COMMENCING HOLDS & ALIGNMENTS
A dance
script prescribes how a dance is to be performed.
The table below lists Slow Waltz dances performed at Palm Beach Share & Care
and details the commencing hold and alignment as prescribed by the script for that dance.
NB: on completing a sequence, dancers must be ready to commence another sequence, so logically, the closing hold / alignment is the same as the commencing hold / alignment.
Slow/Modern/English Waltz (dance tempo 28-32bpm)
Man
commences with weight on the RF, stepping forward on the LF [Lady’s weight on
LF, stepping back on the RF].
There are three exceptions: Opus Five Waltz and St Valentine’s Waltz
where the opposite applies to both the Man and the Lady; Anna-Lisa Waltz - Lady steps forward on the RF.
MONDAY/TUESDAY/FRIDAY
|
Alpha Waltz |
Normal Ballroom Hold |
Man facing, Lady backing, DW |
|
Autumn Mist Waltz |
Ballroom Hold |
Man facing, Lady backing, DW |
|
Bluebird Waltz |
Normal Ballroom Hold |
Man facing, Lady backing, DW |
|
Cheviot Waltz |
Normal Ballroom Hold |
Man facing, Lady backing, DW |
|
Christmas Waltz |
Normal Ballroom Hold |
Man facing, Lady backing, DC |
|
Dream Waltz |
Normal Ballroom Hold |
Man facing, Lady backing, DC |
|
Eden Waltz |
Normal Ballroom Hold |
Man facing, Lady backing, DC |
|
Emmerdale Waltz |
Normal Ballroom Hold |
Man facing, Lady backing, LOD |
|
Engagement Waltz |
Normal Ballroom Hold |
Man facing, Lady backing, C |
|
Harmonie Waltz |
Normal Ballroom Hold |
Man facing, Lady backing, DC |
|
Honeysuckle Waltz |
Normal Ballroom Hold |
Man facing, Lady backing, DC |
|
Lyndel Waltz |
Normal Ballroom Hold |
Man facing, Lady backing, DW |
|
New Vogue Modern Waltz |
Ballroom Hold |
Man facing, Lady backing, W |
|
Opus Five Waltz |
Natural Position |
Man facing, Lady backing, DW |
|
Saga Waltz |
Normal Ballroom Hold |
Man facing, Lady backing, LOD |
|
St Valentine’s Waltz |
Normal Ballroom Hold |
Man facing, Lady backing, DW |
|
Vanity Waltz |
Open Facing Position in Double Hand Hold |
Man facing, Lady backing, LOD |
|
Ventura Waltz |
Normal Ballroom Hold |
Man facing, Lady backing, DC |
|
Waltz Catherine |
Normal Ballroom Hold |
Man facing, Lady backing, LOD |
|
Waltz of Angels |
Natural Ballroom Hold |
Man facing, Lady backing, DW |
|
Woodside Waltz |
Normal Ballroom Hold |
Man facing, Lady backing, DW |
|
Zena’s Waltz |
Ballroom Hold |
Man facing, Lady backing, DC |
MONDAY ONLY
|
Anna Lisa Waltz |
Open Extended Hold |
Man & Lady facing LOD |
|
Beverly Anne Waltz |
Normal Ballroom Hold |
Man facing, Lady backing, DW |
|
White City Waltz |
Normal Ballroom Hold |
Man facing, Lady backing, LOD |
Ballroom Hold;
Normal
Ballroom Hold
;
Natural Position;
and
Closed
Hold
– are all the same hold, just a different term to describe it.
There would seem to be no rule as to which term to use for this Hold;
choreographers have used all of them when specifying the Hold to be used for
the above listed dances.
It would appear to simply be the choreographer’s
preference.
Abbreviations used in the table:
L – Left
R – Right
F – Foot
LOD – Line of Dance
D - Diagonal
C - Centre
W - Wall
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