12/04/2026
The Viennese Waltz was invented in the early 1930s - not in Vienna, but in England - by Erik van der Weyden, a British professional skater born in France to American parents, and his wife Eva Keats.
The couple taught both roller and ice skating, and they created the Viennese Waltz for ice revues on the stage, where it was performed in a circle. It was originally skated at 54–56 bars per minute.
van der Weyden and Keats also created several other compulsory dances, including the Rocker Foxtrot and Westminster Waltz. Protective of their work, van der Weyden frequently wrote articles about his dances for skating magazines, in hopes of preserving the original choreography and intent of his dances, as they evolved through rule changes, different coach's interpretations and skaters' bad habits. Though many saw compulsory dances as technical drills, their creators considered them an art. ⛸️
📸 "Ice Dancing Illustrated" (Lorna Dyer)
24/12/2025
We would like to wish our customers and friends a very Merry Christmas. Thank you all for making 2025 so sparkly ✨️
15/12/2025
Hello and thank you you to all our customers who have placed your Christmas order's with us. Don't forget to roll and pack your covers in the gift packet provided by us (as per the images below).
We would do it but that would make the postage cost higher and we would like to continue to offer all UK customers free P&P. ✨️✨️
06/12/2025
Just few Christmas order's on their way around the world. Thank you to the hundreds of customers that have ordered their Christmas presents from us, and just a reminder that the cut of for international order's is the 10th of December and the UK is the 15th of December. You can only order from our website now as we've had to put other platforms on holiday mode due to the high volume of orders coming in. Have a wonderful weekend ✨️✨️
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