The Corona Valse is a waltz sequence arranged by James Finnigan and described by Walter E. Humphrey around 1912.
Holding both hands, Lead facing out.
Part I - Triple Chassé and Point (4 bars): Side (1), close (3), side (4), close (6), side (1), close (3), side along LOD (4), and pointing second foot against LOD at the end.
Part II - Repeat Against LOD (4 bars): Repeat against LOD (1, 3, 4, 6, 1, 3, 4).
Part II - Vis à Vis, Rollaway (4 bars): Holding inside hands, run forward six steps (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6), turning slightly outward on the first three steps and inward on the second three. Then rollaway along LOD, Lead turning left, Follow turning right (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6).
Part IV - Waltz (4 bars): Two full turns of right-turning waltz (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 / 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6).
Repeat from the beginning.
Waltz music.
© 2018 Nick Enge
For more, see our two books on dancing:
Waltzing: A Manual for Dancing and Living (2013) by Richard Powers and Nick Enge,
and Cross-Step Waltz: A Dancer's Guide (2019) by Richard Powers and Nick & Melissa Enge.
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