Florecita de Mayo (Waltz)

[DanceMentor]

I wanted to share with you a beautiful waltz track, that I think would be great for dancing. I think perhaps nobody in the ballroom dance world has every danced too it. Maybe you will be the first? It comes from an obscure recording from Armando Morales Barillas, who is a famous guitarist from Nicaragua. I did a lot of cleanup and editing to make it danceable (removed some sections that weren't danceable). I discovered when I was learning about a salsa track that was recently released by his son Jose Morales which I posted about on Salsa Forums. Anyways, I hope you enjoy dancing to it.

 

[opendoor]

..be the first?

To be honest, DanceMentor, I would rather be interested in the bars that were cut out. What you left does not motivate me in any way to get on the dance floor. There are no rhythm changes, there are no tempo changes, no rubato, no syncopation. The triplets are nice, but the rest lacks pizzazz.

 

[Happyhorsie]

I think it’s nice. Not my style for a waltz (I like the really dramatic and melodic ones that are often used for smooth), but I can see it being well received for when I’m teaching beginners cuz the beat is quite clear.

 

[j_alexandra]

To be honest, DanceMentor, I would rather be interested in the bars that were cut out. What you left does not motivate me in any way to get on the dance floor. There are no rhythm changes, there are no tempo changes, no rubato, no syncopation. The triplets are nice, but the rest lacks pizzazz.

I understand, but ballroom waltz requires strict tempo, which DanceMentor has arranged.

Like you, I'd like to hear the rest.

 

[opendoor]

I understand, but..

What should I say? I answered as Andreas, as a private person who simply loves to dance, but not in the role of a rule enforcer. Do you expect me to pretend?

 

[j_alexandra]

What should I say? I answered as Andreas, as a private person who simply loves to dance, but not in the role of a rule enforcer. Do you expect me to pretend?

Never, ever ever would I expect you to pretend!

 

[DanceMentor]

To be honest, DanceMentor, I would rather be interested in the bars that were cut out. What you left does not motivate me in any way to get on the dance floor. There are no rhythm changes, there are no tempo changes, no rubato, no syncopation. The triplets are nice, but the rest lacks pizzazz.

Yes, unfortunately the part that was cut out is not waltz music. And I realize there are many wonderful waltzes out there that would surely be chosen before this one, but it’s just something new and different so I thought I would share.

 

[opendoor]

...the part that was cut out is not waltz music..

Sorry, it wasn't meant as a reproach. The edited piece just didn't appeal to me anymore. It will definitely be useful as a practice piece for wedding training. However, pieces that alternate between waltz and polka sections, or between waltz and march, are quite common in folk music. In European folklore there is yet another challenge: the double (zwiefacher, valse impaire), where a waltz step always is followed by a polka step. Taken together, this makes 5/4 time.