As you practice the following variation, begin practicing individually, and when you feel comfortable on your own, move into Closed Position and practice with your partner. By preceding your forward motion with a lean, you will not pop the clutch on your dancing. In doing this, you will progress more quickly and be able to dance gracefully with your partner. The Basic pattern resembles a box, and can be broken down into two half boxes - a forward half box and a backward half box. Each half box occupies three steps.
Partners perform natural opposites.
That is, when the man does the backward half box, the woman does the forward half box, and vice versa. Click here to proceed to the next Waltz lesson.