Four Corners Waltz

Formation: Solo dance, dancers spread out around the room and face the front wall to begin.
Music: “The Last Cheater’s Waltz” on Warner Brothers 49024 or “Yvonne’s Waltz”, on Chinook 1105

Download RTF file: Four Corners Waltz

Prompts: (All begin with the left foot.)
Intro or
41-48   – – -; Four Cross Waltzes;
  1-12   – – -; – – -; – – -; Forward Waltz Box;
13-24   – – -; – Balance; – – -; Four Corners;
25-36   – – -; – – -; – – -; – – -;
37-48   – – -; – – -; – – -; Four Cross Waltzes;

Description:
    1-6   Dancers begin with the left foot, cross in front, step to side with right, step on left beside right. With the right foot, cross in front, step to side with left, step on left beside right.
  7-12   Repeat beats 1-6.
13-18   Waltz Box: The foot pattern of a box uses the four corners of a square. The starting location is one corner. Dancers step forward with left foot (2nd corner), step to the side with the right foot (3rd corner), and close the left foot beside the right foot. To complete the box dancers step back with the right foot (4th corner), step on original spot with the left foot, close beside left with right foot.
19-24   Balance left and right: Dancers step to side with left foot, step behind left with right, recover onto left. Step to side with right foot, step behind right with left, recover onto right. Simplify by replacing the “step behind” with “step beside”.
25-36   Four Corners: Dancers will waltz forward and back towards each corner of the room in turn. Step forward and diagonally to left towards the left front corner of the room on left foot, close right beside left, change weight again to left (Forward, 2, 3). Step back on right turning 1/4 to the left to face the left back corner, close with left, change weight to right (Back, 2, 3). Step forward on left towards left back corner, 2, 3. Step back on right turning 1/4 to left to face the right back corner, 2, 3.
37-48   Step forward towards right back corner, 2, 3. Step back and turn 1/4 to left, 2, 3. Step forward towards right front corner, 2, 3. Step back and turn to face the front wall, 2, 3.

Choreography by: Jeanette Thompson
Source: Printed in CD Journal, February 2009
Usage: This is an easy introduction to a few waltz steps. Directing the dancers to sequentially face each of the four corners of the room is simple, different and delightful.

Simpler Version: Replace the first part with Balance Left and Right Twice, then Waltz Forward and Back twice.

Prompts:
Intro or
41-48   – – -; Balance Left and Right;
  1-12   – – -; – – -; – – -; Waltz Forward and Back;
13-24   – – -; – – -; – – -; Four Corners;
25-36   – – -; – – -; – – -; – – -;
37-48   – – -; – – -; – – -; Balance Left and Right;

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