Ballroom Dance Lessons

Live-quality ballroom dance lessons in the comfort of your own home!

Ballroom dancing has never been more mainstream than it is in 2010. Luckily, learning to dance has never been easier either.

If you're just getting started or you're about to start ballroom lessons, you have a few options: private lessons, group lessons, dance videos or trying to pick it up as you go.

Click on the ballroom starter pack image below to learn more about the best way to start your dance lessons. Below the image are several benefits of each dance lesson type to help you better understand the dance lesson industry.

benefits of learning through shawn trautman dvds

• Learn in the comfort of your own home
• Saves time learning due to advanced teaching techniques
• Eliminates social anxiety relating to impressing instructors or classmates
• Saves money (costs considerably less than private lessons)
• Improved visibility of instruction by having picture-in-picture formatting and multiple camera angles
• No memberships or gimmicks, just permanent access to the instruction and a consistent reminder of steps and moves
• Structured learning plan from the beginning
• No embarrassing moments in public
• No travel time or travel expenses
• You can wear whatever you want to your lesson
• No one judges your abilities (or inabilities)
• You can’t be late to your class
• Learn at your own pace
• You'll never miss the most important parts of the class
• You don’t have to learn it all at once; or in a single lesson
• Easy to follow format that breaks down each and every step
• Can learn/dance on your own schedule rather than a set time
• There are no personality conflicts with instructors or classmates
• Instruction is presented in an easy to follow “What You See is What You Dance” format
• No time constraints for your lesson time – take as long as you want or go as fast as you need to
• Shawn Trautman's dance lessons are guaranteed, or your money back!

Other dance lesson DVDs you'll want to take a look at before deciding. Also, don't forget, DVDs from Shawn Trautman are risk free and have a 100% money back guarantee.

benefits of learning through private lessons (ballroom)

• Learn to dance one-on-one with a trained dance instructor
• Have set time scheduled for lessons
• Accountable to someone else (dance instructor) for making progress
• Learn to dance at the pace your instructor sets
• Learn different techniques from different instructors
• Immediate feedback and fixes on your dance steps, frame, etc.
• Expanded social time - get to talk to your instructor throughout your lesson
• Many different instructors to choose from for private dance lessons
• Usually the first to know about different competitions, shows, cruises, and dance related clothing opportunities

benefits of learning in group dance lessons (ballroom)

• A lot less expensive than private ballroom dance lessons
• Come and go as you want - usually not a set curriculum from week to week
• Make new friends (classmates) that are also interested in dancing
• Get to dance with other non-dancers as well as instructors when available
• Immediate feedback on questions you ask during dance class
• Social highs for doing the steps well in front of others (opposite can hold true as well)
• Set time for lessons each week - easy to remember and schedule your time accordingly
• Get to see others demonstrating dance moves and steps

the dances you'll learn using shawn trautman's dvds

Once you get started with Shawn Trautman Instruction, you'll see a wide arrangement of dances you can learn. Not only ballroom dancing, but also swing, country, latin, and even line dancing. Here' s a brief listing and some links to go with them.

• Waltz – Classical music spurs the romantic feel of this ultimate formal dance, long regarded as the picture of grace. Learn the waltz, and you’ve perfected one of the oldest social dances.
• Slow dancing – Slow dancing is the ultimate escape from the romantic mundane. Learn how to deviate from the typical “cling and sway” form, turning any slow dance into the stuff of romantic memory.
• Swing – Join so many others having a great time with classic swing dance instruction.
• West Coast Swing – The “dancer’s dance” for many reasons and always a top social dance.
• Salsa – Sensuous, sizzling, and surprisingly easy to learn.
• Hustle – The disco dance of the 70's that's been making a comeback.
• FoxTrot - The classic of the ballroom dances that everyone should know.
• Nightclub Two-Step - a fairly new and challenging slow dance that has now joined the ranks as a dance staple
• Cha-Cha - the dance made famous many decades ago and featured in such movies as Dirty Dancing. One that every dancer should know.
• Two-Step - the staple for country dancers around the globe. Made famous by the movie Urban Cowboy, this dance is fun to the core.
• Line Dancing - One of the best forms of exercise one can do without a partner while having a blast with others. Take a look at this collection to get started.
• Polka - who hasn't wanted to dance the polka at different events? It's fun and easy to do.
• Triple Two-Step - the latest in country fashion. This dance has quickly become one of the favorites and fits most of today's country music.

Dancing success starts with Shawn Trautman, who brings the ballroom to you. Learn to dance today with any one of more than 25 Shawn Trautman dance lesson DVDs.

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