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Re: Lilt in the waltz
Posted by anymouse
7/29/2008  3:16:00 PM
"CliveHarison. Why do we need any other words other than Rise. Fall. Drive, Swing, Sway."

Because those are specific actions.

"Lilt" was used to represent a more general property, which can be satisfied in a number of ways, including BUT NOT LIMTED to combinations of the terms you mention.

"I can't imagine any teacher saying I would like to see you lilt on that step."

I could very well see a teacher asking a student to create a more lilting quality in their waltz.

That's a general request. They might then tell you to do some specific things in order to achieve it. For those specific things we have other words - but the other words that you've proposed do not capture the general effect, as they only represent some of the many ways in which it can be achieved.
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