| 单词 | hesitation step |
| 释义 | > as lemmashesitation step 3. In full hesitation waltz also valse: a variety of waltz, characterized by the hesitation step (see quot. 1919). Also figurative. So hesitation-valse (nonce-word) v. intransitive. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > dancing > types of dance or dancing > ballroom dancing > [noun] > waltz > types of waltz slow waltz1804 Viennese waltz1842 trois-temps1859 deux-temps1860 old-fashioned waltz1863 Boston1879 hesitation1914 1914 ‘V. Castle’ Mod. Dancing iv. 71 It is the Hesitation Waltz. 1918 J. M. Grider War Birds 29 Jan. (1927) 71 It's a long jump from the Boston and the hesitation to the giant swing, but we had them all fox-trotting in no time. 1919 E. Scott All about Latest Dances 86 As you lift the left foot..from the floor, count a short one, two; and on three drag the other foot along the floor, bringing it over in front of the first foot, which is by this time on the floor... That is the hesitation step. 1920 A. M. Cree Ball-room Dancing 41 The Hesitation Valse is a variety of the true valse that can very easily be performed once the valse is known. 1924 ‘L. Malet’ Dogs of Want v. §2 For over four hours a mixed multitude..had one-stepped, two-stepped, hesitation-valsed, and fox-trotted. 1927 Daily Express 31 Oct. 11/6 The foxtrot, tango, and the hesitation. 1959 Chambers's Encycl. IV. 364/1 During the first world war..the occasional waltzes..were danced with a slight hesitation movement. 1972 R. Mayne Europeans v. 136 Britain's slow hesitation waltz with European unity. < as lemmas |
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