Dance Lessons 101: The Ultimate Couples Dancing Instruction Video for Beginners (Shawn Trautman's Dance Collection) |  | Actors: Shawn Trautman, Joanna Trautman
Studio: Xpress Innovations, Inc.
Category: DVD
List Price: $19.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  20 reviews
Sales Rank: 2061
Format: Color, Dolby, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown)
Rating: Unrated
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 124
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: 857132001326
UPC: 857132001326
EAN: 0857132001326
ASIN: B000X1GTCO
Theatrical Release Date: 2007
Publication Date: 2007
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| • | Street Release Date: November 1, 2007 | | • | Professional and easy to follow for beginners | | • | Filmed in HD/Multiple Camera Views / PIP Technology | | • | All-Region Encoding | | • | Dolby AC-3 Audio Track |
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Product Description
Dance Lessons 101 is the best starting point for Ballroom, Country, Swing, and Latin Dancing. This DVD is proof you can learn to dance without live lessons! You will be dancing the Slow Dance, Waltz, Swing, Salsa, Two-Step, Cha-Cha, Hustle, and West Coast Swing in a matter of minutes. Also referred to as the Ultimate Couples Dancing Instruction Video for Beginners, Dance Lessons 101 was designed and developed with the end-user in mind. Customer feedback received from Shawn Trautmans acclaimed DVD, the Couples Ultimate Dance Sampler, was the key to developing such a user-friendly and easy-to-follow curriculum.Now, with just one DVD, you can quickly learn eight of the most popular social dances. Dance Lessons 101 includes nearly two hours of instruction, picture-in-picture technology, HD filming for optimum clarity, and multiple camera angles to ensure that you, the student, get the best view. Each step and move is taught for both the leader and the follower as well as together, allowing you the option of learning with or without a dance partner. Also, menu selections in the DVD provide you with options of going from one dance to another without hassle.Your instructors, Shawn and Joanna Trautman, will have you dancing in a matter of minutes! Owning this DVD is the equivalent of having your own private instruction at home for a fraction of the cost. Whether learning for an event like a wedding or a cruise or if you simply want to try something new to get out and stay fit, Dance Lessons 101 is the best choice to start and feel good about your new hobby. After completing this video dance lesson, you will have your choice of more than two dozen other titles in Shawn Trautmans Dance Collection to further your learning.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 15 more reviews...
 dancing 101 September 17, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
the instructions were very clear but I would have like a little bit faster pace. Overall I thought it was great for beginners.
 Great for beginners! September 11, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This instructional video is great! I would highly recommend it to others, and do plan to purchase more in the future. We loved Shawn's slow, repetitive teaching style. He's easy to follow and feels like he's talking directly to us as we watch. Of course the DVD rewind and pause button are great also!
Wonderful job of teaching! September 9, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I love Shawn's DVDs. He is skilled at bringing simplicity to dance lessons and teaching beginners. I have many dance videos and his are by far the best! It's almost like taking private lessons; just at home and a lot cheaper. Many of my friends have already heard about his DVDs as they've absolutely done right by me. Shawn and his wife both do a wonderful job of teaching.
Dance Lesson 101 August 26, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Even though I grew up dancing...(my father would take us out honky tonkin') my husband isn't much of a dancer. With a willing spirit though he wanted to learn. If only you could have been there when he took me in his arms, holding me the way he was instructed, and said..."WOW!" "You really do go where I want you to"! (Probably every husbands dream) :) Then he starts placing me here and there. We had a GREAT TIME! With a little practice, we'll be all over the dance floor. Thanks so much!!! EXCELLENT INSTRUCTION AND FUN DANCE STEPS TO LEARN!!!
A Must-Have DVD! July 13, 2008
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
Shawn Trautman is a GREAT instructor! I attended one of his Dance Lessons 101 Live classes last week and was blown away by his teaching methods and ability to break dances down into pieces that everyone understood. I've taken many dance classes and this was by far the best I've ever taken. As a middle school teacher, I can honestly say I didn't expect to be impressed in the manner I was and I know others in the class were equally impressed.
I purchased Dance Lessons 101 and strongly recommend it! I already know some of the dances featured on the DVD, like West Coast Swing and Hustle, but have struggled to get the right techniques and footwork. Other dances I've seen, but not danced, so I was pleased. This DVD is very easy for me to follow, and I can replay and practice the footwork I need help with until it "clicks" for me. I really like how Shawn and his wife, Joanna, explain things thoroughly and demonstrate on the screen exactly as I see it; in other words, it's not the mirror image. Like excellent teachers of any subject do, they anticipate and answer questions you might have such as where your weight should be, or what to do with your hands. Joanna offers tips about things that make the dances easier for her to follow, and I find myself practicing those techniques as well. It's almost like being in your own 2 hour private lesson that you've recorded and can play back to review. I also liked that Shawn shows a little more of what you can learn in each dance from his other DVDs. You won't get to be an expert in any of these dances by this one DVD, but you can certainly learn enough to go out and have fun with each of the 8 dances. If you're new to dancing or just want to learn some new dances like I did, you should give Dance Lessons 101 a try.
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