20:
231:
festivals usually have four long sets of dances, with long breaks and figure dancing in between. Other parts of
Austria have a larger number of shorter blocks (three to five dances each) with shorter breaks between them, and more figure dancing.
971:
235:
Though attended only by a tradition-minded minority, Vienna folk dance events are carefully organized events often taking place at extraordinary locations, such as, the
110:
etc., involves basic steps which can be danced to different tunes. In folk dancing, the waltz and the polka are in a different form to standard
1327:
533:
251:
music was developed), and the summer dances which take place twice each week during summer holiday season (July and August).
189:
1398:
125:
1264:
1027:
1393:
1292:
961:
1269:
1242:
1132:
951:
491:
811:
1403:
1332:
154:
881:
506:
1197:
992:
976:
924:
553:
1247:
731:
95:
871:
796:
260:
1302:
1162:
1157:
1122:
894:
756:
19:
1337:
1254:
1082:
1007:
526:
247:
dances (the traditional music of which bears the rhythm from which in the 19th century the Vienna
94:
is a type of dance where different figures are put together with a certain tune and given a name.
1259:
1222:
1217:
1207:
1192:
1177:
1127:
1107:
1022:
1012:
899:
806:
240:
198:
1274:
1227:
1152:
1137:
1072:
1047:
1042:
659:
466:
428:
1367:
1352:
1297:
1187:
1172:
1032:
997:
956:
936:
909:
889:
856:
826:
684:
654:
558:
410:
193:
177:
1312:
1237:
1182:
1097:
1077:
1067:
1062:
1052:
914:
779:
689:
599:
568:
454:
162:
a traditional Ländler, but a choreographed derivative of this
Austrian form of folk dance.
121:
1372:
1342:
1317:
1284:
1212:
1167:
1112:
1102:
1087:
1057:
1002:
946:
774:
669:
563:
519:
111:
1387:
1362:
1347:
1322:
1307:
1232:
1147:
1037:
987:
861:
841:
821:
699:
664:
604:
594:
589:
367:
166:
41:
1357:
1202:
1142:
1092:
904:
846:
801:
741:
736:
674:
646:
634:
619:
614:
396:
129:
91:
31:
1117:
836:
791:
714:
679:
629:
941:
931:
919:
831:
764:
726:
709:
704:
624:
609:
584:
405:
400:
383:
337:
288:
284:
244:
149:
107:
84:, i.e. "folklore dances", whereas the Austrian type of folk dance is known as
77:
57:
45:
27:
866:
746:
694:
264:
120:(literally "language island dances") are those dances which are actually by
448:
816:
719:
272:
128:) living outside Austria, but which originate in Austria, e.g. those of
345:
769:
470:
304:
292:
268:
228:
188:
the national anthem of
Austria. The national anthem of Austria is "
851:
784:
542:
378:
353:
280:
248:
103:
99:
53:
49:
475:
276:
215:
everybody gets onto the dance floor and dances the opening round
515:
500:
295:. Unlike modern Austrian folk-pop music, drums are not used.
144:
There are some misconceptions about
Austrian folk tradition:
507:
Treu dem guten alten brauch founded in New York City in 1928
485:
460:
442:
211:
Austrian folk dance festivals follow a common sequence:
511:
221:
waltzes are danced in blocks, with breaks in between.
259:
Typical instruments for
Austrian folk dance are the
1283:
970:
880:
755:
645:
577:
224:
finally a special dance, often with a goodbye song.
480:collection of folk song lyrics/texts, in German
173:an Austrian folk dance, nor is it from Austria.
443:Videos and information of Austrian folk dances
527:
8:
501:Folk dancing and Schuhplatteln from Austria
449:General information regarding Volkstanz.com
445:(Site in German and English, see the flags)
132:. One example of this type of dance is the
534:
520:
512:
56:. However, there are other dances such as
18:
421:
287:. Dances are often accompanied by the
7:
14:
184:an Austrian folk song, and it is
1328:Dance in mythology and religion
196:" was created specifically for
239:, the Autumn Dance at baroque
190:Land der Berge, Land am Strome
1:
482:(no sound, only lyrics/texts)
126:German as a Minority Language
152:", as performed in the film
30:shows children engaged in a
1420:
455:Basic Austrian folk dances
302:
218:a welcoming speech is made
124:-speaking minorities (see
88:(literally "folk dance").
40:is mostly associated with
549:
497:,(no English, in German)
361:Rediwa (Sprachinseltanz)
80:in general are known as
503:(no English, in German)
488:(no English, in German)
461:http://www.dancilla.com
34:
358:Poschater Zwoaschritt
98:, which includes the
38:Austrian folk dancing
22:
1399:Austrian folk dances
1293:Dance and disability
1338:Dance on television
494:Der Fröhliche Kreis
255:Musical instruments
1394:Culture of Austria
486:Calendar of events
241:Belvedere (palace)
199:The Sound of Music
155:The Sound of Music
35:
1381:
1380:
1333:Dance occupations
1270:Wallis and Futuna
342:Lunzer Boarischer
261:Styrian harmonica
1411:
1404:Dance in Austria
1368:History of dance
1353:Dance technology
1298:Dance and health
1248:African-American
536:
529:
522:
513:
431:
426:
411:Music of Austria
118:Sprachinseltänze
112:ballroom dancing
66:Sprachinseltänze
24:Der Kinderreigen
1419:
1418:
1414:
1413:
1412:
1410:
1409:
1408:
1384:
1383:
1382:
1377:
1313:Dance etiquette
1279:
1038:Burma (Myanmar)
978:
974:
966:
915:Lead and follow
876:
812:Country–western
751:
732:Novelty and fad
690:Hoochie coochie
641:
600:closed position
573:
569:List of dancers
545:
540:
439:
434:
427:
423:
419:
393:
388:
312:
307:
301:
257:
209:
142:
74:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1417:
1415:
1407:
1406:
1401:
1396:
1386:
1385:
1379:
1378:
1376:
1375:
1373:Women in dance
1370:
1365:
1360:
1355:
1350:
1345:
1343:Dance research
1340:
1335:
1330:
1325:
1320:
1318:Dance notation
1315:
1310:
1305:
1300:
1295:
1289:
1287:
1281:
1280:
1278:
1277:
1272:
1267:
1262:
1257:
1252:
1251:
1250:
1240:
1235:
1230:
1225:
1220:
1215:
1210:
1205:
1200:
1195:
1190:
1185:
1180:
1175:
1170:
1165:
1160:
1155:
1150:
1145:
1140:
1135:
1130:
1125:
1120:
1115:
1110:
1105:
1100:
1095:
1090:
1085:
1080:
1075:
1070:
1065:
1060:
1055:
1050:
1045:
1040:
1035:
1030:
1025:
1020:
1015:
1010:
1005:
1000:
995:
990:
984:
982:
968:
967:
965:
964:
959:
954:
949:
944:
939:
934:
929:
928:
927:
917:
912:
907:
902:
897:
892:
886:
884:
878:
877:
875:
874:
869:
864:
859:
854:
849:
844:
839:
834:
829:
824:
819:
814:
809:
804:
799:
794:
789:
788:
787:
782:
772:
767:
761:
759:
753:
752:
750:
749:
744:
739:
734:
729:
724:
723:
722:
717:
712:
707:
702:
697:
692:
687:
682:
672:
667:
662:
657:
651:
649:
643:
642:
640:
639:
638:
637:
632:
627:
622:
617:
612:
607:
602:
597:
587:
581:
579:
575:
574:
572:
571:
566:
564:List of dances
561:
556:
550:
547:
546:
541:
539:
538:
531:
524:
516:
510:
509:
504:
498:
489:
483:
473:
464:
458:
452:
446:
438:
437:External links
435:
433:
432:
420:
418:
415:
414:
413:
408:
403:
392:
389:
387:
386:
381:
376:
375:Studentenpolka
373:
370:
365:
362:
359:
356:
351:
348:
343:
340:
335:
332:
329:
326:
323:
320:
317:
313:
311:
308:
300:
297:
256:
253:
226:
225:
222:
219:
216:
208:
205:
204:
203:
174:
163:
141:
140:Misconceptions
138:
92:Figure dancing
73:
72:Types of dance
70:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1416:
1405:
1402:
1400:
1397:
1395:
1392:
1391:
1389:
1374:
1371:
1369:
1366:
1364:
1363:Dancing mania
1361:
1359:
1356:
1354:
1351:
1349:
1348:Dance science
1346:
1344:
1341:
1339:
1336:
1334:
1331:
1329:
1326:
1324:
1323:Dance in film
1321:
1319:
1316:
1314:
1311:
1309:
1308:Dance costume
1306:
1304:
1301:
1299:
1296:
1294:
1291:
1290:
1288:
1286:
1282:
1276:
1273:
1271:
1268:
1266:
1263:
1261:
1258:
1256:
1253:
1249:
1246:
1245:
1244:
1243:United States
1241:
1239:
1236:
1234:
1231:
1229:
1226:
1224:
1221:
1219:
1216:
1214:
1211:
1209:
1206:
1204:
1201:
1199:
1196:
1194:
1191:
1189:
1186:
1184:
1181:
1179:
1176:
1174:
1171:
1169:
1166:
1164:
1161:
1159:
1156:
1154:
1151:
1149:
1146:
1144:
1141:
1139:
1136:
1134:
1131:
1129:
1126:
1124:
1121:
1119:
1116:
1114:
1111:
1109:
1106:
1104:
1101:
1099:
1096:
1094:
1091:
1089:
1086:
1084:
1083:Faroe Islands
1081:
1079:
1076:
1074:
1071:
1069:
1066:
1064:
1061:
1059:
1056:
1054:
1051:
1049:
1046:
1044:
1041:
1039:
1036:
1034:
1031:
1029:
1026:
1024:
1021:
1019:
1016:
1014:
1011:
1009:
1006:
1004:
1001:
999:
996:
994:
991:
989:
986:
985:
983:
980:
973:
969:
963:
960:
958:
955:
953:
950:
948:
945:
943:
940:
938:
935:
933:
930:
926:
923:
922:
921:
918:
916:
913:
911:
908:
906:
903:
901:
898:
896:
893:
891:
888:
887:
885:
883:
879:
873:
870:
868:
865:
863:
860:
858:
855:
853:
850:
848:
845:
843:
840:
838:
835:
833:
830:
828:
825:
823:
820:
818:
815:
813:
810:
808:
805:
803:
800:
798:
795:
793:
790:
786:
783:
781:
778:
777:
776:
773:
771:
768:
766:
763:
762:
760:
758:
754:
748:
745:
743:
740:
738:
735:
733:
730:
728:
725:
721:
718:
716:
713:
711:
708:
706:
703:
701:
700:Neo-Burlesque
698:
696:
693:
691:
688:
686:
683:
681:
678:
677:
676:
673:
671:
668:
666:
663:
661:
658:
656:
653:
652:
650:
648:
644:
636:
633:
631:
628:
626:
623:
621:
618:
616:
613:
611:
608:
606:
605:open position
603:
601:
598:
596:
595:close embrace
593:
592:
591:
588:
586:
583:
582:
580:
578:Participation
576:
570:
567:
565:
562:
560:
557:
555:
552:
551:
548:
544:
537:
532:
530:
525:
523:
518:
517:
514:
508:
505:
502:
499:
496:
495:
490:
487:
484:
481:
479:
474:
472:
468:
465:
462:
459:
456:
453:
450:
447:
444:
441:
440:
436:
430:
425:
422:
416:
412:
409:
407:
404:
402:
398:
395:
394:
390:
385:
382:
380:
377:
374:
372:Siebenschritt
371:
369:
368:Schuhplattler
366:
363:
360:
357:
355:
352:
349:
347:
344:
341:
339:
336:
334:Kuckuckspolka
333:
330:
327:
324:
321:
318:
315:
314:
309:
306:
298:
296:
294:
290:
286:
282:
278:
274:
270:
266:
262:
254:
252:
250:
246:
242:
238:
233:
230:
223:
220:
217:
214:
213:
212:
206:
201:
200:
195:
191:
187:
183:
179:
175:
172:
168:
167:Chicken Dance
164:
161:
157:
156:
151:
147:
146:
145:
139:
137:
135:
131:
127:
123:
119:
115:
113:
109:
105:
101:
97:
96:Round dancing
93:
89:
87:
83:
82:Folkloretänze
79:
71:
69:
67:
63:
59:
55:
51:
47:
43:
42:Schuhplattler
39:
33:
29:
25:
21:
16:Type of dance
1358:Dance troupe
1303:Dance awards
1198:Pontic Greek
1017:
905:Dance theory
895:Choreography
807:Contemporary
493:
477:
467:Folk Dancing
457:(no English)
451:(in English)
424:
397:Folk dancing
350:Neudeutscher
258:
236:
234:
227:
210:
197:
185:
181:
170:
159:
153:
143:
133:
130:Transylvania
117:
116:
90:
85:
81:
76:In Austria,
75:
65:
61:
37:
36:
32:circle dance
23:
1188:Philippines
1173:Netherlands
1163:Middle East
715:Table dance
680:Go go dance
660:Competitive
364:Rheinländer
325:Jägermarsch
310:Folk dances
285:brass bands
263:(a type of
237:Alpenverein
78:folk dances
62:Kontratänze
1388:Categories
1255:Uzbekistan
1023:Azerbaijan
932:Musicality
900:Connection
857:Postmodern
827:Historical
710:Striptease
705:Pole dance
655:Ceremonial
610:slow dance
492:Magazine:
463:in English
406:Folk music
401:Folk dance
384:Zwiefacher
331:Kreuzpolka
328:Krebspolka
316:Boarischer
303:See also:
289:contrabass
176:The song "
108:Zwiefacher
58:Zwiefacher
28:Hans Thoma
26:(1872) by
1260:Venezuela
1223:Sri Lanka
1218:Singapore
1178:Nicaragua
1108:Indonesia
1013:Australia
882:Technique
780:formation
695:Lap dance
322:Hiatamadl
319:Eiswalzer
265:accordion
207:Festivals
194:Edelweiss
178:Edelweiss
134:Rediwaire
86:Volkstanz
1275:Zimbabwe
1228:Thailand
1153:Malaysia
1138:Kiribati
1048:Cameroon
1043:Cambodia
1033:Bulgaria
1008:Assyrian
977:national
972:Regional
952:Spotting
947:Sequence
925:glossary
872:Two-step
817:Flamenco
802:Breaking
797:Boogaloo
775:Ballroom
720:Twerking
685:Grinding
670:Ecstatic
429:Calendar
391:See also
299:Clothing
273:clarinet
229:Viennese
1285:Related
1265:Vietnam
1238:Ukraine
1148:Kurdish
1118:Ireland
1098:Hungary
1088:Georgia
1073:Denmark
1063:Croatia
1028:Belarus
1018:Austria
1003:Armenia
993:Albania
957:Turnout
842:Lyrical
822:Hip-hop
665:Concert
590:Partner
559:Outline
346:Mazurka
338:Ländler
291:or the
267:), the
245:Ländler
150:Ländler
46:Ländler
1233:Turkey
1213:Serbia
1208:Russia
1203:Romani
1193:Poland
1158:Mexico
1123:Israel
1093:Greece
1078:Europe
1053:Canada
988:Africa
979:dances
937:Pointe
910:Graham
890:Ballet
847:Modern
770:Ballet
757:Styles
742:Street
737:Sacred
675:Erotic
647:Social
635:square
620:contra
615:circle
471:Curlie
305:Tracht
293:guitar
279:, the
275:, the
271:, the
269:fiddle
243:, the
122:German
102:, the
1168:Nepal
1143:Korea
1133:Japan
1128:Italy
1103:India
1058:China
962:Turns
920:Moves
862:Swing
852:Polka
837:Latin
792:Belly
785:waltz
630:round
554:Index
543:Dance
417:Notes
379:Waltz
354:Polka
281:flute
249:waltz
180:" is
169:" is
165:The "
158:, is
148:The "
104:polka
100:waltz
54:waltz
50:polka
1183:Peru
1113:Iran
1068:Cuba
998:Arab
942:Pole
832:Jazz
765:Acro
727:Folk
625:line
585:Solo
478:huge
399:and
283:and
277:harp
192:". "
64:and
52:and
867:Tap
747:War
469:at
186:not
182:not
171:not
160:not
1390::
476:A
136:.
114:.
106:,
68:.
60:,
48:,
44:,
981:)
975:(
535:e
528:t
521:v
202:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
