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New Vogue Waltz Modern Sequence Dance

New Vogue Modern Waltz Dance Steps

The New Vogue Modern Waltz dance script was composed by John and Adrea Barwick in 2006. 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 and 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 wall. We describe both partners’ steps here, with the Lady’s in italics.

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New Vogue Modern Waltz – 1st Movement – Left Change Step to Promenade Position – Promenade Chasse – Promenade Walks to Close Position – 1 to 3 Outside Change

1.   The man moves his left foot forward towards the wall (the Lady brings her right foot back to wall) (1) then the man’s right foot goes diagonally forward but against the line of dance (the Lady’s left foot comes diagonally back against the line of dance) (2) then he closes his left foot to his right foot, to end facing down the line of dance in Open Promenade Position (the Lady closes her right foot to her left, to end facing down the line of dance in Open Promenade Position) (3).

2.  Promenade Chasse – Now the man’s right foot goes forward and across his left foot down the line of dance, still in Promenade Position (the Lady’s left foot also goes forward and across her right foot down the line of dance, still in Promenade Position) (1) and his left foot continues forward down the line of dance (the Lady’s right foot continues forward down the line of dance) (2) then he closes his right foot to his left (the Lady closes her left foot to her right) (&) then his left foot continues forward down the line of dance (the Lady’s right foot continues forward down the line of dance) (3)

3.  Promenade Walks – And the man’s right foot comes forward down the line of dance (the Lady’s left foot comes forward down the line of dance) (1) and the man’s left foot goes forward down the line of dance as he commences to turn to the right to face his partner (the Lady’s right foot goes forward down the line of dance, but she doesn’t turn) (2). The man closes his right foot to his left, to end facing his partner in Closed Hold and now backing diagonal to centre (the Lady closes her left foot to her right, to end facing her partner in Closed Hold, now facing diagonal to centre) (3).

4.  The Outside Change – The man’s left foot comes back in a diagonal to centre direction (the Lady’s right foot goes forward in the same direction) (1) then his right foot also comes back diagonal to centre (the Lady’s left foot goes forward, diagonal to centre) (2) and his left foot goes to the side down the line of dance (the Lady’s right foot goes to the side along the line of dance) (3).

New Vogue Modern Waltz – 2nd Movement – 4 to 6 Outside Change Ending in Breakaway Position – Changes of Places Left to Right – Whisk Against Line of Dance

5.  Continuing the ‘outside change’ – the man’s right foot goes forward, diagonal to wall and outside his partner who is on his right side (the Lady’s left foot comes back, diagonal to wall with her partner on the outside, on her right side);  (1) his left foot goes to the side down the line of dance (the Lady’s right foot goes to the side along the line of dance) (2) and he closes his right foot to his left, to end facing the wall and his partner in a Breakaway Position (the Lady closes her left foot to her right, to end facing the centre and her partner, also in Breakaway Position) (3).

6.  Change of Places – The man moves his left foot forward in a diagonal-to-wall direction with the man’s left hand to the lady’s right hand and raising their joined hands. The man crosses behind the lady with the lady moving under his raised hands (the Lady’s right foot moves forward in a diagonal-to-centre direction and she crosses in front of her partner, moving under his raised hands) (1). Now the man’s right foot comes forward in a diagonal-to-wall direction while turning to the left and towards diagonal-to-centre (the Lady’s left foot comes forward in a diagonal-to-centre direction while turning to the right towards diagonal-to-wall) (2). The man then replaces his weight onto his left foot and continues to turn to the left so that he ends facing diagonal-to-centre (the Lady replaces her weight onto her right foot and continues to turn to the right so that she ends facing diagonal-to-wall) (3).

7.  Now the man’s right foot goes forward in a diagonal-to-centre direction as he crosses behind the lady, raising their joined hands and the lady moving under his raised hands (the Lady’s left foot goes forward in a diagonal-to-wall direction as she crosses in front of her partner) (1) then his left foot comes forward in a diagonal-to-centre direction and he commences to turn to the right (the Lady’s right foot comes forward in a diagonal-to-wall direction and she commences to turn to the left) (2). The man replaces his weight onto his right foot and continues to turn to the right so that he ends facing the toward wall and his partner (the Lady replaces her weight onto her left foot and she continues to turn to the left so that she ends facing toward the centre and her partner) (3).

8.  Whisk – Now turning to the right, the man moves his left foot forward against the line of dance (the Lady, turning to the left, moves her right foot forward against the line of dance) (1) then brings his right foot forward against the line of dance in a Contra Body Movement Position (CBMP) and commences to turn to the left, to end facing his partner (the Lady brings her left foot forward against the line of dance and commences to turn, to end facing her partner) (2) and his right foot then comes forward against the line of dance in CBMP as he commences to turn to the left so that he ends facing his partner (the Lady’s left foot comes forward against the line of dance as she commences to turn, so that she ends facing her partner) (3).

New Vogue Modern Waltz – 3rd Movement – Promenade Chasse – Promenade Walks to Closed Position – Contra Check – 1 to 3 Solo Outward Turn

9.  Promenade Chasse – the man moves his right foot forward down the line of dance, now in Open Promenade Position (the Lady moves her left foot forward down the line of dance, also in Open Promenade Position) (1) then his left foot follows, moving forward down the line of dance, still in Open Promenade Position (the Lady’s right foot follows, moving forward down the line of dance, still in Open Promenade Position) (2) and he closes his right foot to his left foot (the Lady closes her left foot to her right foot) (&) then his left foot continues forward down the line of dance (the Lady’s right foot continues forward down the line of dance) (3)

10.  Promenade Walks – Now the man’s right foot continues forward down the line of dance (the Lady’s left foot continues forward down the line of dance) (1) followed by his left foot coming forward down the line of dance and he commences to turn to the right, so that he ends facing his partner in Closed Hold (the Lady’s right foot comes forward down the line of dance and she commences turning to the left so that she ends facing her partner in Closed Hold) (2). The man closes his right foot to his left, now facing the wall and his partner (the Lady closes her left foot to her right, now facing the centre and her partner) (3)

11.  The man’s left foot goes forward in a diagonal-to-wall direction against the line of dance, into a Contra Check (the Lady’s right foot comes back in a diagonal-to-wall direction against the line of dance, into a Contra Check) (3). The man replaces his weight back onto his right foot (the Lady replaces her weight forward to her left foot) (2) and he now proceeds with his left foot forward down the line of dance, having opened into Promenade Position (the Lady’s right foot proceeds forward down the line of dance, also in Promenade Position) (3)

12.  Solo Turn – The man brings his right foot forward down the line of dance, at the same time, both partners release their hold and the man commences turning to the left (the Lady brings her left foot forward down the line of dance as they release their hold and she commences turning to the right) (1). Now the man’s left foot proceeds forward down the line of dance as he is still turning to the left (the Lady’s right foot proceeds forward down the line of dances as she is still turning to the right) (2) and the man’s right foot comes back down the line of dance (the Lady’s left foot comes back down the line of dance) (3)

New Vogue Modern Waltz – 4th Movement – 4 to 6 Solo Outward Turn – Check and Replace – Box Waltz

13.  Solo Turn continued – The man continues by bringing his left foot back down the line of dance (the Lady brings her right foot back down the line of dance) (1) followed by his right foot coming back down the line of dance and turning to the left (the Lady’s left foot comes back down the line of dance while she turns to the right) (2) then his left foot goes to the side along the line of dance while he continues turning to the left, so that he ends facing the lady and taking hold of the lady with his right hand to the lady’s hand in Open Extended Hold (the Lady’s right foot goes to the side along the line of dance as she continues to turn to the right so that she ends facing the centre and her partner in Open Extended Hold) (3)

14.  Check and Recover – The man continues turning to the left with his right foot going forward down the line of dance to a Check in Open Extended Position, flexing his right knee at the check (the Lady continues to turn to the right, bringing her left foot forward down the line of dance, to a Check in Open Extended Position, flexing her left knee at the Check) (1). The man then replaces his weight back to his left foot while turning to the right so that he ends facing the wall (the Lady replaces her weight back to her right foot while turning to the left, to end facing the centre and her partner) (2). Now the man brings his right foot to the side against line of dance, still facing the wall and his partner and taking up Double Hold (the Lady’s left foot goes to the side against the line of dance, still facing the centre and her partner and taking up Double Hold) (3).

15.  Box Step – The man’s left foot moves forward towards the wall (the Lady’s right foot comes back towards the wall) (1) then his right foot to the side against line of dance, still facing the wall (the Lady’s left foot goes to the side against the line of dance, still facing the centre) (2) and he closes his left foot to his right (the Lady closes her right foot to her left) (3)

16.  Now the man’s right foot comes back toward the centre (the Lady’s left foot moves forward toward the centre) (1) his left foot goes to the side along the line of dance, still facing the wall (the Lady’s right foot goes to the side down the line of dance, still facing the centre) (2) and he closes his right foot to his left, to end facing the wall and his partner, while taking up Ballroom Hold (the Lady closes her left foot to her right, still facing the centre and her partner, while taking up Ballroom Hold) (3).

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Alpha Waltz Sequence Dance

The Alpha Waltz is one of the favourite and best known ballroom sequence dances. The original dance script was approved by the Sequence Dance Advisory Board in 1969. It is a 16 bar dance (refer paragraph numbers) at the even-paced 3/4 time with a tempo of 32 beats per minute in the usual 1-2-3, 1-2-3 fashion.

The dance commences in Normal Ballroom Hold, with the man facing and lady backing diagonal-to-wall. The man’s steps are described here with the assumption that the lady will follow his lead as a counterpart, unless otherwise stated.

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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Alpha Waltz Dance Steps

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 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”

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Alpha Waltz 1st Movement – Closed Change – Natural Turn – Closed Change

1 The man steps forward with his left foot in a diagonal-to-wall direction, in line with the lady (the Lady draws her right foot back in a diagonal to wall direction) HT 1
Then his right foot goes to the side and slightly forward (the Lady’s left foot goes to the side and slightly back) T 2
Then he closes his left foot to his right foot, completing the first Closed Change (the Lady closes her right foot to her left foot). TH 3
2 Now for the Natural Turn. The man moves his right foot forward in a diagonal-to-wall direction, stepping through the lady’s feet and turning to the right (the Lady brings her left foot back, also in a diagonal to wall direction, while turning to the right) HT 1
Now the man’s left foot goes to the side and he continues turning to the right (the Lady’s right foot goes to the side and she continues turning to the right) T 2
Then the man closes his right foot to his left foot and ends up backing the line of dance (the Lady closes her left foot to her right foot and ends up facing the line of dance) TH 3
3 Now the man brings his left foot back while turning to the right (and the Lady moves her right foot forward while turning to the right) TH 1
Then his right foot goes to the side, with his toe pointing towards diagonal to centre (the Lady’s left foot goes to the side and along the line of dance) T 2
The man closes his left foot to his right foot and should now be facing diagonal to centre (the Lady closes her right foot to her left foot and should now be backing diagonal to centre) TH 3
4 Now for the second Closed Change:- The man moves his right foot forward in a diagonal to centre direction (and the Lady brings her left foot back, also in a diagonal to centre direction) HT 1
Then he brings his left foot to the side and slightly forward (and the Lady brings her right foot to the side and slightly back) T 2
And the man closes his right foot to his left foot (the Lady closes her left foot to her right foot) TH 3

Alpha Waltz – 2nd Movement – 1 to 3 Reverse Turn – Weave Ending in Promenade Position – Check to Fallaway

5 The moves his left foot forward in a diagonal to centre direction, stepping through the lady’s feet and turning to the left (the Lady brings her right foot back in a diagonal to centre direction, also turning to the left) HT 1
Then the man’s right foot goes to the side. At this point, he should be backing the wall (the Lady moves her left foot to the side and at this point, she should be backing to the centre) T 2
The man closes his left foot to his right foot and as he does so, should  be backing diagonal to wall (the Lady closes her right foot to her left foot and as she does so, should be backing diagonal to centre and against the line of dance) TH 3
6 Now the man brings his right foot back, while turning his body to the left (the Lady moves her left foot forward, while also turning her body to the left) TH 1
The man then transfers his weight forward onto his left foot, while still turning to the left (the Lady transfers her weight back onto her right foot, while still turning to the left) HT 2
Now the man moves his right foot to the side and at this point should be backing the line of dance (the Lady moves her left foot to the side and at this point, should be facing the line of dance) TH 3
7 Now for the Weave:- Then the man brings his left foot back in a Contra Body Movement Position (CBMP), with his partner on his outside. He should be backing diagonal to centre at this point (the Lady moves her right foot forward in a CBMP with her partner on her outside. She should be facing diagonal to centre) TH 1
Then the man’s right foot comes back as he turns to the left (the Lady’s left foot moves forward as she also turns to the left) T 2
And the man’s left foot goes to the side and along the line of dance, while in Promenade Position with the Lady (the Lady moves her right foot to the side and along the line of dance, also in Promenade Position) TH 3
8 The man moves his right foot forward and across himself while still in Promenade Position and continues along the line of dance, into a Contra Body Movement Position (CBMP) with a Check Action (the Lady’s left foot goes forward and across herself while still in Promenade position, along the line of dance into a CBMP with a Check Action) H 1
Then the man transfers his weight back to his left foot in CBMP and does a Fallaway (the Lady transfers her weight back to her right foot in CBMP and also does a Fallaway) TH 2
The man closes his right foot to his left foot while in Promenade Position and releases his hold on the Lady (the Lady closes her left foot to her right foot while in Promenade Position and releases her hold on the man) WF 3

Alpha Waltz – 3rd Movement – Open Turn to Whisk – Sycopated Chasse – Outside Check

9 The man now moves his left foot forward down the line of dance while turning to the left (the Lady moves her right foot forward and down the line of dance while turning to the right) HT 1
Bringing his right foot to the side, he continues turning to the left, to end up facing diagonal-to-centre and against the line of dance (the Lady moves her left foot to the side and continues turning to the left, to end up facing diagonal to wall and against the line of dance) TH 2
They hold this position while the man joins his left hand to the lady’s right hand (the Lady holds her position) 3
10 The man now moves his left foot forward and against line of dance, while turning to the left (the Lady moves her right foot forward and against the line of dance, while turning to the right) HT 1
Bringing his right foot to the side, he continues turning to the left  (the Lady moves her left foot to the side and continues turning to the right) T 2
He now crosses his left foot behind his right foot in a “whisk” movement while in Promenade Position and takes up Ballroom Hold with the lady (the Lady crosses her right foot in behind her left foot while in Promenade Position and takes up Ballroom Hold with the man) TH 3
11 The man moves his right foot forward and across himself while in Promenade Position and a CBMP along the line of dance (the Lady moves her left foot forward and across himself in Promenade Position and a CBMP, along the line of dance) HT 1
Then he moves his left foot to the side and slightly forward, leading the lady into line (the Lady moves her right foot to the side and slightly forward, moving into line) T 2
The man closes his right foot to his left foot (and the Lady closes he left foot to her right foot) T &
The man moves his left foot to the side and slightly forward, while facing diagonal to wall – and he takes up Double Hold with the Lady (the Lady brings her right foot to the side and slightly forward, while facing diagonal to centre and against the line of dance – and she takes up Double Hold with the man) TH 3
12 Now the man moves his right foot forward in another Contra Body Movement Position (CBMP) and outside his partner, who is on his right side, into another Check Action (the Lady brings her left foot back in another CBMP with her partner on her outside, into another Check Action) H 1
The man transfers his weight back to his left foot in another CBMP, while turning to the right (and the Lady transfers her weight forward onto her right foot in a CBMP while turning to the right) T 2
The man brings his right foot to the side while he is facing diagonal to wall and against the line of dance (and the Lady moves her left foot to the side while facing diagonal to centre) TH 3

Alpha Waltz – Final MovementOutside Check – Natural Spin Turn – 4 to 6 Reverse Turn

13 The man moves his left foot forward into another CBMP and outside his partner who is on his left side, into another Check Action (the Lady brings her right foot back in a CBMP and outside her partner who is on her left side, into a Check Action) H 1
Then the man transfers his weight back to his right foot in another CBMP, while turning to the left (the Lady transfers her weight forward onto her left foot in a CBMP, while also turning to the left) T 2
Now the man brings his left foot to the side as he is facing diagonal to wall and takes up Ballroom Hold with the Lady (and the Lady moves her right foot to the side as she is backing diagonal to wall and takes up Ballroom Hold with the man) TH 3
14 Then the man moves his right foot forward in another CBMP and outside his partner who is on his right side. He should be facing diagonal to wall and then turning to the right (the Lady brings her left foot back in another CBMP and outside her partner. She should be backing diagonal to wall and then turning to the right) HT 1
Now the man’s left foot goes to the side while continuing to turn to the right (and the Lady’s right foot goes to the side as she continues turning to the right) T 2
The man’s right foot closes to his left foot as he ends the step backing the line of dance (the Lady closes her left foot to her right foot as she ends the step facing the line of dance) TH 3
15 Now the man brings his left foot back and down the line of dance and does a 1/2 pivot turn to the right (the Lady moves her right foot forward and down the line of dance and also does a 1/2 pivot turn to the right) THT 1
Then the man moves his right foot forward in another CBMP and continues turning to the right until he is facing the line of dance (the Lady moves her left foot forward in another CBMP and continues turning to the right until she is backing the line of dance) HT 2
The man brings his left foot to the side and slightly back, in a diagonal to centre direction (and the Lady moves her right foot to the side and slightly forward. She should be facing diagonal to centre) TH 3
16 Then he 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) TH 1
The man brings his left foot to the side and it should be pointing towards diagonal to wall (the Lady brings her right foot to the side and she should be backing diagonal to wall) T 2
The man closes his right foot to his left foot and should now be facing diagonal to wall, ready to start the sequence again. (the Lady closes her left foot to her right foot and should now be backing diagonal to wall) TH 3

 

 

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Have a look at this video, to get a visual on how the Alpha Waltz steps go. As you watch it, count the movements and you’ll find there are 16 as described above.

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