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vals

vals

6.9
A ballroom dance for two counted in three beats, like a waltz
  • noun
  • /vælz/
translation icon : vals
  • She learned to dance the vals during her trip to Argentina.

Examples

  • The orchestra ended the evening with a lively vals that filled the dance floor.

  • The couple performed a graceful vals at the wedding reception.

  • They danced the vals at the gala.

  • The vals is a beautiful dance.

  • The couple performed a graceful vals at the wedding reception.

  • She learned to dance the vals during her trip to Argentina.

  • The orchestra ended the evening with a lively vals that filled the dance floor.

Synonyms

waltz
vsvals
24 3.4

A dance for two people in three beats with graceful turns

is popular in Latin American and European music rather than stressing graceful turns
valse
vsvals
1 9.9

A dance in three beats like a waltz with a strong first beat

emphasizes popularity in Latin American and European music rather than beat accent

Surface Forms

vals plural
val singular

Etymology

Vals comes from the German Walzer, from the verb walzen meaning 'to turn' or 'roll'. So a vals is a dance where partners turn together, like the English word waltz.