The waltz of Vienna
Who of us (and I’m particularly referring to the girls) didn’t dream thinking about the princess Sissi when they were little, and taking part in the pomposity which a waltz involves?
In fact, it has always been a sign of nobility, purity and innocence of its participants, who express they status through dancing and they make it a high-profile occasion, rooted in the tradition that it expresses.
Let’s go on a trip then, maybe even perhaps making the most of appartamento vienna, focusing on the traditions that make it show off and stopping off at the places that also make the centre of the city of Vienna stand out, and which the parentage has given it. Let’s start with who created it, and his house:
Johann Strauss Apartment
In the Waltz’s house in The Blue Danube
Praterstrasse 54, 1020 Wien
It’s here where son Johann Strauss (1825-1899) wrote his most famous waltz in 1867, “In The Blue Danube”, which is Austria’s unofficial hymn. His old appartment was made good use of by being replaced with a museum dedicated to the town hall’s administration.
You can also find the famous music stand here where the master used to compose his songs alone. You can find the monument built by Edmund Hellmer in the Stadtpark. Opening times: every day except Mondays: 9am-12.15pm and 1pm-4.30pm.
Let’s continue looking at the places where today you can appreciate the elegant atmosphere this dance involves:
Volksgarten and Parkhotel Schönbrunn: from May to September dance demonstrations are given near the Volksgarten. You can also dance often near the Parkhotel Schönbrunn. Tel. 597 13 02
The dance seasons in Vienna go from November to February and over 300 dance parties are organised.
Hernals dance school: An hour of school of Viennese waltz with good attendance, as well as coffee and a second dessert, according to the old Viennese tradition. Tel: 405 41 77. For more information, I recommend you visit this website: www.viennawaltz.at
Visiting Vienna without getting to know and admire the places which have made history there and have created the immortal fame of elegance which today go with it would be silly, so let yourselves be guided by the music in the middle of the dance floors, and the waltz’s notes, which is a sensual and malincholic dance, but also joyous and fascinating, which everyone knows, where the man wears the white tie and ballerinas with long clothes on which have been embroidered with rhinstone and feathers, and which requires a certain flow of movement and the right dose of impetu and grace.
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