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Stage 1 of 2
Walzer
German · 1700s
"a turning dance"
from "walzen", to roll or turn, describing the dance's turning steps
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Stage 2 of 2
waltz
English · 1780s-1800s
"a ballroom dance in triple time"
considered scandalous at first for its close hold between partners
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