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| Capturing the Viennese Waltz |
For anyone
who’s ever watched any of the dancing shows on TV such as “So You Think You Can
Dance” or the immensely popular “Dancing With The Stars,” it is well known that
the Viennese Waltz is one of the most anticipated dances there are.
It is
graceful, elegant, romantic and simply sublime. To watch a couple glide and
rotate effortlessly across the dance floor is quite a sight to behold. However,
modern day people probably don’t realize just how controversial this dance it.
The younger
Johann Strauss probably never realized how he would revolutionize dance when he
composed his musical masterpiece, The Blue Danube or An der schönen blauen Donau, its long name, which translates to “By the
beautiful, blue Danube.”
