The Waltz
A dance known as the waltzer appeared in Bavaria and Austria, which was danced in couples by peasants around 1750. The Landler also danced in central europe, and was popular in the late 18th century. The Landler was a country dance in 3/4 time and contributed, along with other dances of the period, to the development of the waltz. When the these dances spread from the countryside to the cities, Noblemen bored with the Minuets of the upper classes slipped away to join the balls of their servants where the new dances were popular.
Viennese Waltz
Fom Vienna, the waltz spread to many other countries o ver the following decades. The Oxford dictionary records the waltz as being "riotous and indecent" as late as 1825, but it became fashionable eventually in Britain during the Regency period. Many new dances have been spawned from the waltz, including some variations of the waltz itself. Kaspar Mertz's |
