waltz

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Vargas Llosa intersperses the story with nimbly delivered informational chapters explaining the history and influences of the Peruvian vals, or waltz, which synthesizes European and indigenous musical styles.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

Because it was a waltz, listeners could dance to the tune, lending to its popularity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 1, 2026

"Home was a happy place. Daddy taught me how to waltz by standing me on his feet, and we would have waltzed around the living room," she said.

From BBC • Jan. 4, 2026

In recent weeks, Strictly viewers have seen La Voix and Škorjanec jive, waltz and foxtrot around the Strictly dancefloor.

From BBC • Nov. 22, 2025

“Maybe all that fame’s going to your head, Captain,” Hatchet sneered, “because you seem to think you can waltz in here and get what you want with one gun, when the truth is you’re outnumbered.”

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee