A fleckerl (

Austrian German Austrian German (), Austrian Standard German (ASG), Standard Austrian German (), Austrian High German (), or simply just Austrian (), is the variety of Standard German written and spoken in Austria and South Tyrol. It has the highest prestige ( ...

: a square-shaped noodle or a rag) is a dance step, most commonly found in the

Viennese waltz Viennese waltz () is a genre of ballroom dance. At least four different meanings are recognized. In the historically first sense, the name may refer to several versions of the waltz, including the earliest waltzes done in ballroom dancing, dance ...

. Unlike the

natural and reverse turns A natural turn is a dance step in which the partners turn around a common center clockwise. Its near-mirror counterpart is the reverse turn, which is turning counter-clockwise. This terminology is used mainly in the "International Standard" gro ...

, the fleckerl does not move forwards along the dance floor but instead rotates on the spot.DanceCentral.info
/ref> Fleckerls are danced clockwise or counter-clockwise (natural or reverse), and the basic shape lasts for six steps (two three-note bars). The leader crosses his foot in front on steps 1 and 3, while crossing behind on step 5 and to the side on 2, 4 and 6, creating the pattern: in front, side, in front, side, behind, side. The follower dances the same pattern but offset by a bar: side, behind, side, in front, side, in front. It is normal for a couple to move to the center of the dancefloor before dancing fleckerls, since this means that other dancers (who, in the Viennese waltz, are continually moving around the floor at high speed) do not have to make avoiding maneuvers.

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* . Reverse fleckerls start at 0:23, followed by natural fleckerls. Social dance steps Waltz dance moves {{Europe-dance-stub