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An undulating dance that flies around the dance floor, the Redowa is a perennial favorite.
Waltz position throughout.
In early sources, the Redowa was described as consisting of three steps:
Here is a selection of 19th century music for the Redowa:
Here are a few of our favorite 21st century Redowa tunes, arranged by tempo.
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La Redowa (Cellarius, Redowa, No. 1, Valse Bohemenne, 1846, p. 1):
La Redowa (F. Burgmuller, La Redowa, Valse Bohemienne, 1846, p. 1):
La Redowa (Jules Martin, The Redowa Waltz, c. 1847, p. 1):
La Redowa (Cellarius, La Danse Des Salons, 1847, p. 95):
La Redowa (Cellarius, Fashionable Dancing, 1847, p. 76):
The Redowa (Cellarius, The Drawing-Room Dances, 1847, p. 75):
The Redowa (Willis P. Hazard, The Ball-Room Companion, A Hand-Book For The Ball-Room And Evening Parties, 1849, p. 56):
La Redowa (Cellarius, La Danse Des Salons, 1849, p. 95):
The Redowa (Thomas Hillgrove, The Scholar's Companion & Ball-Room Vade-Mecum, 1857, p. 95):
The Redowa (Thomas Hillgrove, Hillgrove's Scholar's Companion And Ball-Room Guide, 1858, p. 101):
The Redowa (Thomas Hillgrove, A Complete And Practical Guide To The Art Of Dancing, 1863, p. 178):
The Redowa (Henry Bland, The Ball Room Companion, c. 1868, p. 17):
The Redowa (Redova) (Routledge (pub.), The Ball-Room Companion, c. 1868, p. 17):
Redowa Waltz (D. Spencer, Spencer's Terpsichorean Monitor, 1869, p. 53):
Redowa (Tousey & Small (pub.), How to Dance, 1878, p. 21):
The Redowa (J. Daniel & Sons (pub.), Ball-Room Guide, Or Dancing Taught without a Master, 1879, p. 15):
Redowa Waltz (M. B. Gilbert, Round Dancing, 1890, p. 93):
The Redowa (M. B. Gilbert, Round Dancing, 1890, p. 141):
The Redowa (T. Erp. Sichore, A Treatise on the Elements of Dancing, 1891, p. 61):
The Redowa (Grant, How To Become Successful Teachers, 1893, p. 20):
Redowa (J. Lagus, Reglas Para Los Bailes De Salon, 1895, p. 28):
Redowa (P. Gavina, Il Ballo, Storia Della Danza, 1898, p. 187):
La Redowa (Valse) (Washington Lopp, La Danse, 1903, p. 83):
Redowa (Albert W. Newman, A Complete Practical Guide To Modern Society Dancing, 1903, p. 21):
For more dance descriptions, see our three books on dancing:
The Book of Mixers: 100 Easy-Teach Dances for Getting Acquainted (2022) by Richard Powers and Nick & Melissa Enge,
Cross-Step Waltz: A Dancer's Guide (2019) by Richard Powers and Nick & Melissa Enge, and
Waltzing: A Manual for Dancing and Living (2013) by Richard Powers and Nick Enge.
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