Ballroom dance is a set of European partner dances, which are enjoyed both socially and competitively around the world, mostly because of its performance and entertainment aspects. Ballroom dancing is
WDC World Youth (Under 21) Champions 2013, Michael Foskett & Nika Vlasenko. Adjudicators in background are former World Champion & British Open to the World Champions: Anne (née Lewis) Gleave (red dress) and Karen Hilton MBE (black dress).
Galliard in Siena, Italy, 15th century
Vernon and Irene Castle, early ballroom dance pioneers, c. 1910–18
Cha-cha-cha dance at competitions in Austria.
Viennese waltz is a form of ballroom dance. At least four different meanings are recognized. In the historically first sense, the name may refer to several versions of the waltz, including the earlies
Ballroom dance
…Tango: 31 bars per minute, 4 4 time Viennese Waltz: 58 bars per minute, 3 4 time. On the European continent, the Viennese waltz is known simply as waltz, while the waltz is recognized as English waltz…
Early waltz steps, 1816 from Thomas Wilson Treatise on Waltzing