| The Viennese Waltz which was derived from the | | | | required to dance a polka. |
| Austrian Landler is an elegant hasty, whirling dance | | | | The Viennese Waltz uses a right turn (natural turn), a |
| where the partners hold each other as if in a | | | | left turn (reverse turn) and two change steps that |
| romantic embrace. This raised greater than a few | | | | link the moves between the turns. Dancing the line of |
| eyebrows of "polite" society. The increase in | | | | dance (direction of traffic - turning left at the corners |
| popularity of the Viennese Waltz, like the standard | | | | of the dance floor) and rotating in a clockwise |
| waltz, can at least in part be contributed to the music | | | | direction is the Natural Turn. Following the line of |
| of Johann Strauss and to Vienna's famous ballrooms. | | | | dance and rotating in a counter-clockwise direction is |
| As with the common waltz the music can be either | | | | the Reverse Turn. The step links (change steps) |
| vocal or instrumental and can be classical, country, or | | | | allow you to change directions while still following the |
| even rock. | | | | line of dance. |
| The Viennese Waltz is a faster paced dance than the | | | | The step links are simply two normal steps down the |
| standard waltz which also makes it more challenging | | | | line of dance followed by a third step sliding the |
| to do. Like the normal waltz the Viennese Waltz | | | | moving foot to the standing foot. By performing a |
| incorporates a straightforward, elegant rotation and | | | | string of change figures you can work your way |
| swinging movements, though there should be no foot | | | | through the tight spots on a crowded dance floor |
| rise on the inner turns. The Viennese Waltz also | | | | then resume the rotation. The "sway" is simply |
| requires a large amount of stamina, the equivalent, | | | | leaning slightly in the opposite direction of the line of |
| actually of the amount of energy that would be | | | | dance movement. |