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waltz

dance in 3/4 time, distinct from the musical form
Intangible type_of_dance Q193434
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Summary

waltz is a type of dance[1]. waltz ranks in the top 3% of type of dance entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,674 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: ballroom dance[3]
  • Commons category: Waltz[4]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Waltz[5]
  • Described by source: Riemann's Music Dictionary[6], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[7], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[8], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[9]
  • Different from: Waltz[10]
  • Time signature: 3/4[11]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[12]

Why It Matters

waltz has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] waltz is known by 43 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

Related Entities

Aleksandra Pakhmutova Frédéric Chopin Scott Joplin

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 10w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-08-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → waltz
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Harper's tag: waltz, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289967838|waltz (#289967838)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] #mix'n'match"
  2. 17w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → u0001828-valciky
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Svkkl authority id: u0001828-valciky, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259599|batch #259599]]"
  3. 21w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Naics code → —
    Subclass of → ballroom dance
    Instance of → —
    Instance of → type of dance
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|6 */ Yso id: 16669, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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