Steve Holdener The Viennese Waltz, also known in German as the Wiener Walzer, is quite different from other forms of waltz. It is a rotary dance where the dancers are constantly turning either toward the leader’s right (natural) or toward the leader’s left (reverse), interspersed with non-rotating change steps to switch between the direction of…
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Clubs & Classes, March 2015
Let’s Dance and SaddleBrooke Ballroom Dance Clubs: Samba – The music of Carmen Miranda
Steve Holdener Growing up in the 1950s in Tacoma, Washington, I was aware of dancing in our Swiss community with polkas, waltzes, landlers, etc.; however, it made quite an impression on me as I was watching an old black and white movie on TV one day, which featured a beautiful woman dancing to a lively…
Clubs & Classes, February 2015
Let’s Dance and SaddleBrooke Ballroom Dance Clubs – February 2015
Steve Holdener Rumba is not to be confused with a famous alcoholic beverage mixed with Coca Cola! My wife Rita and I were first exposed to Rumba on a sea cruise in 1988 where we learned the basics of a box step. We said to ourselves at that time that we should learn these dances…
Clubs & Classes, December 2014
Ballroom Dance Club – slowing it down with West Coast Swing
Steve Holdener After dancing a few East Coast Swing (ECS) numbers it’s nice to slow it down with a West Coast Swing (WCS). There is a big difference between the two swing dances even though they are both social partner dances. ECS is danced with fast swing music with random but tight floor spacing, while…