Why the waltz? What gives with this senescent New Year's tradition of still waltzing 200 years since the birth of the dance's greatest maker, Johann Strauss II? One simple answer is that this ...

Austria celebrates 200 years of 'waltz king' Johann Strauss II Even 200 years after the birth ... many of his 500 dance pieces live on in Vienna's roaring ball season. Strauss's persistent ...

Before long they were touring all over Europe and were the official dance orchestra for Austrian court ... (It died out in 1939 with the death of Johann Strauss III, son of Eduard, one of Johann II’s ...

He had six children, of whom three survived infancy and went on to become dance musicians. Johann Strauss II was his eldest child. He started his own orchestra in 1844, which came to rival his ...

ViennaBest known for his rousing waltz "The Blue Danube", which became Austria's unofficial national anthem, many of his 500 dance pieces live on in Vienna's roaring ball season. Strauss's ...

Even 200 years after the birth of Austria's world-famous "waltz king" Johann Strauss II -- widely revered like ... many of his 500 dance pieces live on in Vienna's roaring ball season.

Even 200 years after the birth of Austria’s world-famous “waltz king” Johann Strauss II – widely revered like a modern-day ... which became Austria’s unofficial national anthem, many of his 500 dance ...

Even 200 years after the birth of Austria’s world-famous “waltz king” Johann Strauss II – widely revered like ... many of his 500 dance pieces live on in Vienna’s roaring ball season.