Waltz and dancing lessons
by Vienna´s traditional dancing schools
BOTROS INCOMING has already successfully organized introductory
dancing lessons for beginners as well as for people with some experience
and basic skills in dancing. Duration is usually between one and
two hours. Our main partner in this is Austria's most traditional
dancing school "Elmayer", which is in charge of Vienna's
famous State Opera Ball each year in carnival season. They can also
provide us with dancing partners for those groups, that cannot form
dancing couples amongst themselves. Another feature is a little
show by professional dancers dressed up in white dresses and black
tail coats.
We have held these events in such renowned places like the Imperial
Palace or the Palais Daun-Kinsky. Another possibility is to use
the school's own premises, that is also located in the very heart
of Vienna's historic city centre. To add a special note to an event
like this there is the option of including it e.g. in a historic
city tour as a surprise.
Here is a possible sequence of how such a lesson could look like:
After a brief verbal introduction the dancing teacher will show
the very simple 6 steps of waltzing to the right.
The guests will then stand individually behind the teacher and will
slowly and without turning try to do the same without a dancing
partner.
After only about 10 minutes the teacher will demonstrate the turning
technique. This will then be practiced individually and only making
quarter turns.
As soon as this is understood we will increase the turns to half-turns
and practice this individually which will allow each person to move
along the dance floor.
Once this is well done the teacher shows the proper dance position
with a dancing partner.
The couples - always a student of our school with a guest - also
take up their dance position.
Probably at this point 4 couples of our Waltz Formation and assistants
will perform a little Waltz show.
As soon as the dance position is clearly understood the couples
will start all the steps they previously learned individually. This
time doing the steps together will be easier because of the fact
that our students will help each individual.
Historical and up to date information on the development of the
Viennese Ball Tradition, Viennese Waltz and Viennese Etiquette will
be presented in between these exercises to allow the participants
to rest a bit.
Of course the most important objective of everything we do is to
make this event a very enjoyable and unique experience with lots
of fun and some little successes."
Links:
www.elmayer.at
www.hofburg.com
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