Techniques Waltz for All Levels – Victor Veyrasset

Build a stronger understanding of International Waltz technique with Victor Veyrasset & Heather Smith in Techniques Waltz for All Levels.

This approximately 90-minute instructional program focuses on three important areas of Waltz technique: Linear Motion, the Three Swings—Rotation, Pendulum, and Metronomic—and the Inside & Outside of Turns, together with the characteristic movement of the Waltz.

Victor & Heather then apply these technical concepts to familiar figures including the Natural Turn, Reverse Turn, Natural Spin Turn, Double Reverse Spin, Whisk & Chassé, Weave from Promenade, and Fallaway Reverse Slip Pivot.

Suitable for dancers across different levels, this program helps connect technical principles with practical figures, making it a valuable resource for improving movement quality, swing, rotation, balance, and overall Waltz technique.

Program Contents

Three Parts of Technique

1. Linear Motion
2. Three Swings
   • Rotation
   • Pendulum
   • Metronomic
3. Inside & Outside of Turns
   • Characteristics of Waltz

Applying the Three Techniques

1. Preparation Step to Natural Turn
2. Reverse Turn
3. Natural Spin Turn ending with 4, 5, 6 of Reverse Turn
4. Double Reverse Spin
5. Whisk & Chassé
6. Weave from Promenade
7. Fallaway Reverse Slip Pivot