ABSTRACT
The steps of the modern Waltz are probably the easiest of the present-day dances to learn. Steps, however, are by no means the most important factor in modern dancing, and the dancer must pay very careful attention to several other details before the delightful rhythmic swing and lilt of the dance can be captured. In the Waltz, as in other dances, there is no foot rise on the backward half of any turn or in a Closed Change when danced backward. The rise must be gradual and felt throughout the turns, the full extent of the rise not being reached until the feet are closed on the third step. Many advanced dancers allow the toe to leave the floor when the second step is in position, which results in the LF leaving the floor before closing for the third step.
