Talk:Waltz
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marshall mcluhan discussed the waltz in the chapter hot and cold media in his book the medium is the message. Does it violate copyright to include some of this on wikipedia if I list a reference on the bottom? would it even be relevant to this article?
- You can quote a few sentences, but you should, for the most part, put the information into your own words. --Fang Aili 21:07, 23 December 2005 (UTC)
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The waltz was demonstrated to be as effective as a treadmill and bike exercise regiment in helping heart affliction sufferers recover. http://www.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/conditions/11/12/heart.waltzing.ap/index.html
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- -- Dance form --
- A typical waltz figure (from the man's perspective) starts lowered into the knees and travelling forward with a strong heel lead. Count 2 rises and is taken on the ball of the foot, and count 3 starts on the ball of the foot and lowers to the heel as the couple begins to lower in preparation for the next measure. A smooth rise-and-fall action is a primary characteristic of this dance.
The one who copied it here obviously does not know that there are numerous waltzes danced in a totally different way. mikka (t) 08:09, 1 March 2006 (UTC)
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Can anybody substantiate this '5/4' waltz mentioned? It sounds very suspicious to me. When Tchaikovsky wrote a genuine 5/4 'waltz' in his 6th Symphony it did a lot of people's heads in. Maybe 'half and half' refers more to steps or appearance rather than an actual time signature. Therefore I am inclined to think that this information is erroneous or misleading.
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The article could really do with a history section from someone who knows more about it. As far as I remember, when the waltz first came onto the scene it was considered very risqué - almost scandalous - because it was the first time in "polite society" that two dancers spent the whole dance with their bodies so close together. Can anyone add this? I don't really know the details, or have any supporting references. -- Hux 19:00, 21 October 2007 (UTC)
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"Shocking many when it was first introduced" - anyone know why it was shocking? Was it just because it was new and different, or something else? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.163.131.166 (talk) 03:42, 25 February 2008 (UTC)
