The Aeroplane Waltz or Glide
Dance by Joan Sawyer
Music by Chas. Konedski-Davis
Published 1914

[This composition has parts that represent certain dance movements. These are described below]

1. PREPARING THE AEROPLANE. The music starts with a slow 6/8 movement, while the Dancers promenade

the centre of the Ballroom, and take up their positions.

2. LEAVING THE HANGAR. The waltz opens with a sustained tremolo, the dancers poising and the music

becoming louder as the machine with a joyous bound emerges into the open and the Dance begins with

3. THE RUNNING GLIDE in which the Dancers take the regular Tango position, run four steps, hold

two, swaying, then run back four steps, illustrating the beginning and Rise [4] of the Aeroplane.

5. THE CRISS-CROSS FLIGHT. Lady stands in front of Gent, hands slightly raised, take two steps

forward to the left, turn, take two steps forward to the right, hold two beats and resume doubly

slow, allowing the two beats of the music to each step, swaying as much as possible to illustrate

indecision in the flight of the Aeroplane.

6. IN MID-AIR, the music reverts to the original rhythm, till with a well marked eight bars (Ben

Marcato) it brings the dancers to the

7. SPIRAL FLIGHT. Here the couple breaks into a rapid waltz, the lady with her back to Partner,

resume the Running Glide, constantly revolving to give the spiral effect.

8. THE STRAIGHT FLIGHT, is a lapse into the simple waltz step, after which pose four beats before

beginning the

9. AERIAL GLIDE, illustrated by dancing rapidly under each other's arms, keeping the rhythm of the

music, making

10. THE DIP on the last beat of each alternate bar of the music, and

11. CIRCLING THE AERODROME or Ballroom in this manner, introducing the Loop [12] occasionally. The

dance now changes to the ordinary hesitation or half step waltz, increasing the tempo till

13. THE VOLPLANE or Finale is reached with a bow by the Gent and low courtesy on the part of the

lady, the last movement of the Dance and Beat of the music being simultaneous.