Whisk (ballroom dance)

The whisk is a ballroom dance step used in the Waltz or Viennese Waltz. It is one of several ways to get into promenade position and is used to turn dancers around corners or change their direction on the dance floor. It is often performed after a complete reverse turn.

The basic whisk is only three steps. As in most Waltz steps, the body rises on the second beat and lowers on the third.

The back whisk is a variation on the basic whisk. It is very similar to the basic whisk except that it progresses backward rather than forward. The back whisk begins with the leader backing diagonal center against line of dance and finishes with the follower in promenade position.

The Left Whisk is a Gold syllabus variation on the whisk.

There are two variations on the Left Whisk. One begins with the man moving backward on the right foot. The other is a Left Whisk on the first beat.

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