hesitation waltz

American  

noun

1. a waltz based on the frequent use of a step that consists of a pause and glide.

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Etymology

Origin of hesitation waltz

First recorded in 1910–15

Example Sentences

Ending a four-year hesitation waltz, Bombardier finally decided in July 2008 to produce the C series in two sizes.

From New York Times • Jul. 18, 2010

To match the dreamlike quality of the Indonesian civil war. in which battles often seem more like ballets, Indonesia's diplomacy last week went into a hesitation waltz.

From Time Magazine Archive

THE hesitation waltz went on last week in Laos.

From Time Magazine Archive

“Well, ring us up if you find the chairs doing a fox trot or hesitation waltz in the middle of the night,” suggested Walter.

From The Motor Girls at Camp Surprise The Cave in the Mountains by Penrose, Margaret

I have been learning a lot of the new dances, and Fred Stillman and me took the prize the other night for the best hesitation waltz.

From Living Up to Billy by Cooper, Elizabeth