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The Viennese Waltz, the oldest of the ballroom society dances, emerged from the 'German Dance' and possibly also from the 'Landler' during the second half of the 18th century. The Viennese Waltz, the oldest of the ballroom society dances, emerged from the 'German Dance' and possibly also from the 'Landler' during the second half of the 18th century. In the numerous establishments of the Viennese suburbs, the ensembles of rivaling bandmasters Joseph Lanner (1801 - 1843) and Johann Strauss I (1804 - 1849) publicly played dance music and hence they may be considered as the actual 'inventors' of the Viennese Waltz as it is commonly understood and loved all over the world today.