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Dancing by Herself: When the Waltz Went Solo
Grete Wiesenthal, a ballet-trained Viennese dancer, made the waltz modern and a vehicle for solo expression.
Waltz with me: Grete Wiesenthal, in Vienna, around 1908.Credit.Rudolf Jobst/Österreichisches Theatermuseum, via Imagno and Getty Images
By Meryl Cates
Dec. 24, 2020
Waltzing can go on for hours in an endless rotation, as partners coiled in each other’s arms whisk around a brimming dance floor. It requires a significant amount of physical contact, which is why the waltz was considered somewhat of a guilty pleasure until the early 19th century, when its popularity finally overthrew propriety. And now during the coronavirus pandemic close partner dancing raises eyebrows again.