Learn to dance waltz with this carefully designed video. It covers all the key teaching points that in my experience come up during a complete beginners lesson.
00:00 The Beats Are in Sets of Three (Step 1 of 26)
00:20 Stepping in Time on the Spot (Step 2 of 26)
01:47 Alternate the Feet (Step 3 of 26)
02:34 Stepping in Time on the Spot Repeated (Step 4 of 26)
03:43 Stepping on the Spot (Individual Steps) (Step 5 of 26)
04:33 Stepping in Time on the Spot Repeated (Step 6 of 26)
05:39 Stepping Forwards on the First Beat (Step 7 of 26)
06:45 Stepping Forwards on the First Beat Round the Room (Step 8 of 26)
08:15 Stepping Backwards on the First Beat (Step 9 of 26)
09:47 Step Naturally (Step 10 of 26)
10:19 Starting to Dance Together (Step 11 of 26)
11:14 The Direction of Travel is Forwards (Step 12 of 26)
11:56 Practice Dancing Together (Step 13 of 26)
13:34 Practice Dancing Together Again (Step 14 of 26)
16:27 Stop and Start Practice (Step 15 of 26)
18:47 Stepping Back With Left and Right (Step 16 of 26)
20:06 Stepping Backwards is Difficult (Step 17 of 26)
21:02 Lead by Indicating (Step 18 of 26)
21:47 Feet Position for Close Hold (Step 19 of 26)
22:46 Dance Close and Far Apart (Step 20 of 26)
25:13 Spot the Mistake (Step 21 of 26)
25:55 Forward-Close-Close or Forward-Forward-Close? (Step 22 of 26)
26:34 Leader Left Follower Right (Step 23 of 26)
26:48 Dealing With Speed on The Dance Floor (Step 24 of 26)
27:07 Stop Starts (Step 25 of 26)
30:46 Practice Time (Step 26 of 26)
I have taught thousands of people to dance in person and thousands more on YouTube. I hope you enjoy this video. If you have any questions you are welcome to leave a comment for me to reply to.
This video works perfectly well on its own. However, if you are super keen you might like get a copy of my book "How to Partner Dancer Socially" which is available from Amazon as an ebook or as a paperback:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Duncan-James... (UK)
https://www.amazon.com/author/drdunca... (US)
https://www.amazon.de/Duncan-James/e/... (Germany)
Health and safety: Obviously contact a doctor if applicable before attempting these dance lessons. You do not have to copy what you see in the video, instead it is up to you to judge what feels safe for your own body and not do a particular movement if you are in doubt. I sometimes demonstrate on a piece of paper and I do not recommend you also dance on a piece of paper in case you slip. Twisting motions can be dangerous, for example they might cause tendon damage, so be careful and some of the demonstrations in the videos are exaggerated and it is not expected that beginners will force themselves into awkward positions. Any move where you stop or suddenly change direction must be done with care on a dance floor with other dancers. In general beware of causing a collision with other dancers on a dance floor; I do not think there is a guaranteed way to prevent collisions and if you do not want to risk it the only answer I know is not to dance. If the leader is travelling backwards this is potentially very dangerous because you may not be able to see where you are going.
All the music in these dance lessons are cleared for use (including payment for a licence where applicable):
Court of the Queen, Gymnopedie No 3, Rains Will Fall, Waltz - Tschikovsky Op. 40, Waltz of the Carnies, Comparsa, Cumbia No Frills, Modern Jazz Samba, Nor Frills Salsa - Alternate, No Frills Salsa, Peppy Pepe (from Kevin Macleod, https://incompetech.com)
Big Band Bash, Stompin Big Band, Sentimental Swing, Ballroom Big Band (from Shockwave)
Cha Cha (from Audio Micro)
Swing Swing, Give Our Dreans Their Wings to Fly, Larger Than Life, Midnight in Tokyo, Rock That Crowd, Walk Through Life, Old Stories, Panther Jazz (from Audio Jungle)
Alice In Rhumba Land, Black Mambo, Brazilian Rain, Come Dancing, Dream State, Finding Your Love, Intimacy, Latin Connection, Limbo Dancing, Mambo For Young Lovers, Poignant Samba, Secret Samba, Sunflower, Sway a Little More, Urban Rendezvous (from Partners in Rhyme)
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