The origins of Viennese Waltz are dated back to 12th/13th centuries and found in the dance called "Nachtanz."  The Viennese Waltz originally comes from Baveria and used to be called the "German."  However, other people question this origin of the Viennese Waltz.  An article which appeared in the Paris magazine "La Patrie" ("The Fatherland") on January 17, 1882, claimed that the waltz was first danced in Paris in 1178, not under the name waltz but as the Volta from the Provence.  Presumably this is a dance in 3/4 rhythm, which the French regard as the forerunner of the Viennese Waltz.

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