How Do You Perform Waltzing Box Steps?
Nothing looks so elegant as the waltz, properly performed. In a society that welcomes so many other dances, the waltz reigns supreme as the first dance of bride and groom–perhaps because this is something that the newly married do together as a couple. One of the two major waltz step begins as a box-step. This article will teach the mechanics of the step, along with a little advice on how to make your particular waltz-display elegant and fun. Partners (from hereon man and woman) stand facing each other, slightly apart, standing up straight. The man’s left arm extended, palm up, to the side, with the right arm encircling his partner and his hand against the middle of the woman’s back. Note: The man is not hanging on to the woman as much as providing a frame for her to hold on to. A well-danced waltz has numerous turns and changes of direction at considerable speed. The man, making a frame with his arms, prevents the woman from going the wrong way. For the woman, her right arm is extend
