This is a thank you for the great discussion on viennese waltzing.
We won a big waltzing event this weekend when normally we'd get 4th or 5th, and for certain a huge amount of credit is due to you guys on the discussion.
I'd forgotten the 'no-foot-rise' thing, and Dronak's brilliant comment about a low amplitude wave was in my mind. These 'mind pictures' are worth their weight in gold to me.
I'd also gone back to Harry Smith -Hampshire's booklet, which i've not read for over a year, and worked on the correct sway (practising it with my partner in a local corridor just a few hours before the event!)I'd been doing it wrongly for years.
The end result was a nice smooth flowing feel to the dance, which must have impressed the judges.
So - this discussion page REALLY works and many thanks again to you guys.

Congratulations on your win Phil! Glad to hear it worked out well for you and your partner. And yes, we do get good perspectives on this discussion board, don't we? It is nice to find a board with a good community of contributors who are generous enough to share their knowledge and experience. It certainly is appreciated.

Congratulations! It's always great to win an event and I'm sure everyone here is glad to have been of help if they could. That's why we're here after all, to discuss things and help out our fellow dancers. :)