[viewer5]

I'll bet you're just thinking of the box-step (the super basic step where you basically walk in a box shape).

If I'm not misremembering my lessons--to do some of the turns properly, the woman has to be essentially straddling the man's upper leg. It was a pain to do some of those with partners who weren't comfortable with that kind of contact.

[SimbaOnSteroids]

I believe one of the defining characteristics of the Waltz is that its done in 3/4 time.

[viewer5]

Right, I just mean that the way you phrased it sounded like you were picturing a super vanilla, middle-school-dance-esque box-stepping couple (in 3/4 time).

All's I meant is I can see how waltz was considered risque; as a sheltered guy, I was caught really off-guard when our instructor positioned my partner and I in the way I described.