The waltz (from German Walzer [ˈvalt͡sɐ̯]), meaning "to roll or revolve") is a ballroom and folk dance, in triple (34 time), performed primarily in closed position. Along with the ländler and allemande, the waltz was sometimes referred to by the generic term German Dance in publications during the late 18th and early 19th centuries. History. There are many references to a sliding or gliding dance, including volte, that would evolve into the waltz that date from 16th-century Europe, including the representations of the printmaker Hans Sebald Beham.
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The waltz (from German Walzer [ˈvalt͡sɐ̯]), meaning "to roll or revolve") is a ballroom and folk dance, in triple (34 time), performed primarily in closed position. Along with the ländler and allemande, the waltz was sometimes referred to by the generic term German Dance in publications during the late 18th and early 19th centuries. History. There are many references to a sliding or gliding dance, including volte, that would evolve into the waltz that date from 16th-century Europe, including the representations of the printmaker Hans Sebald Beham.
