Vienna traditionally waltzes in the new year and much of the world blithely follows its example. In fact, the waltz is historically a revolutionary dance.

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But look further. The waltz happens to be one of history’s great subversive endeavors. It has been an entertainment capable of subtly disquieting empire, class, sexuality, music and dance.

Why the waltz? What gives with this senescent New Year’s tradition of still waltzing 200 years since the birth of the dance’s greatest maker, Johann Strauss II? One simple answer is that this ...

Bicentenary of the birth of the great Johann Strauss, an incredibly successful composer, best known for his Viennese waltzes ...