Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Waltz’s dance, born in deep lockdown, embraces the openness and fluidity of Terry Riley’s classic minimalist score. It’s coming to BAM. By A ...

It may be the only waltz where the dancers finish with high fives, but Carol Davis was proud of her students at their celebration Monday. "I was tearful and joyful," she said. USA Dance 6049 in ...

Thirty years ago, the young German choreographer Sasha Waltz founded a small contemporary dance company in Berlin. The newly reunified city wasn’t exactly a hub for modern dance, but when the ...

American versions of the dance sprang up, such as the Boston Waltz, or Boston Dip. The craze would fade in the early 20th century because of the dance’s Germanic associations.

Before the waltz, the closest dancers would get to one another was holding hands. Photograph by Fine Art Images, Heritage Images, Getty Images. Waltz.