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A new video every Sunday from an empty ballroom and from my front room: counting, steps, holds and turns.
November 2026
5 videos
What to expect at your first ball
The music, the floor, the way couples move around it and what to do when it gets crowded.
Dancing a slow waltz in a small room
Making the box step smaller, so it fits a kitchen, a living room or a short hallway.
The natural turn, step by step
The first turn in the slow waltz, taken in small pieces and then put together.
Where your feet go in a turn
Two couples’ feet filmed close up, so you can see how the steps travel around each other.
Holding your partner without gripping
Where the hands, arms and shoulders go, and how a light hold makes the turning easier.
October 2026
4 videos
Listening for the waltz in a Strauss tune
How to hear where a bar starts and where a phrase ends, using one well-known waltz.
The basic box step, slowly
Six steps that draw a small square on the floor, shown from above and then from the side.
Choosing shoes for a parquet floor
Smooth soles, a low heel and a snug fit: what I wear and what I would leave at home.
Walking the waltz before you dance it
Three steps to a bar on an ordinary walk, so the rhythm is in your legs before you hold anyone.
September 2026
1 video
Counting one-two-three and finding the first beat
Listening for the strong first beat of a waltz and stepping on it, with a record and no steps yet.
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A short letter every Sunday from the ballroom: one step, one tune and one thing to practise this week.
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