Why the waltz? What gives with this senescent New Year’s tradition of still waltzing 200 years since the birth of the dance’s greatest maker, Johann Strauss II? One simple answer is that this ...

Among those skipped was Johann Strauss II, whose “Blue Danube” graced Stanley Kubrick’s 1968 sci-fi opus “2001: A Space ...

DW steps into the world of the Viennese waltz. The waltz was based on the Ländler, a folk dance scorned by upper class Austrians. Born on the outskirts of Vienna in 1825, Johann Strauss II ...

Let the Waltz Begin!' Vienna's Ball Season Has 18th Century Roots, but Teens Now Go Online to Dance VIENNA (AP) — The aristocrats of the Habsburg royal court who danced in the first of Vienna ...

speeches and the traditional debutantes grand opening dance. Guests gather shoulder to shoulder, eager to catch a glimpse of the spectacle. Only once “Alles Walzer!” (“Let the waltz begin!”) ...