Partner Dance · Partner dance

Country Waltz

Three-count and smooth. The prettiest thing on a country floor.

How to COUNTRY WALTZ: Basic, Turns, Hammerlock, Cuddle & Back…

We did not make this video — we found the clearest one and linked it. There is no single official version of most line dances, so we are filming the version taught on West Michigan floors with local instructors. Teach it here?

Level

Partner dancePartner required

Danced to

Any 3/4 countryVarious

Type

Country partnerImprovised

The cheat sheet

What you are walking into

The prettiest thing on a country floor. Three counts, smooth, and unhurried.

What catches people out

It is in 3/4 time, not 4/4. If you are counting to eight you are counting the wrong dance.

How to get through it

Count 'one-two-three' and let the one be heavier. The rise and fall does the rest.

Moves it leans on

Rock Step

These are ours, written for someone who has not danced it yet — not a step sheet. For exact counts, see the choreographer's sheet linked above, or come to a night and let someone teach you.

Go dance this week

We do not claim to know which night plays which song. What we do know is where country dancing happens — here are three of the region's nights, and the calendar has the rest.

Stomp
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Wednesday · Grand Rapids