How To Count The Waltz: The Waltz has a 3/4 time signature which is different than many of the other social dances like Rumba or Foxtrot that have a 4/4 structure. This is the reason you count the Waltz “1,2,3” – “1,2,3”. Each beat is even.
How many counts is a waltz?
All Waltzes have three beats in a measure. That means that when you are looking at a sheet of music for a Waltz (example below), the top number at the very left of the staff will be a three.