot to his left foot without changing his weight (and the Lady draws her right foot back and to the side, against the line of dance)
6
11
Next, the man draws his right foot back while raising his right hand and continues turning the lady to her left. Both hands should still be joined (and the Lady moves her left foot forward against the line of dance and continues turning)
BH
1 2 3
12
Now the man draws his left foot back while raising his right hand and continues turning the lady to her left. Both hands should still be joined and the lady now on the man’s right side and backing the line of dance (the Lady moves her right foot forward and continues turning until she is backing the line of dance and on the man’s right side)
BH
4 5 6
Serenade Waltz – 4th Movement – Lady’s Turn – Forward Step, Back Step
13
The man moves his right foot forward, raising right their hands and leading the lady to her right to face the line of dance (the Lady brings her left foot back, drawing with the ball of her foot onto her heel)
H
1
(the Lady brings her right foot back while turning to the right to face the line of dance)
BH
2
The man’s left foot brushes to his right foot without changing his weight (and the Lady brushes her left foot to her right foot)
3
14
Now the man brings his left foot to the side towards the centre (the Lady brings her left foot to the side towards the centre, a long step)
BH
4 5
Now the man brushes his right foot to his left foot without changing his weight while the lady moves across in front of the man to be on his left side (the Lady brushes her right foot to her left foot without changing her weight)
B
6
15
The man then bings his right foot back against the line of dance while raising his left foot (and the Lady brings her right foot back, being on the man’s right side and raising her left foot)
BH
1 2 3
16
The man moves his left foot forward along the line of dance (and the Lady moves her left foot forward along the line of dance)
H
4 5 6
Serenade Waltz – 5th Movement – Side, Close – Forward and Swivel to Shadow Hold – Swivel
17
Now the man moves his right foot forward and to the side, while turning to the left (and the Lady moves her right foot forward and to the side)
B
1 2
The man then closes his left foot to his right foot while facing diagonal-to-centre, with the lady now again on the man’s right side (and the Lady closes her left foot to his right foot while facing diagonal-to-centre, herself being now on the man’s right side)
BH
3
18
The man then moves his right foot forward and does a swivel to the right, to face diagonal-to-wall (and the Lady moves her right foot forward and does a swivel to the right, to face diagonal-to-wall)
HB
4 5 6
19
The man moves his left foot forward in a diagonal-to-wall direction (and the Lady does the same as the man for bars 20 to 35 ) taking up Shadow Hold
H
1 2
The man moves his right foot forward in a diagonal-to-wall direction
B
3
20
Then he moves his left foot forward and does a swivel to the left, to be facing diagonal-to-centre
HB
4 5 6
Serenade Waltz – 6th Movement – Walks to Aerial Lift – Backward Walks – Step to Aerial Lift
21
The man moves his right foot forward in a diagonal-to-centre direction
H
1 2
Then he moves his left foot forward in a diagonal-to-centre direction
B
3
22
Then his right foot goes forward again and he raises his left foot and sends it forward
H
4 5 6
23
Now the man brings his left foot back in a diagonal-to-wall direction and against the line of dance
BH
1 2
Then he brings his right foot back while turning to the right to face the wall
BH
3
24
And the man’s left foot then goes forward in a diagonal-to-wall direction
HB
4 5
Then the man raises his right foot and sends it forward in a diagonal-to-wall direction and against the line of dance. The lady should now be on the man’s left side
–
6
Serenade Waltz – 7th Movement – Heel Turn – Aerial Lift – Back, Side
25
The man brings his right foot back in a diagonal-to-centre direction and commences turning to the left
BH
1 2
Then he closes his left foot to his right foot. He should now be facing diagonal-to-centre and does a Heel Turn with the lady again on the man’s right side
BH
3
26
Now the man moves his right foot forward in a diagonal-to-centre direction
H
4 5
And he raises his left foot and sends it forward in a diagonal-to-centre direction
–
6
27
Then he brings his left foot back and commences turning to the right
BH
1 2 3
28
Then the man brings his right foot to the side so that he is now facing diagonal-to-wall and is slightly behind and on the lady’s right side
BH
4 5 6
Serenade Waltz – 8th Movement – Point, Point – Change of Hold
29
The man points his left foot forward behind the lady
T
1 2 3
30
Then he points his left foot back towards the centre
T
4 5 6
31
Then the man moves his left foot forward in a diagonal-to-wall direction (and the Lady moves her left foot forward in a diagonal-to-wall direction with a heel lead)
H
1
(the Lady moves her right foot forward in a diagonal-to-wall direction while moving away from her partner)
–
2
The man now Brushes his rifght foot to his left foot without changing his weight and releases the hold with his right hand (the Lady closes her left foot to her right foot, being slightly away from her partner)
B
3
32
Then the man brings his right foot back while using his left hand to lead the lady to turn to her left to face the line of dance (the Lady brings her right foot back)
BH
4
(the Lady brings her left foot back)
5
Finally, the man Brushes his left foot to his right foot without changing his weight and turns to the left to face the line of dance. Partners resume Double Hold(the Lady brushes her right foot to her left foot without changing her weight while turning to the left to face her partner) – Ready to begin again!
The Empress Waltz dance script was composed by Ted Kirk and J O’Reilly in 1933. It is a 32 bar dance (see paragraph numbers) and should be danced in the usual 3/4 waltz time to music at a tempo of 52-54 beats per minute. We commence the dance in Shadow Hold with the man behind the lady and to her left and both facing down the line of dance. We describe only the man’s steps here on the assumption that the lady will follow as a counterpart, unless otherwise stated, in which case the Lady’s steps will be in italics.
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Bar
Timing
Empress Waltz – 1st Movement
1
The man moves his left foot forward down the line of dance
1 2 3
2
Then his right foot moves forward down the line of dance and he commences to turn to the right
4 5
Then the man Brushes his left foot towards his right foot without a change of weight
6
3
The man continues to turn to the right until he is facing the wall, then his left foot goes to the side along the line of dance
1 2
Then he closes his right foot to his left foot
3
4
The man now turns to the left on the ball of his right foot until he is facing the line of dance, then moves his left foot forward down the line of dance
4 5 6
5
Then the man Taps his right foot forward down the line of dance without a change of weight
1 2 3
6
Then he brings his right foot back against the line of dance
4 5
Now he Drags his left foot back toward his right foot, without a change of weight – Loose 3rd position
6
7
Next, the man moves his left foot forward down the line of dance
1 2 3
8
And he Swings his right foot forward into a Medium Aerial Lift
4
Now the man lowers his right foot until it is touching the floor, with his toe pointing diagonal to wall.
5 6
Empress Waltz – 2nd Movement
9
The man moves his right foot forward down the line of dance and commences to turn to the right
1 2
Then the man Brushes his left foot towards his right foot without a change of weight, while he continues turning to the right until he is facing against the line of dance. The lady is now on the man’s left side.
3
10
Next, the man moves his left foot forward and against the line of dance while commencing to turn to the left
4 5
And he Brushes his right foot towards his left foot without a change of weight
6
11
The man continues turning to the left until he is facing the wall, then his right foot goes to the side and against the line of dance
1 2
He closes his left foot to his right foot
3
12
Now, the man turns to the right on the ball of his left foot until he is facing against the line of dance, then moves his right foot forward and against the line of dance
4 5 6
13
Now the man taps his left foot forward and against the line of dance without changing his weight
1 2 3
14
Next, the man brings his left foot back, himself backing the line of dance
4 5
And he drags his right foot back towards his left foot – Loose 3rd position
6
15
Then he moves his right foot forwards and against the line of dance
1 2 3
16
And Swings his left foot forward and against the line of dance into a Medium Aerial Lift
4 5
Finally, he lowers his left foot until it is touching floor, with his toe pointing diagonal to centre and against the line of dance
6
Empress Waltz – 3rd Movement
17
The man moves his left foot forward and against the line of dance, while commencing to turn to the left until he is facing the wall
1 2
Then he brushs his right foot to his left foot and continues turning to the left until he is facing diagonal to wall. The parnters then release their left hands
3
18
Next, the man moves his right foot forward in a diagonal to wall direction (the Lady moves her right foot forward in a diagonal to wall direction and commences turning to the right)
4 5
The man brushes his left foot to his right foot without changing his weight (the Lady continues turning to the right until she is backing diagonal to wall, a 1/2 turn to the right, then she closes her left foot to her right foot but with a weight change)
6
19
The man brings his left foot back in a diagonal to centre direction against the line of dance (the Lady brings her right foot back in a digaonal to wall direction)
1 2
The man brushes his right foot to his left foot without changing his weight and with a foot rise (the Lady brushes her left foot to her right foot without changine her weight and with a foot rise)
3
20
Lowering his left heel, the man moves his right foot forward in a diagonal to wall direction, closing to a loose Ballroom Hold (the Lady lowering her left heel, moves her right foot forward toward her partner, closing to a loose Ballroom Hold)
4 5
The man now brushes his left foot to his right foot without a weight change (the Lady close her left foot to her right foot but with a weight change)
6
21
Now the man moves his left foot forward in a diagonal to wall direction and with a foot rise (the Lady brings her right foot back)
1 2
The man closes his right foot to his left foot, lowering his right heel
3
22
Now he brings his left foot back in a diagonal to centre direction and against the line of dance
4 5
The man closes his right foot to his left foot, while turning on ball of his right foot until he is facing down the line of dance. He then lowers his right heel and takes up a loose Ballroom Hold in Promenade Position.
6
23
The man then moves his left foot forward down the line of dance
1 2 3
24
Now his right foot goes forward and down the line of dance
4 5 6
25
Then his left foot goes forward down the line of dance and with a foot rise
1 2
The man locks his right foot behind his left foot while lowering to his right heel (the Lady locks her left foot behind her right foot)
3
26
Next, the man moves his left foot forward down the line of dance and does a foot rise in this left foot
4
And he swings his right foot forward into a Medium Aerial Lift
5 6
27
The man brings his right foot back against the line of dance then lowers his left heel
1 2
He locks his left foot in front of his right foot
3
28
He turns to the right on the ball of his left foot until he is facing the wall and his partner, then brings his right foot to the side and against the line of dance
4 5
Finally, he brushes his left foot to his right foot without changing his weight and continues turning to the right on his right foot until he is backing the line of dance and in position to commence the Natural Waltz
6
Empress Waltz – NATURAL WALTZ ENDING – (Rotate smoothly to the Right)
29
The man brings his left foot back down the line of dance (the Lady moves her right foot forward down the line of dance)
1
The man’s right foot goes to the side down the line of dance (the Lady’s left foot goes to the side down the line of dance)
2
The man’s left food closes to his right foot as he is facing the line of dance (the Lady’s right foot closes to her left foot as she is backing the line of dance)
3
30
The man’s right foot goes forward down the line of dance (the Lady’s left foot comes back down the line of dance)
4
The man’s left foot goes to the side down the line of dance (the Lady’s right foot goes to the side down the line of dance)
5
The man’s right foot closes to his left foot as he is backing the line of dance (the Lady’s left foot closes to her right foot as she is facing the line of dance)
6
31
The man brings his left foot back down the line of dance (the Lady moves her right foot forward down the line of dance)
1
The man’s right foot goes to the side down the line of dance (the Lady’s left foot goes to the side down the line of dance)
2
The man’s left food closes to his right foot as he is facing the line of dance (the Lady’s right foot closes to her left foot as she is backing the line of dance)
3
32
The man’s right foot goes forward down the line of dance and he breaks ballroom hold to face down the line of dance (the Lady’s left foot comes back down the line of dance and she breaks Ballroom Hold to face the line of dance)
4
The man’s left foot goes forward in a diagonal to centre direction as he moves into Right Shadow Hold (the Lady’s right foot moves forward in a diagonal to wall direction while turning to the right so that she moves into Right Shadow Hold)
5
The man’s right foot closes to his left foot as he faces the line of dance (the Lady’s left foot closes to her right foot without changing her weight as she faces the line of dance) and both partners take up Right Shadow Hold
The Watkins Waltz is a modern sequence dance. The dance script was composed by Graham and Avril Watkins in 2010. 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 30 beats 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, with the Lady dancing as a counterpart, unless otherwise stated – in which case, the lady’s steps are in italics.
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 he brings his feet together both man and lady should rise up onto their toes. If you find yourself confused with all the technical terms, you can skip to a video presentation of the dance below.
Watkins Waltz Dance Steps
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Watkins Waltz – 1st Movement – Travelling Contra Check – Chasse in Promenade Position – Weave from Promenade Position
1
LF fwd in CBMP DC, slightly flexing L knee (Lady RF back)
HT
1
RF fwd DC, turning lady to R to end in PP
T
2
LF to side in PP, pointing DC
TH
3
2
RF fwd and across in CBMP and PP moving DC
HT
1
LF to side in PP DC
T
2
Close RF to LF, slightly back in PP
T
&
LF to side in PP DC
TH
3
3
RF fwd and across in CBMP and PP, pointing LOD, facing DC, turning to L
HT
1
LF fwd DC, cont to turn to L
T
2
RF to side and slightly back DW
TH
3
4
LF back in CBMP down LOD
TH
1
RF back down LOD, cont to turn to L
TH
2
LF to side and slightly fwd, pointing DW
TH
3
WATKINS WALTZ – 1 TO 3 NATURAL TURN – OPEN IMPETUS TURN – CHAIR – SAME FOOT LUNGE
5
RF fwd in CBMP OP, facing DW, com to turn to R
HT
1
LF to side, cont to turn to R, backing DC
T
2
Close RF to LF, backing LOD
TH
3
6
LF back down LOD, cont to turn to R
TH
1
Close RF to LF, Heel Turn, end facing DC
HT
2
LF to side and slightly fwd in PP, pointing DC
TH
3
7
RF fwd and across in CBMP and PP, moving DC, slightly flexing R knee, Check
TH
1
LF back, small step in CBMP and fallaway, moving DW against LOD
T
2
Close RF to LF ww (Lady close LF to RF with weight change, TH)
T
3
8
RF to side DW against LOD, slightly flexing R knee (Lady RF back DW against LOD)
TH
1
Transfer weight to LF to side, pointing LOD
TH
2
Close RF to LF ww, facing LOD (Lady close RF to LF with weight change, TH)
T
3
WATKINS WALTZ – HAIRPIN RUN – 1 TO 3 NATURAL TURN – BACK WHISK – WING
9
RF fwd down LOD in CBMP OP, com to curve slightly to R
HT
1
LF fwd, cont to curve to R
T
2
RF fwd in CBMP OP
T
&
LF fwd DW
TH
3
10
RF fwd in CBMP DW OP, turning to R
HT
1
LF to side, backing DC, cont to turn to R
T
2
Close RF to LF, backing LOD
TH
3
11
LF back down LOD, turning to R
TH
1
RF to side and slightly back along LOD
TH
2
Cross LF behind RF, facing DC against LOD in fallaway
TH
3
12
RF fwd in CBMP and PP against LOD, leading lady to curve to L around man towards his L side
H
1
Close LF towards RF, turning to L (Lady RF fwd, curving to L around man, T)
IET
2
Close LF to RF ww, facing against LOD (Lady LF fwd down LOD OP on L side, TH)
The Anniversary Waltz is a sequence dance by an unknown composer. The original manuscript was written using “Old Time” terminology. 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 48/54 bars per minute.
We commence the dance in open extended hold with both 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.
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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 he brings his feet together both man and lady should rise up onto their toes then lower to change weight.
Anniversary Waltz Dance Steps
Notes from the original manuscript.
In bars 7 to 8, following the progressive Half Natural Turn, the spins of left foot and right foot to face the wall. This makes 1 and 1/2 turns over the two bars, and is very effective. In bars 17 to 20, the Waltz Square is danced as follows – side left foot, close right foot to left foot, back left foot brushing right foot to left food, side right foot, close left foot to right foot, forward right foot brushing left foot to right foot. On the last point in bar 24, the man turns to face the wall, lady facing centre. Over bars 25 to 28, the pas Glissades and pas glisses are the danced to the left down line of dance, and right against line of dance.
Bar
Timing
Anniversary Waltz – 1st Movement – Solo Outward Turn – Walks, Forward and Point, Back and Point, Forward and Point, Back and Point – Solo Outward Turn to Shadow Hold Facing the Wall
1
Partners release their open extended hold and the man moves his left food forward down the line of dance while commencing a solo turn outward to the left. The lady does the same, only with her right foot forward and turning to the right.
1
The man brings his right foot to the side along the line of dance while continuing his solo turn to the left until he is facing the wall. The lady continues her solo turn until she is facing the man.
2
The man continues his solo turn by bringing his left foot to the side along the line of dance, until he is facing diagonal to wall. (The Lady continuing her turn until facing diagonal to centre)
3
2
Now the man moves his right foot diagonally forward down the line of dance
4
The man’s left foot moves forward down the line of dance
5
The man’s right foot moves forward down the line of dance, a small step, with a slight turn to the left until he is facing down the line of dance
6
3
Retaking Open Extended Hold, (the man’s right hand takes the lady’s left hand), the man moves his left foot forward down the line of dance, while pointing his right foot back in a diagonal-to-wall direction against the line of dance.
1 2 3
4
The man now replaces his weight back to his right foot, while pointing his left foot forward and down the line of dance.
4 5 6
5
(Repeat bars 3 and 4) The man’s left foot moves forward down the line of dance, while pointing his right food back in a diagonal-to-wall direction against the line of dance.
1 2 3
6
The man now replaces his weight back to his right foot, while pointing his left foot forward and down the line of dance.
4 5 6
7
Now the man moves his left foot forward down the line of dance and commences a solo outward turn to the left(the Lady moves her right foot forward down the line of dance and commences a solo outward turn to the right)
1
Then the man brings his right foot to the side and along the line of dance while he continues turning to the left, to where he is now facing the wall (the Lady brings her left foot to the side along the line of dance while she continues turning to the right, to where she is now facing the centre)
2
Now the man brings his left foot to the side and along the line of dance, as he continues turning to the left, to where he his now facing diagonal to wall (the Lady brings her right foot to the side and along the line of dance, as she continues turning to the right, to where she is now facing diagonal to centre)
3
8
The man brings his right foot diagonally forward and down the line of dance, to commence a slight turn to the right (the Lady brings her left foot diagonally forward and down the line of dance and continues a strong turn to the right, to where she is now backing the centre and her partner)
4
The man now brings his left foot to the side and along the line of dance, as he continues his slight turn to the right, to where he is now facing the wall (the Lady brings her right foot forward and down the line of dance, a small step, to where she is now backing to the centre and her partner)
5
The man closes his right foot to his left foot and both partners should now be facing the wall (the Lady closes her left foot to her right foot without changing her weight). The man and lady now take up Shadow Hold – the man stands behind the lady and the lady is slightly to the man’s right, the man’s left hand holds the Lady’s left hand but the man’s right hand should be on the lady’s waist. The Lady’s right arm should be extended to the side or if she chooses, her right hand holding her gown.
6
Anniversary Waltz – 2nd Movement – Chasse to the Left and Brush – Chasse to the Right and into Ballroom Hold – Natural Waltz Turn
9
Both man and lady, in shadow hold, now bring their left feet to the side along the line of dance
1 2
They close their right foot to their left foot
3
10
Again, still in shadow hold, their left feet go to the side and along the line of dance
4 5
Again, they close their right foot to their left foot but without changing weight
6
11
The man moves his right foot to the side and against the line of dance (the Lady does the same)
1 2
The man closes his left foot to his right foot and releases shadow hold with his right hand and commences to turn the lady to her left under his raised left hand (the Lady closes her left foot to her right foot and commences turning to the left under the man’s raised hand)
3
12
Now the man brings his right foot to the side against the line of dance (the Lady brings her right foot back against the line of dance, while she continues turning to the left, to where she is now facing her partner)
4 5
The man closes his left foot to his right foot without changing his weight, does a slight turn to the right, to where he is now backing diagonal to centre, where they take up Normal Ballroom Hold(the Lady closes her left foot to her right foot) ready for a natural waltz
6
Anniversary Waltz – 3rd Movement – Four bars for a Natural Waltz Turn
13
The man’s left foot comes back down the line of dance (the Lady’s right foot moves forward down the line of dance)
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 so that he is now facing line of dance (the Lady’s right foot closes to her left foot so that she is now backing the line of dance)
3
14
The man’s right foot moves forward down the line of dance (the Lady’s left foot moves back down the line of dance)
4
The man’s left foot goes to the side and down the line of dance (the Lady’s right foot goes to the side and down the line of dance)
5
The man’s right foot closes to his left foot so that he now backing the line of dance (the Lady’s left foot closes to her right foot so taht she is now facing the line of dance)
6
15
The man’s left foot comes back down the line of dance (the Lady’s right foot moves forward down the line of dance)
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 so that he is now facing line of dance (the Lady’s right foot closes to her left foot so that she is now backing the line of dance)
3
16
The man’s right foot moves forward down the line of dance (the Lady’s left foot moves back down the line of dance)
4
The man’s left foot goes to the side and in a diagonal to centre direction (the Lady’s right foot goes to the side and diagonal to centre)
5
The man’s right flood closes to his left foot so that he is now facing the line of dance (the Lady’s left foot closes to her right foot so that she is now backing the line of dance)
6
Anniversary Waltz – 4th Movement – Box Step – Cross, Swivel and Point – Swivel and Point – Cross, Swivel and Point – Swivel and Point
17
The man’s left foot moves forward down the line of dance
1 2
The man brushes his right foot to his left foot without changing his weight
3
18
Now the man’s right foot goes to the side towards the wall
4 5
The man closes his left foot to his right foot
6
19
The man’s right foot comes back against the line of dance
1 2
The man brushes his left foot to his right foot without changing his weight
3
20
The man’s left foot goes to the side toward the centre
4 5
The man closes his right foot to his left foot
6
21
The man crosses his left foot in front of his right foot while turning to the left on the ball of his left foot, to be facing diagonal to centre (the Lady crosses her right foot behind her left foot)
1
The man points his right foot diagonally forward, diagonal to wall, while preparing to step outside his partner who is on his right side (the Lady points her left foot)
2 3
22
The man’s right foot goes forward, diagonal to centre, outside his partner on his right side, while turning on the ball of his right foot to be facing diagonal to wall (the Lady brings her left foot back)
4
The man points his left foot diagonally forward, in a diagonal to centre direction, while turning to face diagonal to wall
5 6
23
The man crosses his left foot in front of his right foot, while turning to the left on the ball of his left foot, to be facing diagonal to centre (the Lady crosses her right foot behind her left foot)
1
The man points his right foot diagonally forward in a diagonal to wall direction, while preparing to step outside his partner who is on his right side
2 3
24
The man moves his right foot forward in a diagonal to centre direction, outside his partner who is on his right side, while turning on the ball of his right foot to be facing diagonal to wall
4
The man points his left foot diagonally forward in a diagonal to centre direction, while turning to face diagonal to wall
5 6
Anniversary Waltz – 5th Movement – Chasse to Centre – Chasse to Wall, Turning to the Right to End Backing Diagonal To Centre
25
The man’s left foot goes to the side towards the centre
1 2
The man closes his right foot to his left foot
3
26
The man’s left foot continues to the side towards the centre
4 5
And the man closes his right foot to his left foot, without changing his weight, to complete the Chasse
6
27
Now the man moves his right foot to the side towards the wall, while commencing to turn to the right, to be facing the wall (the Lady should be backing the wall)
1 2
The man closes his left foot to his right foot
3
28
The man’s right foot goes to the side against the line of dance, as he continues a slight turn to the right, to be backing diagonal to centre
4 5
The man closes his left foot to his right foot without changing his weight, as he continues a slight turn to the right (the Lady closes her left foot to her right foot without changing her weight)
6
Anniversary Waltz – Final Movement – NATURAL WALTZ ENDING (Rotate smoothly to R)
29
The man’s left foot comes back down the line of dance (the Lady’s right foot moves forward down the line of dance)
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 so that he is now facing line of dance (the Lady’s right foot closes to her left foot so that she is now backing the line of dance)
3
30
The man’s right foot moves forward down the line of dance (the Lady’s left foot moves back down the line of dance)
4
The man’s left foot goes to the side and down the line of dance (the Lady’s right foot goes to the side and down the line of dance)
5
The man’s right foot closes to his left foot so that he now backing the line of dance (the Lady’s left foot closes to her right foot so taht she is now facing the line of dance)
6
31
The man’s left foot comes back down the line of dance (the Lady’s right foot moves forward down the line of dance)
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 so that he is now facing line of dance (the Lady’s right foot closes to her left foot so that she is now backing the line of dance)
3
32
The man’s right foot moves forward down the line of dance, while breaking ballroom hold to face down the line of dance (the Lady’s left foot comes back down the line of dance, also breaking Ballroom Hold to face the line of dance)
4
The man’s left foot moves forward in a diagonal to centre direction while moving into Open Extended Hold(the Lady’s right foot moves diagonal to wall while turning to the right and moving into Open Extended Hold)
5
The man’s right foot closes to his left foot so that he is now facing the line of dance (the Lady’s left foot closes to her right foot without changing her weight, so that she is now also facing the line of dance) while taking up Open Extended Hold, ready to begin again.
6
Enjoy This Video Demonstration of the Anniversary Waltz
The Dominic Waltz is a modern sequence dance and was scripted by Flo and Jack Howard in 1985. 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 31 beats per minute. We commence the dance in ballroom hold with the man facing and the lady backing diagonal to wall. Both man and lady’s steps are provided below, the lady’s being in italics.
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 when he brings his feet together both man and lady should rise up onto their toes. If anyone can offer a video presentation of the dance it would help readers greatly.
Please also bear in mind that all waltz sequences are about correct angles in relation to the line of dance.
Bar
Description
Timing
Dominic Waltz -1st Movement – WHISK – PROMENADE CHASSE – FWD HOVER – BACK HOVER
1
The man moves his left foot forward in diagonal-to-wall direction (while the Lady brings her right foot back diagaonal-to-wall)
1
Next, the man brings his right foot to the side and slightly forward, while preparing to turn the lady to the right and into Promenade Position(the Lady moves her left foot to the side and slightly back, while commencing to turn to the right into Promenade Position)
2
Now the man crosses his left foot in behind his right foot, forming a Whisk, while still facing diagonal-to-wall in Promenade Position (the Lady crosses her right foot in behind her left, forming a Whisk, while still facing diagonal-to-centre down the line of dance and in Promendade Position)
3
2
Now the man moves his right foot forward and across himself in a Contra Body Movement Postion (CBMP) and still in Promendade Position down the line of dance (the Lady brings her left foot forward and across herself down the line of dance in a CBMP and in Promenade Position)
1
Next, the man brings his left foot to the side and slightly forward while in Promenade Position (and the Lady brings her right foot to the side and slightly forward, also in Promenade Position)
2
The man closes his right foot to his left foot in Promenade Position (and the Lady closes her left foot to her right foot)
&
Now the man brings his left foot to the side and slightly forward, down the line of dance while in Promenade Position (and the Lady brings her right foot to the side and slightly forward along the line of dance while still in Promenade Position)
3
3
The man moves his right foot forward and across himself in another CBMP and in Promenade Position down the line of dance, while turning his partner to the left (and the Lady moves her left foot forward and across herself down the line of dance in another CBMP and also in Promenade Position, while turning to the left)
1
Now the man brings his left foot to the side along the line of dance, having his partner square to himself (and the Lady brings her right foot to the side along the line of dance, remaining square to her partner)
2
Now the man transfers his weight onto his right foot and brings it back against the line of dance, into a Hover Action on the last two steps (the Lady moves her left foot forward against the line of dance, also into a Hover Action on the last two steps)
3
4
Now the man brings his left foot back against the line of dance in another CBMP, with his partner turning to the right on his right side (and the Lady brings her right foot forward against the line of dance in a CBMP while on the right side of her partner and turning to the right into Promenade Position)
1
Next, the man brings his right foot to the side and against the line of dance, while his partner is still turning to the right so that he comes into Promenade Position (the Lady brings her left foot to the side against the line of dance, still turning to the right and into Promenade Position with the man)
2
The man then brings his left foot to the side and slightly forward along the line of dance while in Promenade Position, into another Hover Action (the Lady brings her right foot to the side and slightly forward along the line of dance, also into a Hover Action)
3
Dominic Waltz -2nd Movement – PROGRESSIVE CHASSE – 1 TO 3 NATURAL TURN -HESITATION CHANGE – 1 TO 3 REVERSE TURN
5
The man moves his right foot forward and across himself in another CBMP while in Promenade Position, down the line of dance, while commencing to turn the lady to the left (the Lady moves her left foot forward and across herself down the line of dance in a CBMP and also in Promenade Position, while preparing to turn to the left)
1
Then the man brings his left foot to the side and slightly forward while still in Promenade Position, still turning the lady to the left (and the Lady brings her right foot to the side and along the line of dance while still in Promenade Position and still turning to the left)
2
The man now closes his right foot to his left foot, having his partner square to himself (and the Lady closes her left foot to her right foot, being square to her partner)
&
The man then brings his left foot to the side and slightly forward, while facing diagonal-to-wall down the line of dance (and the Lady brings her right foot to the side and slightly back, while backing diagonal-to-wall down the line of dance)
3
6
The man now moves his right foot forward in a diagonal-to-wall direction down the line of dance and in another Contra Body Mmovement Position, while on the right side of his partner and turning to the right (the Lady LF back DW down LOD in CBMP, turning to R, partner on R side)
1
Next, the man brings his left foot to the side, while still turning to the right and backing diagonal-to-centre down the line of dance (and the Lady brings her right foot to the side, while still turning to the right and facing diagonal-to-centre down the line of dance with her partner square to herself)
2
The man closes his right foot to his left foot while backing down the line of dance (and the Lady closes her left foot to her right foot while facing down the line of dance)
3
7
Now the man brings his left foot back down the line of dance while still turning to the right (and the Lady moves her right foot forward down the line of dance while continuing to turn to the right)
1
The man moves his right foot to the side along the line of dance while facing to the centre (and the Lady movews her left foot to the side along the line of dance while still turning to the right)
2
Now the man closes his left foot to his right foot without changing his weight – a Brush Step. He should now be facing diagonal-to-centre down the line of dance (the Lady closes her right foot to her left foot without changing her weight. She should now be backing diagonal-to-centre down the line of dance)
3
8
The man now moves his left foot forward in a diagonal-to-centre direction, down the line of dance while turning to the left (and the Lady brings her right foot back in a diagonal-to-centre direction down the line of dance while also turning to the left)
1
Now the man brings his right foot to the side, still turning to the left so that he is now backing diagonal-to-wall down the line of dance (and the Lady brings her left foot to the side while still turning to the left)
2
The man closes his left foot to his right foot and is now backing down the line of dance (and the Lady closes her right foot to her left foot and is now facing down the line of dance)
3
Dominic Waltz -3rd Movement REVERSE CORTE – BACK WHISK –
PROGRESSIVE CHASSE – 1 TO 3 NATURAL TURN
9
Next, the man brings his right foot back down the line of dance while turning to the left (the Lady moves her left foot forward down the line of dance while turning to the left)
1
The man now closeshis left foot to his right foot while still turning to the left but on the ball of his right foot (the Lady moves her right foot to the side along the line of dance)
2
The man holds his position at this point as the lady closes her left foot to her right foot and with a weight change andis now backing diagonal-to-centre against the line of dance with his partner square to himself (the Lady closes her left foot to her right foot and is facing diagonal-to-centre against the line of dance)
3
10
Next, the man brings his left foot back in a diagonal-to-centre direction against the line of dance, in a Contra Body Movement Position (CBMP) with his partner on his right side and himself turning to the right and into Promenade Position (the Lady moves her right foot forward and across herself in a diagonal-to-centre direction against the line of dance, in a CBMP and should be on the right side of her partner, while turning to the right and into Promenade Position)
1
The man then brings his right foot diagonally back, still backing diagonal-to-centre against the line of dance (and the Lady moves her left foot to the side and against the line of dance, while still turning to the right)
2
The man crosses his left foot in behind his right foot while in Promenade Position, forming a Whisk. He should be facing diagonal-to-wall down the line of dance and in Promenade Position (the Lady cross her right foot in behind her left foot, forming a Whisk. She should be facing diagonal-to-centre down the line of dance and in Promenade Position)
3
11
Next, the man moves his right foot forward and across himself in another CBMP and also in Promenade Position down the line of dance, while preparing to turn his partner to the left (the Lady brings her left foot forward and across herself in another CBMP and also in Promenade Position, down the line of dance, while commencing to turn to the left
1
The man brings his left foot to the side and slightly forward along the line of dance, still in Promenade Position, with his partner now turning to the left (the Lady brings her right foot to the side and slightly forward, still turning to the left)
2
The man closes his right foot to his left foot, having his partner square to himself (and the Lady closes her left foot to her right foot, facing square to her partner)
&
The man brings his left foot to the side and slightly forward, his partner still facing square to himself, but himself facing diagonal-to-wall down the line of dance (the Lady brings her right foot to the side and slightly back. She should be backing diagonal-to-wall down the line of dance)
3
12
Next, the man moves his right foot forward in a diagonal-to-wall direction down the line of dance in a CBMP while turning to the right and on the right side of his partner (the Lady brings her left foot back in a diagonal-to-wall direction down the line of dance and in a CBMP while turning to the right with her partner on her right side)
1
The man brings his left foot to the side, still turning to the right and square to his partner (the Lady brings her right foot to the side, still turning to the right)
2
Finally, the man closes his right foot to his left foot, as he is now backing down the line of dance (and the Lady closes her left foot to her right foot while facing down the line of dance)
The man brings his left foot back down the line of dance while turning strongly to the right and on the ball of his left foot in a CBMP. He Pivots to face down the line of dance at the end of the turn (the Lady moves her right foot forward down the line of dance while turning strongly to the right on the ball of her right foot to back down the line of dance at the end of the turn – a Pivot)
1
The man then moves his right foot forward down the line of dance while still turning slightly to the right (and the Lady brings her left foot back down the line of dance while still turning slightly to the right, then closing her right foot to her left foot without changing her weight – a Brush Step)
2
The man brings his left foot to the side towards the centre until he is backing diagonal-to-centre against the line of dance (the Lady moves her right foot to the side and slightly forward towards the centre, so that she is facing diagonal-to-centre against the line of dance)
3
14
Now the man brings his right foot back in a diagonal-to-centre direction and against the line of dance, while turning to the left (and the Lady moves her left foot forward in a diagonal-to-centre direction against the line of dance while turning to the left)
1
The man moves his left foot to the side, still turning to the left (and the Lady moves her right foot to the side, also still turning to the left)
2
The man now moves his right foot forward in a diagonal-to-centre direction down the line of dance and in a CBMP on the right side of his partner, into a Check(while the Lady brings her left foot back in a diagonal-to-centre direction down the line of dance and in a CBMP with her partner on her right side, into a Check)
3
15
The man then brings his left foot back in a diagonal-to-wall direction and against the line of dance in another CBMP, while turning to the right with his partner on his right side (the Lady moves her right foot forward in a diagonal-to-wall direction against the line of dance, on the right side of her partner in another CBMP while turning to the right)
1
The man brings his right foot to the side, still turning to the right (and the Lady brings her left foot to the side, still turning to the right)
2
The man now moves his left foot forward in a diagonal-to-wall direction against the line of dance and in another CBMP while on the left side of his partner, into another Check (and the Lady brings her right foot back in a diagonal-to-wall direction against the line of dance and in another CBMP with her partner on her lef side, into another Check)
3
16
The man now brings his right foot back in a diagonal-to-centre direction down the line of dance and in another CBMP, with his partner on his left side and himself turning to the left (while the Lady moves her left foot forward in a diagonal-to-centre direction down the line of dance and on the left side of her partner in another CBMP while herself turning to the left)
1
The man brings his left foot to the side (and the Lady brings her right foot to the side, while still turning to the left)
2
Finally, the man closes his right foot to his left foot and his now facing diagonal-to-wall down the line of dance, back in commencing position, ready to start the sequence again (the Lady closes her left foot to her roght foot, being square to her partner, so that she is now backing diagonal-to-wall down the line of dance and in commencing position again)
The Autumn Mist Waltz is a modern sequence dance and was composed by Audrey Bromage and Michelle Webster in 1989. 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 31 beats per minute. We commence the dance in 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.
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 he brings his feet together both man and lady should rise up onto their toes. If you find yourself confused with all the technical terms, you can skip to a video presentation of the dance below.
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Please also bear in mind that all waltz sequences are about correct angles in relation to the line of dance.
Bar
Description
Footwork
Beat
1
Autumn Mist Waltz – 1st Movement – Travelling Contra Check – Chasse in Promenade Position – Natural Fallaway
The man commences by moving his left foot with a strong step forward well across his body in a diagonal-to-wall direction in Contra Body Movement Position (CBMP) but square to his partner, slightly flexing his left knee. This is called a Travelling Contra Check.
Heel Toe
1
The man closes his right foot to his left and slightly to the side, now straightening his legs and body, while preparing to turn lady into Promenade Position
Toes
2
The man now moves his left foot to the side and along the line of dance while still in Promenade Position, his toe should be pointing diagonal-to-wall. This completes the “Hover”.
Toe Heel
3
2
Now we chasse down the line of dance. The man moves his right foot coming forward and across himself and down the line of dance in another CBMP and still in Promenade Position
Heel Toe
1
Then his left foot continues to the side and slightly forward along the line of dance, still in Promenade Position
Toes
2
The man closes his right foot to his left foot, still in Promenade Positiion
Toes
&
Then brings his left foot to the side and slightly forward, still in Promenade Position
Toe Heel
3
3
Now the man moves his right foot forward and across himself in another CBMP and in Promenade Position, down the line of dance while turning to the right
Heel Toe
1
His left foot now goes to the side, still in Promenade Position, so that he is almost backing diagonal-to-centre while still turning to the right
Toes
2
Then his right foot comes back towards centre, his right shoulder leading, so that he is now backing diagonal-to-centre
Toe Heel
3
4
Now his left foot comes back toward the centre while turning to the left in another CBMP and a fallaway while preparing to turn the lady to the left and square to himself
Toe Heel
1
Now his right foot comes back toward the centre while still turning to the left with his partner square to himsself (the Lady slips her left foot forward)
Toes
2
The man’s left foot goes to the side and slightly forward, his toe pointing diagonal-to-wall while turning slightly to the left
Toe Heel
3
Autumn Mist Waltz – 2nd Movement – Natural Spin Turn – Turning Lock Ending in Promenade Position – Wing
5
To begin the natural spin turn, the man brings his right foot forward in a CBMP and diagonal-to-wall direction, with his partner on his right side and both turning to the right
HT
1
Now the man’s left foot goes to the side, still turning to the right
T
2
And he closes his right foot to his left, at which point he is now backing down the line of dance
TH
3
6
Now the man brings his left foot back down the line of dance while pivoting strongly to the right to end this step facing down the line of dance
THT
1
Then his right foot comes forward in a contra body movement position down the line of dance while still turning to the right
HT
2
And his left foot goes to the side and slightly back, so that he is now backing diagonal-to-centre
TH
3
7
Now his right foot comes back, his right shoulder leading, still backing diagonal-to-centre
T
1
And the man crosses his left foot in front of his right foot in a Lock Step, still moving backwards in a diagonal-to-centre direction
T
&
Continuing the lock step, the man’s right foot comes back and slightly to the right, still backing diagonal-to-centre but now turning to the left into Promenade Position
T
2
The man’s left foot goes to the side and slightly forward in Promenade Position, facing diagonal-to-wall
TH
3
8
Now his right foot comes forward in a CBMP and still in Promenade Position, still facing diagonal-to-wall and leading the lady to move towards his left side in a ‘wing‘ formation.
H
1
The man closes his left foot towards his right foot without changing his weight, the lady still moving around towards the man’s left side
T
2
The man closes his left foot to his right foot without changing his weight. He should still be facing diagonal-to-wall with the lady now on his left side
T
3
Autumn Mist Waltz – 3rd Movement – Check into Quick Open Reverse – Hover Corte – Back Whisk
9
The man moves his left foot forward in a contra body movement position and diagonal-to-wall direction, with his partner on his left side, into a Check
H
1
Now he brings his right foot back in another CBMP, in a diagonal-to-centre direction against the line of dance, his partner still on his left side and the man turning to the left
T
2
Next, he brings his left foot to the side toward the centre, his toe pointing diagonal-to-centre and his partner square to himself. He should still be turning to the left.
TH
3
10
Now the man’s right foot goes forward in another CBMP in a diagonal-to-centre direction, his partner now on his right side
HT
1
The man’s left foot goes forward in a diagonal-to-centre direction, himself being square to his partner and still turning to the left.
T
2
The man’s right foot goes to the side, while he continues turning to the left. it ends with him backing down the line of dance
T
&
The man’s left foot comes back in another CBMP down the line of dance, with his partner on his right side
TH
3
11
Followed by his right foot coming back down the line of dance, but now his partner is square to himself and he is turning to the left
TH
1
Then the mans’ left foot goes to the side and slightly forward along the line of dance, while still turning to the left
T
2
Then he replaces his weight onto his right foot, which he moves to the side and slightly back against the line of dance, so that he is now backing diagonal-to-centre against the line of dance
TH
3
12
Now the man’s left foot comes back in a CBMP and diagonal-to-centre direction against the line of dance, his partner on his right side and now leading the lady to turn to the right
TH
1
His right foot comes diagonally back. He is still backing diagonal-to-centre against the line of dance at this stage, with his partner square to himself
T
2
And he crosses his left foot behind his right foot into a Back Whisk. He should be facing diagonal-to-wall and in Promenade Position
TH
3
Autumn Mist Waltz – 4th Movement – Curved Feather From Promenade Position – 4 TO 6 Hesitation Change – Reverse Turn
13
Commencing the curved feather, the man commences with his right foot going forward and across in a CBMP and still in Promenade Position, while turning to the right (the Lady doesn’t turn)
HT
1
Then his left foot moves diagonally forward in a diagonal-to-wall direction, as he is still turning (curving around) to the right and should be square to his partner
T
2
Next, his right foot comes forward in another CBMP against the line of dance, with his partner on his right side. He should now be backing down the line of dance
TH
3
14
His left foot comes back in another CBMP down the line of dance, his partner still on his right side and himself turning to the right
TH
1
Now his right foot goes to the side, a small step into a Heel Pull, his partner square to himself, still turning to the right, to end facing diagonal-to-centre
–
2
Now he closes his left foot to his right foot without changing his weight and does a Brush Step, facing diagonal-to-centre
IET
3
15
The man’s left foot goes forward in a diagonal-to-centre direction while turning to the left
HT
1
Then his right foot goes to the side, while still turning to the left
T
2
And he closes his left foot to his right foot and should be backing down the line of dance
TH
3
16
His right foot comes back down the line of dance, while turning to the left
TH
1
And his left foot goes to the side, his toe pointing diagonal-to-wall and himself still turning to the left
T
2
Close RF to LF, facing DW in commencing position
TH
3
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The Honeysuckle Waltz is a modern sequence dance. The dance script was composed by Graham and Avril Watkins in 1985. 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 31 beats 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, with the Lady dancing as a counterpart, unless otherwise stated – in which case, the lady’s steps are in italics.
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 he brings his feet together both man and lady should rise up onto their toes. If you find yourself confused with all the technical terms, you can skip to a video presentation of the dance below.
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1. Man facing diagonal to centre:- To commence the reverse turn, the man moves his left food forward in a diagonal-to-centre direction and commences turning to the left (1) His right foot then goes to the side while still turning to the left (2) and his left foot closes to his right foot as he is now backing the line of dance (3)
2. The man’s right foot comes back down the line of dance while still turning to the left (1). His left foot then goes to the side, pointing diagonal-to-wall (2) and his right foot closes to his left foot so that he is now facing diagonal-to-wall, down the line of dance (3).
3. Now for the whisk. The man’s left foot moves forward in a diagonal-to-wall direction, against the line of dance (1) followed by his right foot in the same direction, his right shoulder leading (2). Now his left foot crosses behind his right foot as he opens his partner out into promenade position (3).
4. Next, the wing. The man brings his right foot forward and across in a Contra Body Movement Position (CBMP) and in Promenade Position (the Lady’s left foot also moves forward in a CBMP and in Promenade Position) (1) The man’s left foot closes towards his right foot(while the Lady moves her right foot forward, preparing to step outside her partner on her left side) (2). The man’s left foot closes to his right foot without changing his weight so that he is now facing diagonal-to-centre. (the Lady’s left foot moves forward in a CBMP on the left side) (3)
Honeysuckle Waltz – 2nd Movement – 2 to 5 Weave -> Chasse From Promenade Position -> Open Impetus Turn
5. The man now moves his left foot forward in another CBMP outside his partner, while turning to the left (1) then his right foot goes to the side and slightly back, as he is now backing diagonal-to-wall (2). Then his left foot comes back in another CBMP with his partner on the outside and he is still turning to the left (3)
6. Now the man’s right foot comes back and he is now backing diagonal-to-centre (1). His left foot goes to the side, pointing diagonal-to-wall (2) and his right foot closes to his left foot so that he is now facing diagonal-to-wall (&) then his left foot goes to the side and slightly forward (3)
7. The man’s right foot moves forward in another CBMP outside his partner and he commences turning to the right (1) then his left foot goes to the side as he continues turning to the right (2) and his right foot closes to his left foot so that he is now backing the line of dance (3).
8. Now the man’s left foot comes back down the line of dance, again turning to the right (the Lady’s right foot moves forward and she is also turning to the right) (1) and his right foot closes to his left foot as he does a Heel Turn in preparation for the next move. (the Lady’s left foot goes to the side) (2) then his left foot moves out diagonally forward, his left shoulder leading in Promenade Position as he prepares to move along the line of dance(the Lady’s right foot goes to the side having brushed it to her left foot) (3).
Honeysuckle Waltz – 3rd Movement – Back Hover -> Swivel -> Chasse from Promenade Position
9. Back Hover:- The man moves his right foot forward and across in a CBMP and in Promenade Position (1) then his left foot goes to the side and slightly forward, facing diagonal-to-wall (while the Lady turns to the left) (2) and he transfers his weight to his right foot; he is now backing diagonal-to-centre against the line of dance (3)
10. The man’s left foot comes back in another CBMP with his partner on the outside (1). His right foot then goes to the side against the line of dance (while the Lady turns to the right) (2) and his left foot goes to the side in Promenande Position along the line of dance (3).
11. The Swivel:- Next, the man moves his right foot forward and across in another CBMP while still in Promenade Position (1). His left foot closes to his right foot and he swivels to face his partner (2). While still holding the postition, he swivels back to face diagonal-to-wall (the Lady now facing diagonal-to-centre) (&) then he moves his left foot to the side, in Promenade Position, in preparation for the next steps (3).
12. Chasse From Promenade:- The man’s right foot now moves forward and across in another CBMP and in Promenade Position (1). His left foot goes to the side and slightly forward (2) and his right foot closes to his left foot (&) then his left foot continues to the side and slightly forward (the Lady does a 1/4 turn on this bar) (3).
Honeysuckle Waltz – 4th Movement – Open Impetus Turn – Chasse from Promenade Position – Chair – Slip Pivot
13. Open Impetus Turn:- The man’s right foot moves forward in another CBMP outside his partner while he commences turning to the right (1). His left foot goes to the side, still turning (2) and his right foot closes to his left foot so that he is now backing the line of dance (3).
14. The man’s left foot then comes back down the line of dance as he commences turning to the right again (the Lady’s right foot goes forward and she is also turning to the right) (1). His right foot closes to his left foot and he does a Heel Turn (the Lady’s left foot goes to the side) (2) then his left foot moves diagonally forward, his left shoulder leading the lady along the line of dance in Promenade Position (the Lady’s right foot goes to the side in Promenade Position, having brushed it to her left foot) (3).
15. Chasse from Promenade Position:- The man’s right foot moves forward and across in a CBMP and in Promenade Position (1), his left foot goes to the side and slightly forward, still in Promenade Position (2); his right foot closes to his left foot (&) and his left foot continues to the side and slightly forward in Promenade Position (3).
16. The man’s right foot continues forward and across in another CBMP while still in Promenade Position. They stop with a Chair (1). Completing the Honeysuckle Waltz with a Slip Pivot:- The man brings his left foot back in a CBMP and commences to turn to the left (the Lady is square to him) (2) then his right foot comes back so that he is facing diagonal-to-centre and back in the dance commencing position (3).
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The Trinity Waltz is a modern sequence dance. The dance script was composed by John Pople. 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, 4-5-6 rhythm to music at a tempo of 48-50 beats per minute. We commence the dance in ballroom Upper shadow hold with both the man and lady facing 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.
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 he brings his feet together both man and lady should rise up onto their toes. If you find yourself confused with all the technical terms, you can skip to a video presentation of the dance below.
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Trinity Waltz – 1st Movement – Swivels to Aerial Lift
1. The man moves his left foot forward in a diagonal-to-wall direction (1) and then swivels to the left (2). He closes his right foot to his left foot without changing his weight and is now facing the line of dance (3).
2. Now the man moves his right foot forward in a diagonal-to-centre direction (4) and swivels to the right (5). He closes his left foot to his right foot without changing his weight so that he is now facing the line of dance again (6).
3. The man then moves his left foot down the line of dance with his left side leading (1-2) followed by his right foot forward down the line of dance (3).
4. Next, his left foot continues forward down the line of dance (4) and he swings his right foot forward down the line of dance to a Medium Aerial position with his body facing diagonal-to-wall (5-6).
Trinity Waltz – 2nd Movement
5. The man brings his right foot back against the line of dance and commences to curve to the left (1-2). His left foot follows back against the line of dance and continues a slight curve to the left while moving slightly to the centre (3).
6. Now the man’s right foot follows back against the line of dance so that he is now facing the wall and still in Shadow Hold (4-5). He then brushes his left foot to his right foot without changing his weight (6).
7. Releasing lady’s right hand, the man now holds his position for two bars while he turns the lady out to end in Extended Facing Position (the Lady commences turning to the left by moving her left foot forward in a diagonal-to-wall direction) (1-2) The man holds his position (and the Lady continues turning to the left, bringing her right foot to the side and moving diagonal-to-wall) (3)
8. (The Lady continues turning to the left to end backing the line of dance and brings her left foot back down the line of dance while keeping her left hand in the man’s left hand and her right arm held to the side in Extended Position) (4-5) (the Lady brushes her right foot to her lef without changing weight so that she is now facing diagonal-to-centre against the line of dance on the man’s left side) (6)
9. The man now commences turning to the left and moves his left foot forward, diagonal-to-wall (the Lady holds her position for two bars) (1-2). The man continues turning to the left and brings his right foot to the side while moving in a diagonal-to-wall direction (3).
10. The man continues turning to the left so that he is now backing the line of dance. He does this by bringing his left foot back down the line of dance while keeping the Lady’s left hand in his left hand with his right arm held to the side in Extended Position (4-5). The man then brushes his right foot to his left foot without changing his weight. He should now be facing diagonal-to-centre against the line of dance and on the lady’s left side and taking up Shadow Hold again (6).
11. The man now commences turning the lady to the right, without releasing his hold. His right foot goes forward in a diagonal-to-centre direction against the line of dance (the Lady, without releasing her hold, moves her right foot forward, diagonal-to-centre against the line of dance and commences turning to the right under the man’s raised arms and does a Toe Pivot) (1-2). The man brushes his left foot to his right foot without changing weight (the Lady closes her left foot to her right foot) (3).
12. The man now moves his left foot forward against the line of dance and ends in Skater’s Hold. He should now be facing against the line of dance with his arms crossed left over right (the Lady moves her right foot forward against the line of dance) (4-5). The man closes his right foot to his left foot (and the Lady closes her left foot to her right foot) (6).
Trinity Waltz – 3rd Movement
13. The man moves his left foot forward against the line of dance (the Lady normal opposite) (1-2) followed by his right foot forward against the line of dance (3).
14. Then the man does a Ronde bringing his left foot around while turning to the right to be facing the line of dance (4-5). He then brushes his left foot to his right foot while facing the line of dance (6).
15. Next, the man brings his left foot forward down the line of dance while to the left to be facing his partner (1-2-3).
16. Now he brings his right foot to the side along the line of dance, still facing his partner (4-5-6)
Trinity Waltz – 4th Movement
17. The man brings his left foot back down the line of dance while turning to the left (1-2-3) and does a back
18. Ronde by bringing his right foot around and turning to the right to end facing the line of dance (4-5). He continues by bringins his right foot back against the line of dance and into a Check (6).
19. The man now leads the lady across in front of his body, turning her to her right and moving his left foot forward down the line of dance (the Lady, turning to the right, moves her right foot forward and across in front of her partner) (1-2). The man closes his right foot to his left foot while changing hold and taking the lady’s left hand in his right hand (the Lady brings her left foot to the side to be facing her partner and placing her left hand in the man’s right hand) (3).
20. The man now brings his left foot forward down the line of dance (the Lady, still turning to the right, brings her right foot forward) (4-5). The man closes his right foot to his left foot. Partners should now be in Extended (Hold) Side by Side Position and both facing down the line of dance (the Lady closes her left foot to her right foot) (6).
Trinity Waltz – 5th Movement
21. The man moves his left foot forward down the line of dance (1-2-3)
22. Then his right foot follows forward down the line of dance, but allowing his left foot to point backwards against the line of dance. At this point, he softens his right knee to create a dipping action (4-5-6).
23. The man maintains his position, releasing his hold on his partner and transferring his weight to his left foot (1-2-3).
24. Now he does one full turn to the left then takes up Double Hand Hold (4-5-6).
25. The next movement may be familiar to some as a ‘carousel’. The man circles to the right in Double Hand Hold moving his right foot forward first (1). He continues circling to the right in Double Hand Hold with his left foot going forward (2) and continues circling to the right in Double Hand Hold with his right foot forward (3).
26. Now we change direction. The man Rondes with his left foot swinging round to the left to change the direction of the rotation, at the same time brushing his left foot to his right foot without changing his weight (4-5-6).
27. Now circling to the left in Double Hand Hold, the man moves his left foot forward (1). He continues circling to the left in Double Hand Hold with his right foot moving forward (2) and still continues circling to the left in Double Hand Hold with his left foot coming forward (3).
28. Now the man closes his right foot to his left foot without changing his weight and ends the ‘carousel’ facing square to his partner, also facing the line of dance. At this point they release Double Hand Hold and take up Ballroom Hold (4-5-6).
Trinity Waltz – 6th Movement – Natural Waltz
29. The man commences turning to the right, bringing his right foot forward and diagonal-to-wall (1). His left foot goes to the side across the line of dance so that he his now backing diagonal-to-centre (2). He closes his right foot to his left foot at which point he is now backing the line of dance (3) and ready for the Natural Waltz.
30. The man brings his left foot back down the line of dance and continues turning to the right (4). His right foot goes to the side down the line of dance while he continues turning to the right to be facing diagonal-to-centre (5). He continues turning to the right to be facing the line of dance and closes his left foot to his right foot (6).
31. The man now commences turning to the right by bringing his right foot forward, diagonal-to-wall (1). His left foot goes to the side across the line of dance so that he is now backing diagonal-to-centre (2). He closes his right foot to his left foot at which point he is backing the line of dance (3).
32. The man brings his left foot back down the line of dance while he continues turning to the right (4) then his right foot goes to the side down the line of dance as he continues turning to the right to be facing diagonal-to-centre (5). He continues turning to the right to be facing diagonal-to-wall and closes his left foot to his right foot without changing his weight. They release Ballroom hold and take up Shadow Hold, facing diagonal-to-wall (6) and …
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