Swing Waltz 2024

Melbourne Colonial Dancers held “A Golden Jubilee Ball” to celebrate their 50th year.
The Ball was held at the Preston Town Hall, Preston, Melbourne, Australia on the 29th June 2024
The Musicians for the evening were: “The Melbourne Colonial Dancers Band”.
Featured on the Program was The Swing Waltz
Swing Waltz Dance Instructions are:
Formation: Couples, start inside hand hold & start outside foot, both facing anticlockwise
Music: 32 bar waltz ad lib Australian
4 bars Advance 3 steps & raise inside foot. Retire 3 steps (stepping back on inside
foot) & face partner
2 bars Waltz solo turn – finish 2-hand hold with Partner
2 bars Chassé 2 steps sideways along LOD (step close, step close).
2 bars Chassé 2 steps back against line of dance – finish facing LOD holding nearer
hands
2bars Step apart 1 waltz step (keeping hands joined) + Change places (Lady turns under
Gent's right arm) – finish facing against LOD
2 bars Repeat step away & change places – finish facing along LOD
2 bars Step away starting inside feet 3 steps to Finish facing Partner & take 2-hand
hold
2 bars Step & balance forward + Step & balance against line of dance
2 bars Starting men’s left ladies right Turn to be back to back 3 steps & balance
forward in LOD, keeping nearer hands joined.
2 bars Balance against line of dance then forwards turning take 3 steps to face
Partner & taking 2-hand hold.
2 bars Step balance through + Step balance back
2 bars Lady turn under Gent's left arm progressing along line of dance, while man
dances 3 steps forward
2 bars Lady turn back (under Gent's left arm) dancing back against line of dance
while man dances 3 steps backwards
4 bars Waltz on