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Waltz Diaries: Vienna, Paris, Lima - France Director: Patricia Plattner Imagine the Waltz as a revolution. Historically, it was the first dance having couples clasping each other, men and women hugging, whirling to the rhythm of its music to the point of giddiness and rapture. A dance with a triple time rhythm both simple and complex, enthralling the most diverse societies and a source of unfailing interest. The greatest composers were inspired by it. Who has never heard of Johann Strauss ’The Beautiful Blue Danube or Brahms’ and Chopin’s waltzes? It has fed the imagination of writers and later on, of film-makers. The waltz is a gift to all citizens of the world, whether accompanied by the accordion as in France, the nobility of Vienna or the gentle singing of Peru. For more than a century and a half, it has thrilled millions of people from all ages all over the world. The waltz can take many forms; a gentle love song, a swaying rhythm, veteran singers swaying to the sounds of a guitar and cajon, or sung in unison with the whole audience. The waltz will always be our heroine.
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