Cross-step Ländler 

“I.......don’t suppose I’m used to dancing” ❤️❤️❤️

Maria and the Captain quit dancing in the middle of the movie, so I wanted to watch it all the way through. It was a wonderful dance and a joy to watch.

My mother taught me and my siblings this dance over 60 years ago (although she was born in Bavaria just after the Great War, she grew up near the Dolomite Mountains where she learned the laendler as all of the Austrian villagers did. Sadly, that part of Austria was given to Italy in 1927 but we found out from our 1981 vacation there that very little Italian was spoken; the majority of the villagers still spoke their native Bayerische-Oesterich dialect) and we spent many a happy time doing these same graceful and dignified steps. While watching the both of you dance, the same emotions rushed through me as though I was making those same wonderful motions and steps. My body and emotions still remember the dance! Amazing! Back in 2010, there was perhaps about 3 laendler videos posted; now there are at least a dozen and growing and that fills me with joy! Thank you for posting this.

A dance that is also an act of courtship. They flirt, she lowers her eyes, she returns his gaze, and he is emboldened. He leads, she leads. They face each other, then lean away from each other going their own ways, yet with hands still clasped. They dance differently, each offering a "vibe" that is male or female, and they dance in a complimentary unison and harmony that transcends gender and is purely human. This dance is a metaphor is a sense for marriage, for life. There are no doubt all kinds of love in the world, but the relationship between a man and a woman is central to so many of the things that we cherish. Though this version came from a film, for centuries folk dances like the landler came from the hearts and minds of ordinary folks. These dances have a sense of genuineness and humanness to them that many modern dances do not. Thank you for sharing this with us.

I love how you showed the complete dance of this and didn't deviate from the choreography in the "Sound of Music", and how you told the story of an innocent romance turn into an intimate relationship through your movements and gracefulness, hands down the best rendition of this online in my opinion (looking at as a folk dance rather than a cover)

if i ever get married i might dance to this at my wedding--

The gentleman dances very well - steps are precise and clean; moves elegantly.

I'm completely charmed by this lovely, gracious music and the elegant simplicity the dancers lend to this complicated dance form. A BEAUTIFUL PLEASURE!

(Clapping) Oh, that was hypnotizing and magnificent!

I've never seen the full dance! It's so pretty!

YES THE DANCE IS SOO GRACEFULLY, JUST AS CHRISTOFER AND MARIA, AND THIS IS ALSO MY FAVOURITE PART AND I WATCH IT ALMOST EVERY DAY, IT IS SOO ROMATIC❤❤

You danced this beautifully, the scene in The Sound of Music where Maria and Captain Von Trapp danced this is my favorite part and I've watched it probably a thousand times! You two danced it so gracefully! Thank you.

Beautifully danced. Yet how does anyone create the magic of Dame Julie and the late Christopher Plummer. Elegance, gorgeous lines and majesty. Yet neither was known for their dancing prowess.

To me, always one of the nicest dances of the world.

You have done a wonderful job showing the somewhat shy first interest of Maria and Georg from the movie. To me, that dance in the movie is the most romantic of any I've seen!

Perfect. Thank you both. My favorite.

Can't even begin to describe how I feel watching you two dancing. This dance is beautiful and fill my heart with joy. Thank you for the upload! ♥

What a lovely couple you make ! What is the name of the lady dancer ? is there a link to more of this ? thank you for sharing !

enchanting. Don't mind watching over n.over again.

I love the way the man leads in such a positive way forward - so many dancers just seem to almost hop on the spot here !

Lovely....very graceful dance! Love this melody as well and have never forgotten it since the 1960s when that fabulous Sound of Music movie came out! Love so many folk songs and dances from around the world and am a composer of folk music and a folk opera here in the states so those national folk songs from England, Ireland and Scotland in particular have influenced my music! Thanks for sharing!

Desde Buenos Aires, Argentina, felicitaciones!! bailaron completo el Laendler., mi escena favorita de la película.- Gracias

I just saw this for the first time. I could not get over it, so graceful. Had to watch others but none compared to yours. Watched yours over and over. At my age, I guess all I can do is dream of me dancing as well as you.

"The Sound of Music" only covers from 0:30 - 1:44, it never occurred to me there may actually be more steps to this dance!

Es la versión más hermosa de ésta danza que he visto Aplausos

I love these guys dancing gracefully. They are a perfect pair!

Really good!!! So smooth and elegant!!!!!

Other than Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer, you are the only other couple on line who does this really beautifully. I like your combination with the waltz. A real pleasure to watch.

Most excellent version of an elegant Austrian dance.

I love this exquisite dance. You both did it so beautiful, blessings!

So elegant and charming - and filled with gentle care for each other. Thank you

It is one of the most beautiful dances in the world. I love it very much and finally I saw it completely. Thank you. I would like to learn it.

That's as good as it gets, that girl is beautiful, women are the best dancers

Such an elegant and stylishly beautiful dance..

Wow wow wow. This is what dance is meant to be!

Im crying, its just too beautiful...Thank you so much for making my life more beautiful

Learned this dance in a Folk Dance class in College. Very involved, but most beautiful dance I have ever enjoyed.

Very beautiful. Excellent dancing. Thank you very much for sharing it.

Very complicated dance but beautiful. No wonder in the movie, Maria will blush because the steps get more intimate and face-to-face as the dance progress. Lovely, thanks for sharing.

You have made me sooo happy!!! I love it! I feel in love with this dance

This is just lovely! I keep coming back to it over and over again!

So graceful and sweet! Thank you!

Lovely! Its a complicated dance. It shows the relationship bloom from a casual stroll to deeper intimacy within the dance steps, very evocative! Must have caused quite a thrill between the partners when they liked each other. In those days, you could not even hold hands in public, so the dance was a very intimate act.

Beautiful.. I love this dance. My father taught us to dance as kids. Well us girls, well me. I love ballroom dancing. Now if I can get my hubby to learn this for our 20th Wedding next year I will die a happy gal.

Me encanta este baile,lo hacéis muy bien felicidades!!!!

I can't count the number of times I've watched your video today. LOVELY!! This is MY personal favorite version of the dance steps that I've seen yet. Thank you soooooo much for taking the time to choreograph this and video this!

Удивительный танец!!! В нем все гармонично для меня! Танцоры великолепны! Так чувственно и целомудренно одновременно.

very beautiful and gracefully danced. Got a glimpse of the complete dance of the Sound of Music. loved every bit of it and the romance between Maria and Georg.

Lovely! Such graceful movement!

Watching this makes me so happy. Thank you!

This is graceful, elegant, and romantic! So lovely! Thank you for sharing it.

So lovely, and exactly what I was looking for!

That was fantastic. I would love to dance that just once in my life! 😁❤️

Elegant performance. Thanks for dancing.

So beautifull ! Thank you for this moments of joy !

Bello, me encanta!!, desde niña quería verlo completo..beautiful!! thank you for the upload!!

Simply beautiful!

Bravissimi. Che romantico! Vorrei poter tornare giovane per imparare. Complimenti!

Grace and love radiate from every single movement, and I love it!

Too beautiful for words!!❤

Thank you so much! It is so beautiful to see the entire dance!

Very NICE! Beautiful choreography! Thank you!

👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 it's lovely to see the dance in its entirety!

Oh so beautiful!

Absolutely beautiful! This is what I used to learn the dance for when I played Captain Von Trapp in my school's production of "The Sound of Music." Absolutely love it!

Absolutely charming!

Add me to the list of wanting to learn this beautiful dance.

Unbelievably beautiful!!💖

Lovely to see such elegance, Would be nice to see Julie n Christopher dance it again 💘

Outstanding performance, the moves with the music gives feelings to the heart, so lovely to watch.

Soooooooo ......beautiful....thank you very much.❤

That is absolutely beautiful. I love everything about it, the music, the combined dance steps and your beautiful clothes. Thank you so much.❤

Beautifully done! You both seem to glide across the floor. Thank you for sharing your talent!

Absolutely Beautiful. Thank You Very Much.

Thid is beautiful. It was nice to see the complete dance .

Beautiful, awesome!!

Wow. So graceful! 😊 Brava!

SIMPLY BEAUTIFUL.....

This beautiful! Ive seen a lot of videos of this dance and you guys did it beautifully. One of the best ones. Love the elegance.

Absolutely awesome!!!!

Aww beautiful you guys !!

Uber classy and sophisticated dance.

Just beautiful!

Dam! The music is stuck in my head.

Such a beautiful dance.

amazing, thank for completing my ever-favorite dance :--)

Bravo. Parfaite harmonie.🥀

SO beautiful! Thank you for sharing!

They young lady in this video reminds me of my wife when we first met and my wife is part Austrian and Prussian

This has always been my favourite dance. I hope one day to dance this at my wedding but I don’t think my fiancé will remember all the steps! 🤣 Such grace and style thank you for posting this. Whenever I get blue I watch this and dream

Tanto la melodía como la danza, te transportan a su país de orígen "Austria". Me encanta esta pieza y me gustaría aprenderla a bailar. Enhorabuena a todos los que se sienten austríacos y como no, a la pareja que baila ya que lo hacen con sentimiento y muy armonizados. 😃😃😃👍👏👏👏👏

Linda dança tradicional da Áustria. Apresentada no filme SOM DA MÚSICA; Intitulado no Brasil como A Noviça Rebelde. Maravilhosa! 💓

wonderful dance and wonderful music!just like harmony in this dance I understand to be a wonderful relationship between a man and a woman

Absolutely beautifully done!

Das war Wunderbar!

I’d be tripping over everything !! 😂😂

Beautifully done ❤

Los felicito muchísimo. Me encanta la version que le hicieron al principio. Lo hacen muy bien 👍

Beautiful!!

So lovely 🥰