Please show me rise and fall in vienese waltz . Is it rise hight or litle in step 2 and 3.
(sorry, my English is so bad)

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There is very little, if any at all rise and fall in V.Waltz. It should stay at one height, fairly "low" in order to get the most movement around the floor, and a smoother flow of the dance with the least amount of energy used. Using rise and fall would make a couple be off time and look very "hoppy" in their steps. The man and the lady "swaps" leads for a smoother look, and shows less pushing and pulling when the man tries to do all the work to get the lady around. Enjoy this beautiful dance, both the American and International styles.

Nguyen - The rise and fall used in Viennese waltz is expressed more through the legs and body than through the feet. On forward side together and forward side cross steps, the dancer uses toes. The back side together is danced with heels lowered (or almost lowered) on each step.

The knees of the person dancing the forward half will be much more bent than the knees of the person dancing the backward half of each bar. The dancer using toes on counts 2-3 should be able to straighten their knees and lower their heels without any change in height. In fact, this dancer should be able to do this and simply return to his or her normal standing height.

The way we achieve strong rise and fall in Viennes waltz while maintaining control of movement is by going lower into the knees on the down steps, not by rising high on the toes on the up steps. Hope this helps.