Waltz Musette

Simpler and more sensuous that traditional Waltz, it requires less

space and only three times

Originally, a musical instrument

• The musette is similaire to the bagpipe, or the biniou in Britanny and composed of a goat skin bag and hollow wooden pipes, very often made by the owner himself

The musette

The accordion

The ball

The so-called musette ball was created in the 18th century when people came to dance on the music of a unique instrument : the musette.

Since the beginning of the 19th century, which was the golden age of the musette balls, the musette has been replaced by the accordion.

What about waltz?

• In fact this technique of dancing spread in the 1890s in Paris because the ball rooms were narrow and couples could be close to each other during dancing and did not move around very much, even sometimes dancing on the same spot all the time.

Musette Waltz or French Waltz

Musette waltz hasn't changed much.There are very few moves : turn to the left,

turn to the right, change step, inversion, spinning step.

What has happened to Musette Waltz ?

Nowadays people dance Musette Waltz all the time but especially during the traditional balls on the 14th July, French National Day, and during wedding parties.

Let's dance ! Simplified pattern :

This concerns both dancing to the right and to the left.

There are 3 steps during each bar.

The couple stand very close to each other, each of them with the right foot between the other's feet..

The first three times are marked without moving : the man starts with his left foot, the woman with her right foot.

Second bar : the man starts with his right foot and the woman with her left foot.

After a while, the couple start rotating. There are several other steps.

Now it's your turn !