The Last Waltz (Neal Elias): Instructions

I can finally learn how to make this!!!!! WOOHOOOO!
.......not that im excited or anything.

You have explained the steps really well in ur videos! I am looking forward to folding the model. :) I have 1 Q though, what kind of paper did you use for this model? And where did you get it from? Thank you!

Sara, what a terrific model to engage upon !
This Elias Last Waltz may well stand as the hallmark/apex of your teaching videos.
I cannot immagine how many folks , who previously only whimsically longed to fold this model, can now access assistance to actually doing it.
Nor can I imagine anyone, but yourself, doing so with such clarity.
I have no doubt that this will be appreciated by a great many.
Your latest endeavor has left me speechless.( Not an easy task obviously )
Of course, it has it's downside...
Now I have have no excuse to put aside crumpling wads of paper into puppies & kitties, so as to actually do a model of some elegance.
" I certainly hope that you're proud of yourself ! " ( Double entendre intended ...)
Finally, please take pause sufficiently to, say, unpack a few boxes, before undertaking the predictable next project of oh, the Ryu-jin for example, so as to allow us mere mortals a chance to catch up.
Extraordinary work, Sara...

I nearly went to Dave's "Last Waltz" teaching session at the Nottingham Convention, but didn't because I thought I had the diagrams at home in my newly bought (ebayed) Origami 4 by Robert Harbin. I was disappointed to find when I got home that the model in the book was actually "Dancers": still by Neal Elias but a much simpler model from a bird base with no box pleating and flat. So you've really cheered me up with this one! You've done a fantastic job (again).
Thank you.

Dang.. what a great dual model! Great job... hope that your next video is as great as the last!

I am folding this for the nth time........ and I get messed up because you refer to the colour sides, ... it would be easier for those of us without your paper to have "the female side" and "the male side" because one side of my paper is blue and the other white, and I want the man white and the woman blue and I keep ripping up the paper!

You have explained the steps really well in ur videos! I am looking forward to folding the model. :) I have 1 Q though, what kind of paper did you use for this model? And where did you get it from? Thank you!

I am really improving my origami since I met your videos at the net, thanks!

I love working origami with u s dollar bills (orikane). Is it possible to do" the last waltz " with a dollar bill? Even if I could do each figure using a separate bill.
Thanx! Ron

where did you get the double colered paper?

I have something really quick to ask. How do you get a perfect 1:3 size paper?

Thank you very much! I will try that.

thank you sara for this vid at 4 mins it looks like a ping pong bat lol ty for all vids

hi sara,

good job with the last dance and the other videos too! just one small thing - elias' first name should be "neal" and not "neil".

btw, in case u haven't visited, some folder friends and i set up a site in 2007 to pay joint tribute to neal elias. please visit us if u haven't done so already :

http://elias-tribute...

keep up the good work!


- boon

hey... i really want to try and make this, but the part 1 video doens't seem to be working :(

hey sara please do something about the not working 1/5 video....
thnx in advance
-ithan

hola la verdad me encantan tus origamis y este para mi gusto es el mejor gracias por compartirlo con la gente amante de esto. soy argentino de 26 años de edad

what type of paper did you use and what type of paper can i not use? can i use wrapping paper?

Is there another way to see this pleat i am supose to fold to make the males jacket? I mean do you have a diagram or know where i can see this part.

I had dreamed of folding this model ever since I first saw pictures of it on the net. Now I could finally try my hand on it, and thanks to your clear and well-paced directions, was able to complete it with little difficulty. Thank you!

I actually modified the female head a bit, since I don't really like the gaping V shape of it. So instead of the second inside reverse fold I made a valley-mountain pleat from chin to neck, to make the remaining point stand up vertically (and then outside-reversed it normally). This gives the head a nice and round shape, though not so 3D, and at least with dark paper the pleat does not stand out too much. With the male, this head style leaves a bit too little hair to work with, but then again, I find that the original "chiselled" features suit him better than her.

OMG TY I finally completeed on.The hardest part was finding the type of paper that would hold lol.

This is simply amazing I can't wait to try it out.

Thank you for that video! My friend showed me this website and then, later, showed me his last waltz. I thought it was cool, and I really liked it. Thanks.

Yes!!!!! I DID IT! all credit goes to you - you explained each step in detail and made it easy to understand.

Great job !!!!!!

ps. keep putting more videos of origami in

good!
It's really beautiful
I can not wait to try it

i've managed to do it. it looks sooo coool. i just simply love it. thanks to you i'm now a happy man

Hi Sara,

I finally folded this model. Thank you for making the instructional video so detailed. It was really helpful. I shall be posting a pic of my completed model, shortly. :) Am looking forward to your video on Neal Elias' 'Moment of Truth', now. :D

- Ancella

I'm surprised at how well my model turned out to be! On my third attempt, I filannl got it. I must be a more experienced folder than I thought!
-Noah

how do you make the 45 degree angle in 1:05 of part 2?

wish I had bigger paper!

WOW.........just one paper nd such a gr8 work......awesome!!!!!!!

hey sara, what kind of paper did you use? sorry if this question was already asked.

thanks, dave

sorry but i have another question, in the first video at the beginning how did u get that square? is there any other way to get that square then to fold it into a cylinder and squash it precisely?

thanks again, dave

I have folded this model three times now; twice as practice, and once as the final version, which I will give as a wedding present tomorrow. The first two folds were made using regular kraft wrapping paper (black on one side, white/grey on the other side) of roughly 80g/m² and it worked quite well. The result looked fine, but not amazing. When folding from thicker paper, make sure that you use a sufficiently large sheet of paper (mine was 70x23,3 cm).

The final version I folded was made from double coated Unryu (again, black and white). These colours proved to be a lot more beautiful, and the paper was slightly thinner than the gift wrapping paper. It produced a nicer result in the end, as the fibres running through the paper somehow reminded me of cloth. The downside of using Unryu is that it is difficult to shape at the end, because if you decide to wet-fold it or shape it with MC, some of the fibres will come a bit loose and the model will have a fuzzy look to it.

Overall, I'd say that while Unryu can look beautiful, it is probably a lot more easy to fold this from some kind of foil backed paper, or tissue foil. Shiny surfaces do not look very nice for this model, so I'd suggest avoiding them. Nevertheless, using the paper/foil mix may be useful for practising the model.

Wet folding it from the start would most likely produce the best results, but would also be the most labour intensive. I'm guessing that Elephant hide would end up being too thick, but perhaps I'll give that paper a go if I'm in a crazy mood. Thin Kozo and Mulberry come to mind, as both paper types can be thin, but suitable for wet-folding; thus I suppose that these two paper types would result in the best model (in my opinion).

Hello again,
I want to make this model out of tissue foil, since it was recommended. But I wanted to know if you could list any models or techniques we should know how to consrtuct before this model.

Juan Inastrilla

About getting the guy's arm around the girl--there's always gl*e.

Gold foil paper works really well
...just not in bright light! Anyway, amazing job on the video!

By the way, can anyone tell me if long necked seed bugs have wings?

I'm making it with tissue foil I was just wondering how you cut it from tissue foil

what is the smallest model you've ever made?
I (somehow) managed to cut a similar rectangle out of a sheet of letter paper and the result was amazing! A figure about 6 cm tall!
The paper is too weak/stiff to keep the hands together but the whole model is white and the whole family loved it.

I would say that is a marvelous piece of work. I would like to see more of them more of such videos which can actually improve my likes to this kind of art. Thanks a lot for the update. Keep sharing.

Me Liiiike!!!!! Very good tutorial, though I wish that I could get the quality higher. Oh well...

~Kadem

Hello Sara. I would like to congratulate you on such a fine video demonstration of this model by Neal Elias. Back in 1967/68 I can remember Neal Elias having a mention on Robert Harbins' television program series on origami televised here in the UK at that time. I have had an interest in origami since I was eight years old and am now 57. I've seen pictures of this model and have always admired it. I have many origami books collected over the years which are a good reference, but don't find the format easily to follow especially those models which are complicated to fold. That is why I am so pleased I found this video demostration of yours enabling me to fold this particular model at long last. Best Wishes. PS. You can teach an old dog new tricks after all!

Thanks for the info, on where you bought, the wrapping paper, for this model.

You have explained the steps well in your video! I am looking forward to the folding model. :) I have 1 question, what kind of paper did you use on this model? Where did you get it? Thank you!