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DANCE 133

Dancing the History of the Waltz

UNITS:1
GRADING:Satisfactory/No Credit
LEVEL:Undergrad
GER:WAY-CE

Studio technique of two hundred years of waltzing: Regency era waltz, Vienna in the 1830s, redowa and mazurka waltz variations, waltz in 5/4 time, the Russian Mazurka Quadrille, 20th-century hesitation waltz, tango waltz, Parisian valse musette, 1930s Boston, 1950s teen Bandstand-style waltz, swing waltz. Each form is explored for possible adaptation to today's social dancing. Many students are taken from the waiting list. If the class is filled, register to get on the waitlist.

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Sections

1 Term
Practicum 1Open
ID: 24789
0 / 80 enrolled
DAYS:Monday, Wednesday, Friday
TIME:12:30 PM – 1:20 PM
LOCATION:Roble Gymnasium 113
INSTRUCTOR:
Powers, Richard
1unit

DANCE 133: Dancing the History of the Waltz

1 units · Satisfactory/No Credit · GER: WAY-CE

Studio technique of two hundred years of waltzing: Regency era waltz, Vienna in the 1830s, redowa and mazurka waltz variations, waltz in 5/4 time, the Russian Mazurka Quadrille, 20th-century hesitation waltz, tango waltz, Parisian valse musette, 1930s Boston, 1950s teen Bandstand-style waltz, swing waltz. Each form is explored for possible adaptation to today's social dancing. Many students are taken from the waiting list. If the class is filled, register to get on the waitlist.

Offered in Autumn 2026 at Stanford University.

Autumn 2026 sections

  • Practicum — Monday Wednesday Friday 12:30 PM – 1:20 PM — Roble Gymnasium 113 — Powers, Richard (Undergrad)

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