This is beautiful. I've never seen a waltz like this before. I like the way figures from Argentine tango and other Latin dances are seamlessly brought into it.
and i especially like the flatter/smoother footwork without (noticeable) rise and fall...it seems much more natural and in tune with how non-"trained" (and more natural) dancers would move...more accessible...quite lovely
and to preface my remarks: I am not putting down any other form of waltz...all beautiful in their own way IF done well...but the naturalness of this appeals to me...after years of international and American styles of waltz with their rise and fall and (often) over-choreographed (and sometimes "canned") routines...thanks for sharing!
Here are the steps in the video: Turning basic, waterfall, grapevine rollaway, free spin, grapevine on other side, [outside turn to basic], tripled single pivots, he goes, she goes, pivot underarm turn, pivot free spin, chained rollaways, cross-body inside turn, pivots and orbits, shadow figures, zig zags, partners under, illusion turn, windmill, grapevine underarm turn, cross cha-cha, gypsy, role reversal, ...., return lead, grapevine to women's back ochos, gancho, tango hesitation, molinete, ochos, hesitation dip, pivots, walk-around wrap, rolling off arm, free spin dip.
I love how this video just shows everything and says the name; I learn much better that way. If I need to have anything slower, *pause* *play* *repeat*
You can get more information, from a Stanford web page that embeds this video, by googling syllabi cross step waltz. You can get way MORE info and wisdom from the 2013 book Waltzing, A Manual for Dancing and Living by Richard Powers and Nick Enge. Fantastic! Thank you!!
ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-tqBl56gpYTY.html Above link is to a Richard Powers video in which they alternate between cross step and rotary waltz. Cross step (for the lead) is a right footed waltz. Rotary (for the lead) is left footed. So you need to drag a beat with the timing to go back and forth. They appear to do it mainly with canter timing free spin pivots. As far as mixing cross step with American Slow (also left footed for lead), we have a local dance teacher who does it with a twinkle. Ends up on the wrong side of the count for cross step so I'm not a fan.
@POLMAZURKA Are you kidding? When did you ever see a windmill at a modern social dance? This is 19th century peasant waltzing updated. Solid into the ground, not airy-fairy modern styling. Check out waltzlab on the internet..
Closely related. Absolutely right. Triple steps. Salsa has pauses in between the triple steps. The "4" and "8". Waltz is 3/4 beat salsa is 4/4 beat. Related alright.
See also a wonderfully creative waltz-fusion dance by Ari Levitt and Alyssa Manning at ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-m5UtQgAQhcE.html
Add some rise/fall and this would be gorgeous. Without the changes in level, it's incredibly boring just walking around each other, no way to express anything. Plus your their faces are expressionless, which doesn't help.
+dedog2003 This is a wonderful teaching demonstration of social dance, not a performance for an audience. In social dance we are focused on leading and following and the feel of the dance, and paying attention to the dynamics and each other. There's lots more to the dynamics and feel than going up and down.
Keith Polin OK I read your comment and know you have no idea what you're talking about. There's no rise/fall in Viennese Waltz or in any type of Tango. But there's no such thing as Argentine Tango Waltz so it's pretty obvious you have no idea what you're talking about.
Neal McBurnett You should always be focused on leading/following when dancing regardless of the setting. Your sole focus however, should not be leading and following, it should be having fun while having a good dance. Unfortunately walking around the floor in time isn't what makes dancing enjoyable, it's visualizing the emotional reaction you have to the music. With no rise or fall there is no way to really create a good interpretation of whatever music you are listening to. It's 1-dimensional when at the very least it should be 2-dimensional. Don't get carried away with "proper technique" if it ruins the spirit of dance. Not mentioning the ability to rise and fall (you know, like the music?) is like trying to dance with 1 leg instead of 2. It's just stupid.
Opinions differ. This is folk technique right out of the 19th century, and what I particularly like about it, is that it kills that portentous, annoying up and down bouncing in favor of pushing all possible energy into gliding along the floor like a boat in still water. Trying, unlike you, not to have my footfalls be detectable to my partner. This is my idea of a good time, almost zen-like when done well. To me, what you're describing looks like showing off, and the higher the speed, the more distorted and uncomfortable it looks and feels to me.
