VIENNA (AP) — The aristocrats of the Habsburg royal court who danced in the first of Vienna ’s famed balls in the 18th century could never have imagined how the hallmark of the Austrian capital’s ...

Why do so many young Austrians learn how to waltz and long to be debutantes at the Vienna Opera Ball? DW steps into the world of the Viennese waltz. The waltz was based on the Ländler, a folk dance ...

Jana Kramer brought the sexy for her very first Dancing With the Stars performance. The singer and dance partner Gleb Savchenko performed a Viennese waltz to Ariana Grande's "Dangerous Woman." Dressed ...

Sarah is in Vienna to discover the secrets of the Viennese Waltz. Expert dance instructor Thomas Schäfer-Elmayer sweeps her off her feet and live waltzes are ...

It is tradition for a young man to kiss a young lady’s hand at the Elmayer Hofburg ball. The waltz ends; enchantment lingers. Reiner Riedler "The Viennese waltz is very simple,” explained Barbara ...

Beginner lessons 2pm to 4pm: - Learn Cross-step Waltz 6:15pm to 7:00pm, the favourite Waltz style of many people, usually done to slower tempos, easy-to-learn. - Learn Traditional Viennese Waltz ...

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