The Silver Waltz is a modern sequence dance. The dance script was composed by Alf and Peggy Hoskings in 1980. It is a 16 bar dance (see paragraph numbers) in the usual 3/4 waltz time and should be danced to a 1-2-3 rhythm to music at a tempo of 29 beats per minute. We commence the dance in normal ballroom hold with the man facing and the lady backing diagonal to wall. Only the man’s steps are described here, with the Lady dancing as a counterpart, unless otherwise stated – in which case, the lady’s steps are in italics.
Technique Tips: The man lowers (bends his legs) slightly and uses “heel leads” to step forward; backward steps are drawn with his toe (again, lowering himself) and falling back onto his heel. Whenever the man or lady bring their feet together in a continuing movement, they should rise up onto their toes.
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Silver Waltz – 1st Movement – Whisk – Wing – Open Telemark – Chair and Slip Pivot |
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| 1 | The man moves his left foot forward, facing diagonal to wall | 1 |
| Followed by his right foot going diagonally forward and turning into Promenade Position | 2 | |
| The he crosses his left foot in behind his right foot (the Lady crosses her right foot behind her left foot) | 3 | |
| 2 | Next, the man’s right foot goes forward in a diagonal to centre direction and in Promenade Position, leading the lady towards his left side, in an anti-clockwise direction (the Lady curves around the man to the left) | 1 |
| The man closes his left foot towards his right foot, with the lady still curving around towards his left side | 2 | |
| The man closes his left foot to his right foot without changing his weight, his partner now being on his left side and facing diagonal to centre | 3 | |
| 3 | The man moves his left foot forward in a diagonal to centre direction while turning to the left | 1 |
| He then brings his right foot to the side while still turning to the left and into Promenade Position (the Lady does a heel turn) | 2 | |
| The man’s left foot goes to the side along the line of dance and in Promenade Position, with his toe pointing diagonal to wall | 3 | |
| 4 | The his right foot goes forward and down the line of dance and in Promenade Position, slightly flexing his knee while going into a Chair check movement | 1 |
| Now the man’s left foot comes back against the line of dance into a fallaway, while turning the lady to the left and square to himself at the end of the turn | 2 | |
| Now the man brings his right foot back against the line of dance, a small step with the lady square to himself – a Slip Pivot action. | 3 | |
Silver Waltz – 2nd Movement – 1 to 3 Reverse Turn – Turning Chasse -1 to 3 Natural Turn – Open Impetus Turn |
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| 5 | The man moves his left foot forward in a diagonal to centre direction while turning to the left | 1 |
| Then his right foot goes to the side and towards diagonal to centre while still turning to the left | 2 | |
| The man then closes his left foot to his right foot, now backing down the line of dance | 3 | |
| 6 | Now the man’s right foot comes back down the line of dance as he continues turning to the left | 1 |
| And his left foot goes to the side and along the line of dance while still turning to the left | 2 | |
| He then closes his right foot to his left foot | & | |
| Then the man’s left foot goes to the side and along the line of dance, moving slightly forward and facing diagonal to wall | 3 | |
| 7 | Then the man’s right foot goes forward in a diagonal to centre direction, with his partner on his right side and they turn to the right | 1 |
| Now the man moves his left foot to the side towards diagonal to wall while still turning to the right and should be square to his partner | 2 | |
| He closes his right foot to his left foot and is now backing down the line of dance | 3 | |
| 8 | Next, the man brings his left foot back down the line of dance while turning to the right | 1 |
| He then closes his right foot to his left foot and does a Heel Turn while still turning to the right and turning his partner into Promenade Position | 2 | |
| Now the man’s left foot goes diagonally forward in Promenade Position with his left shoulder leading the Lady and moving diagonal to centre | 3 | |
Silver Waltz – 3rd Movement – Reverse Weave – Natural Spin Turn |
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| 9 | The man’s right foot goes forward diagonal to centre in Promenade Position while turning his partner to the left and square to himself | 1 |
| The his left foot goes forward toward the centre, still turning to the left and himself being square to his partner | 2 | |
| Now his right foot goes to the side across the line of dance and slightly back and he should be backing down the line of dance | 3 | |
| 10 | Then his left foot goes back down the line of dance with his partner on his right side | 1 |
| And his right foot comes back down the line of dance as he turns to the left with his partner square to himself | 2 | |
| Then the man’s left foot goes to the side along the line of dance and slightly forward with his toe pointing diagonal to wall | 3 | |
| 11 | Now his right foot goes forward diagonal to wall while he turns to the right with his partner on his right side | 1 |
| Then his left foot goes tot he side, diagonal to wall, while still turning to the right and square to his partner | 2 | |
| The man closes his right foot to his left foot and he is now backing the line of dance | 3 | |
| 12 | Next, the man brings his left foot back down the line of dance and turns strongly to the right on the ball of his left foot until he is facing down the line of dance at the end of the turn – a Pivot Action | 1 |
| Then he moves his right foot forward and down the line of dance while he continues turning to the right | 2 | |
| The man’s left foot goes to the side along the line of dance and slightly back, so that he is backing diagonal to centre down the line of dance | 3 | |
Silver Waltz – 4th Movement – Back Locks – Hinge – Hover to Promenade Position – Closed Finish |
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| 13 | Now the man brings his right foot back diagonal to centre with his right shoulder leading the lady | 1 |
| He crosses his left foot in front of his right foot – a Lock Step | & | |
| Now he brings his right foot back diagonal to centre with his right shoulder leading | 2 | |
| And he crosses his left foot in front of his right foot – another Lock Step | 3 | |
| 14 | Next, his right foot comes back diagonal to centre while he turns to the left | 1 |
| Then his left foot comes back along the line of dance while he is still turning to the left | 2 | |
| The man slightly flexes his left knee (the Lady’s left foot comes back down the line of dance with her left shoulder leading) | 3 | |
| 15 | With his feet remaining in place, the man now straightens his left knee and turns his partner square to himself (the Lady moves her right foot forward) | 1 |
| The man replaces his weight onto his right foot against the line of dance while turning his partner into Promenade Position | 2 | |
| Then his left foot goes to the side along the line of dance while in Promenade Position – a Hover Action on the last two steps | 3 | |
| 16 | The man’s right foot moves down the line of dance in Promenade Position | |
| And his left foot goes to the side in a diagonal to centre direction and he turns his partner square to himself | 2 | |
| Finally, he closes his right foot to his left foot to be now facing diagonal to wall and back in commencing position, ready to start again. | 3 | |
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