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Dance Assessment Resource Guide

Canada · English · 160 pages

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Dance Assessment Resource Guide February 2026 Copyright © 2026 Skate Canada 136 Diamond E – Austrian Waltz Music Tempo Pattern Inventor Waltz 3/4 • 60 measures of 3 beats per minute • 180 beats per minute Optional Susi and Peter Handschmann First Performed Vienna, Austria, 1979 Description The Austrian Waltz is characterized by elegance of line combined with the typical lightness of the Viennese Waltz. It should be skated with strongly curved edges, bending of the skating knee and wide extended movements of the arms and free legs while maintaining a soft flow throughout the waltz. The three-turns in closed hold should be skated with the feet of the couple close together. Skater A’s (the follow’s) twizzles should be skated well in front of skater B (the lead). The leading hand of skater B (the lead) must support skater A (the follow) during skater A’s (the follow’s) turns so that there are no stops in the flow. During the execution of all skater A’s (the follow’s) twizzles, the free foot is crossed in front of the skating foot. The dance is commenced in Kilian hold with a touchdown three-turn on the left foot for both partners (Step 1). Bending of the skating knee for two beats and rising on count three is essential in order to turn the three easily around the same axis, to keep the flow (in Kilian hold) and to accentuate the waltz character. The very short right back outside edge is skated on the “and” after beat three of Step 1. Steps 2 and 3 are followed by a left forward inside edge held for three beats. On Step 5, skater A (the follow) skates an inside three on count six of the measure changing into closed hold and finishes with a swing of their free leg starting on count one with the edge held until count three. Meanwhile, skater B (the lead) skates a crossed behind right forward outside stroke on the count of three and steps on count four on a crossed in front left forward outside edge, swinging their right free leg forward matching skater A’s (the follow’s) movement for the same beats. On Step 6, skater B (the lead) turns a three on the right forward outside edge on count six. Skater A’s (the follow’s) back outside edge is an open stroke with their free leg swinging behind to be closed on count six and both partners rising. The long Step 7 for skater A (the follow) starts with a right forward outside three on count three, followed by a right backward inside edge with the free leg stretched behind for three beats. Still on the right foot, skater A (the follow) changes the edge to a right backward outside edge with their free leg moving in front for the next two beats. To finish the movement skater A (the follow) closes their free leg on the next beat to turn their counterclockwise back outside twizzle under the left arm of skater B (the lead). On Step 7a, skater B (the lead) skates a left backward outside edge for the first three beats. For the next three beats (skater B’s (the lead’s) Step 7b) skater B (the lead) skates a right forward outside edge with free leg stretched behind. Skate B’s (the lead’s) sequence is finished with a left forward cross roll for two beats (skater B’s (the lead’s) Step 7c) and a three-turn on the last beat matching the twizzle of skater A (the follow). Step 8 is an outside edge for three beats duration with the free leg extended. Step 9a for skater A (the follow) is an inside Ravensburger- type three turned on count three with a swing of skater A’s (the follow’s) free leg starting on count four to be held until count six. After a short cross behind left backward outside on the “and” between counts six and one, skater A (the follow) crosses in front to a right backward inside edge. Keeping their free foot close to the skating foot, skater A (the follow) turns a backward inside three￾turn on count three to finish with a swing of their free leg starting on count four to be held until count six (skater A’s (the follow’s) Step 9b). Skater B’s (the lead’s) Steps 9a and 9b are a swing roll of six beats and a