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WALTZ
The Waltz can be traced back as far as 400+ years. Its true origin is rather obscure, but a dance of turns and glides, leaping and stomping appeared in various parts of Europe at the end of the 17th and beginning of the 18th century. In Italy it was the Volta, in France the Volte, in Germany the Weller, and in Austria it was called the Landler. Although considered round dances, at the end of the dance the circle would break up into couples who would whirl madly round and round and finish with a jump in the air. In the Landler the hopping gave way more to a gliding motion, which is why it is generally agreed to be the forerunner of the Waltz.
The Waltz regained popularity in the 20th century; it blossomed as the Hesitation Waltz in 1913. Until the development of the hesitation, couples had waltzed in one direction until dizzy and then reversed until ready to drop, degenerating into an endurance contest. The slow Waltz was once known as the Boston Waltz, but today it is the American Waltz, English Waltz, or just Waltz.

WEST COAST SWING
The West Coast Swing is a stylized Swing dance popular west of the Mississippi from Kansas to California. It’s danced in a slot to medium slow dwing or Disco music and characterized by slot movements, taps and shuffles, coaster steps, and push and pull action of the dancers.

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