American Style Smooth Viennese Waltz Gold Variations – Chris Morris

American Style Smooth – Viennese Waltz Gold Variations is an instructional video presented by Chris Morris, featuring a collection of advanced Gold-level variations for American Style Smooth Viennese Waltz. Intended for experienced dancers and instructors, the course expands beyond the standard syllabus by introducing creative movement sequences that combine advanced turns, telemarks, shadow positions, wraps, checks, and free spins into practical dance combinations.

Unlike a traditional syllabus course, this program concentrates on variation patterns that can be incorporated into existing choreography or practiced as individual technical studies. Each chapter demonstrates how familiar Gold figures can be connected through smooth transitions while maintaining the continuous rotation, balance, and flowing movement that define American Smooth Viennese Waltz. The material encourages dancers to refine body control, partner coordination, floorcraft, and expressive movement without relying on memorized routines alone.

The ten Gold variations are suitable for dancers preparing for competitions, showcases, exhibitions, or advanced syllabus training. Each combination can be studied independently, allowing instructors and students to adapt individual figures to their own choreography while developing a broader movement vocabulary and greater confidence in open-position dancing.

Originally produced in 1993, this instructional video remains a valuable reference for dancers seeking additional American Smooth Viennese Waltz material beyond the standard Gold syllabus.

Course Contents

1. Contra Check to Center Telemark
2. In and Out Rolls
3. Reverse Turn with Underarm to Opposition Check & Rondé
4. Open Right Box to Développé and Telemark
5. Shadow Turn Combination
6. Open Right Turn to Check and Back Run
7. Telekick to Outside Check and Underarm Turn
8. Around the World to Side Passes
9. Open Side Lock Combination to Reverse Freespin
10. Wrap Combination to Reverse Freespin and Quick Contra Check