Another of Schubert's late dances, this piece shares the intimate and melodically rich character of its companions. It offers a brief but lovely musical moment.
Focus on achieving a singing tone and smooth melodic contour.
2 Dance Sketches (D.980e) is rated Henle level 3 of 9 — late beginner repertoire, roughly ABRSM grades 4–5. In the RCM system it corresponds to about level 3.
You should be comfortable at Henle level 3 — meaning you can already play level 2–3 pieces cleanly. Learning it one level early is possible as a stretch piece, but more than that usually leads to months of frustration.
A typical performance of 2 Dance Sketches (D.980e) lasts about 2 minutes.
2 Dance Sketches (D.980e) is available as free public-domain sheet music on IMSLP — the score is linked directly from this page.