Waltz
/wɔːls/noun
A dance in triple time performed by a couple.
They danced the waltz at the ball.
Often appears as...
- waltz music
- viennese waltz
noun
A piece of music in triple time for dancing a waltz.
They played a waltz by Strauss.
Often appears as...
- strauss waltz
- play a waltz
verb
To dance a waltz with someone.
He waltzed her around the dance floor.
Often appears as...
- waltz around
- waltz across
verb
To move or progress easily or directly.
She waltzed into the room without knocking.
Often appears as...
- waltz in
- waltz out
Usage tips
Disapproving
Idiomatic
noun
A dance in triple time performed by a couple.
They danced the waltz at the ball.
Often appears as...
- waltz music
- viennese waltz
noun
A piece of music in triple time for dancing a waltz.
They played a waltz by Strauss.
Often appears as...
- strauss waltz
- play a waltz
verb
To dance a waltz with someone.
He waltzed her around the dance floor.
Often appears as...
- waltz around
- waltz across
verb
To move or progress easily or directly.
She waltzed into the room without knocking.
Often appears as...
- waltz in
- waltz out
Usage tips
Disapproving
Idiomatic
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Pro Tip 1/3Timing Matters
The waltz has a distinct 3/4 time rhythm; count 'one-two-three' as dancers move.
Pay attention to the one-two-three beats of the waltz.
Pro Tip 2/3Elegant Occasions
The waltz is customary at formal events like balls and weddings.
They chose a waltz for their first dance as a married couple.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Heritage
The waltz originated in Europe and often appears in period films and literature.
The couple performed a traditional Viennese waltz.
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Ballroom dance that...
to a negotiation. Anyone can lead. Anyone can follow. And more importantly, you can change your mind. Now, this is only one example of how this applies, but once the blinkers come off, anything can happen. Let's look at how Liquid Lead thinking could apply to a classic waltz. Because, of course,
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Alright, so observability is great, but we all know, we've all seen people walk by an opportunity to do good. They'll see somebody asking for money on the sidewalk and they'll pull out their phones and look really busy, or they'll go to the museum and they'll waltz right on by the donation box.
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We're able to transmit knowledge across minds. I can put a bizarre new idea in your mind right now. I could say, "Imagine a jellyfish waltzing in a library while thinking about quantum mechanics." Now, if everything has gone relatively well in your life so far,
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The life cycle of a...
before eventually collapsing cataclysmically into a black hole. While many stars exist as binary systems, only a small percentage of those end up as neutron-star binaries, where two neutron stars circle each other in a waltz doomed to end as a merger.
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A Camera, Two Kids and a...
bringing me cameras to repair because the truth was they loved photography but they weren't about to let some stranger waltz into their community and just start snapping away I had to earn it and that was a great lesson for life for me
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A story of mixed...
Put a crab inside it. Add some water. Seven different salts. He means he's got this sudden notion to stand on dry land, but just panhandle at the ocean. He says, "You look like a mermaid, but you walk like a waltz."
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5 ways to listen better...
It's about enjoying mundane sounds. This, for example, is my tumble dryer. It's a waltz -- one, two, three; one, two, three; one, two, three. I love it! Or just try this one on for size.
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Margaret Heffernan: The...
who just seemed to live forever. In fact, Gayla's uncle is still alive to this day, and learning how to waltz. It didn't make sense that Gayla's mother should die so young.
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Two Beautiful Humpback...
He may sing to her again but not if he thinks other males are close by. They start to get to know each other. It's an old-fashioned slow-motion waltz.
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ONE HOUR Of Amazing...
thinks other males are close by they start to get to know each other it's an old-fashioned slow-motion waltz
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Ballroom dance that...
to a negotiation. Anyone can lead. Anyone can follow. And more importantly, you can change your mind. Now, this is only one example of how this applies, but once the blinkers come off, anything can happen. Let's look at how Liquid Lead thinking could apply to a classic waltz. Because, of course,
Video examples
How to motivate people...
Alright, so observability is great, but we all know, we've all seen people walk by an opportunity to do good. They'll see somebody asking for money on the sidewalk and they'll pull out their phones and look really busy, or they'll go to the museum and they'll waltz right on by the donation box.
Video examples
How language shapes the...
We're able to transmit knowledge across minds. I can put a bizarre new idea in your mind right now. I could say, "Imagine a jellyfish waltzing in a library while thinking about quantum mechanics." Now, if everything has gone relatively well in your life so far,
Video examples
The life cycle of a...
before eventually collapsing cataclysmically into a black hole. While many stars exist as binary systems, only a small percentage of those end up as neutron-star binaries, where two neutron stars circle each other in a waltz doomed to end as a merger.
Video examples
A Camera, Two Kids and a...
bringing me cameras to repair because the truth was they loved photography but they weren't about to let some stranger waltz into their community and just start snapping away I had to earn it and that was a great lesson for life for me
Video examples
A story of mixed...
Put a crab inside it. Add some water. Seven different salts. He means he's got this sudden notion to stand on dry land, but just panhandle at the ocean. He says, "You look like a mermaid, but you walk like a waltz."
Video examples
5 ways to listen better...
It's about enjoying mundane sounds. This, for example, is my tumble dryer. It's a waltz -- one, two, three; one, two, three; one, two, three. I love it! Or just try this one on for size.
Video examples
Margaret Heffernan: The...
who just seemed to live forever. In fact, Gayla's uncle is still alive to this day, and learning how to waltz. It didn't make sense that Gayla's mother should die so young.
Video examples
Two Beautiful Humpback...
He may sing to her again but not if he thinks other males are close by. They start to get to know each other. It's an old-fashioned slow-motion waltz.
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ONE HOUR Of Amazing...
thinks other males are close by they start to get to know each other it's an old-fashioned slow-motion waltz
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Lindsey Buckingham
American Musician
Some days I would be there at ten in the morning and wouldn't leave till ten at night, and the others would waltz in for a couple of hours and then leave, because I was doing that painting thing. And they were happy to see that being done.
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Juan Diego Florez
Peruvian Musician
I grew up listening to popular music. My father was a Peruvian folk singer. He played the guitar at home. He sang songs with a waltzing rhythm, yet you can still hear the Spanish influences. I accompanied him to his performances.
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Quentin Bryce
Australian Politician
My mother played the piano and my father the violin, I can remember my dad teaching me how to waltz; I had my feet on his, my mother playing the piano, and my husband will tell you the lessons weren't very successful.
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Phoebe Dynevor
English Actress
There's something about the waltz in particular, where one person leads and the other follows, that helps you get in tune with each other.
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Andre Rieu
Dutch Musician
The waltz is a very important part of my life. It's a very important way for me to express my positiveness, bringing humor to the world.
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Richard Roxburgh
Australian Actor
My most difficult thing so far, to be brutally honest, has been to waltz as if I knew what I was doing.
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Rupert Friend
English Actor
I love learning things, whether it's a language or Philippine knife-fighting or the Viennese waltz.
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Len Goodman
British Dancer
The truth is, I've been lucky. But just like the waltz, life has its own rhythm of rise and fall.
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Marian McPartland
English Musician
I'm not too fond of changing things into waltzes, but sometimes that works.
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Bruce Greenwood
Canadian Actor
I'm just a husband waltzing in the background.
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Lindsey Buckingham
American Musician
Some days I would be there at ten in the morning and wouldn't leave till ten at night, and the others would waltz in for a couple of hours and then leave, because I was doing that painting thing. And they were happy to see that being done.
Quote examples
Juan Diego Florez
Peruvian Musician
I grew up listening to popular music. My father was a Peruvian folk singer. He played the guitar at home. He sang songs with a waltzing rhythm, yet you can still hear the Spanish influences. I accompanied him to his performances.
Quote examples
Quentin Bryce
Australian Politician
My mother played the piano and my father the violin, I can remember my dad teaching me how to waltz; I had my feet on his, my mother playing the piano, and my husband will tell you the lessons weren't very successful.
Quote examples
Phoebe Dynevor
English Actress
There's something about the waltz in particular, where one person leads and the other follows, that helps you get in tune with each other.
Quote examples
Andre Rieu
Dutch Musician
The waltz is a very important part of my life. It's a very important way for me to express my positiveness, bringing humor to the world.
Quote examples
Richard Roxburgh
Australian Actor
My most difficult thing so far, to be brutally honest, has been to waltz as if I knew what I was doing.
Quote examples
Rupert Friend
English Actor
I love learning things, whether it's a language or Philippine knife-fighting or the Viennese waltz.
Quote examples
Len Goodman
British Dancer
The truth is, I've been lucky. But just like the waltz, life has its own rhythm of rise and fall.
Quote examples
Marian McPartland
English Musician
I'm not too fond of changing things into waltzes, but sometimes that works.
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Bruce Greenwood
Canadian Actor
I'm just a husband waltzing in the background.
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