Waltz Together is the second half of the common figure Waltz Away and Together. However, Waltz Together can be used on its own, so it’s helpful to learn it separately.

Waltz Away is often immediately followed by Waltz Together, producing the common figure Waltz Away and Together. However, another common pattern is this:

• Waltz Away
• Do an even number of measures of something else
• Waltz Together

Why an even number of measures? Here’s why. In Waltz, each measure contains three beats (an odd number). One measure changes which foot is free; two measures change it back again. Thus, after any even number of measures, you once again have the correct foot free to begin Waltz Together.

To correctly dance Waltz Together, you need a sense of which direction you’re moving in a room. If needed, review that discussion in the Waltz Away lesson!

As with Waltz Away, Waltz Together begins with the couple facing (roughly) in the direction dance is moving. If they’re not quite facing the correct direction, then they adjust smoothly at the beginning of the first beat. The Additional Diagram Views below explain this.

In Waltz Together, dancers move toward one another, so the name ‘Waltz Together’ is appropriate. They typically keep inside hands joined throughout the figure. At the end of Waltz Together, dancers typically face each other, with inside hands still joined.

Very often, Waltz Together begins from the end position of Waltz Away, which is a slight back-to-back (‘V’). For simplicity, this foot rotation is not shown in the individual views.