Ballroom Starter Kit

The Ballroom Starter Kit was made for you if:

• You are new to country dancing.
• You have been told or you feel like you have "two left feet".
• You want to dance anywhere that country music is played.
• You have found yourself frustrated with group classes or private lessons.
• You have trouble remembering steps to practice between lessons.

Ballroom and Latin Dance Sampler

• Rules of partner dancing
• 4 Connection Points

Salsa Dance

• Open Dance Position
• Salsa Dance rhythm
• Cuban Motion
• 8 Count Forward Basic
• 8 Count Side Basic
• 4 Count Follower's Outside Turn
• 4 Count Leader's Inside Turn
• Closed to skaters move
• Follower's Inside Leader's Inside Turn Combo
• Side Basic to Underarm Turn Combo
• Basics in Closed Dance Position
• Turns with Closed Dance Position
• Practice with Music

Cha Cha

• Cha Cha rhythm
• International vs American Cha Cha
• Rock Steps
• Open Dance Position
• Cha Cha Stationary Basic
• Open Breaks
• Follower's Underarm Turn to Closed Dance Position
• Cha Cha Progressive Basic
• Lock Steps
• Follower's to Leader's Underarm Turn Combo
• Practice with Music

Fox Trot

• Foxtrot basics
• Progressive Box Step
• Basics in Closed Dance Position
• 6 Count Left Turn
• Follower's Underarm Turn to Promenade
• Practice with Music

Hustle

• 3 Count Hustle Timing
• 3 Count Basic
• Rock Step
• Leverage and Connection
• Left Turn
• Right Turn
• Wrist Slip as a Leading Tool
• Closed Dance Position (Left and Right Turn)
• Follower's Underarm Leader's Underarm Turn Combo
• 9 Count Traveling Step
• 6 Count Closed to Open Holding Step
• Follower's Underarm Turn
• Practice with Music

Tango

• Tango Rhythm
• Tango Connection Points
• 8 Count Basic in Closed Dance Position
• Left Turning Basic Step
• Promenade Position
• Practice with Music

Country Western Dance Sampler

• Rules of partner dancing
• 4 Connection Points

Two Step

• Two Step rhythm
• 6 Count Basic
• Progressive Basic Step
• Leaders and Followers moving together in progressive basic
• Closed to skaters move
• Follower's Inside 1.5 turn Release
• Closed to Skaters to Inside Turn Release Combo

Swing Dancing (East Coast Swing)

• Swing rhythm
• 6 Count Single Time Basic
• Rock Steps
• Open Dance Position
• Closed Dance Position
• 6 Count Triple Time Basic
• Left Turns
• Closed to Open Dance Position Transition
• Follower's Outside Underarm Turn to Inside Underarm Turn Combo
• Right Turns

West Coast Swing

• Open Dance Position with 6 count basic
• Right Side Underarm Pass
• Left Side Pass

Polka

• Polka rhythm
• Lilt
• 4 Count Basic
• Turning Basic Step
• Progressive Basic Step

Triple Two Step

• Triple Two Step rhythm
• 6 Count Basic
• Progressive Basic Step
• Right Turning Basic Step
• Left Turning Basic Step

Slow & Romantic Dance Sampler

• Rules of partner dancing
• 4 Connection Points

Slow Dance

• 4 Count Slow Dance Basic
• 8 Count Diagonal Basic
• 4 Count Right Turn
• 8 Count Follower's Underarm Turn
• Single Time Accelerations
• Practice with Music

Rumba

• Rumba rhythm
• 8 Count Basic
• 8 Count 5th Position Breaks
• 8 Count Underarm Turn
• 8 Count Turning Box
• Practice with Music

Waltz

• 3/4 Time Music
• 6 Count Basic Step
• Rise and Fall
• Turning Box Step
• Basics in Closed Dance Position
• Shaping
• Stationary Waltz
• Progressive Waltz
• Right Turns
• Practice with Music

Nightclub Two Step

• Slotted Dance
• 8 Count Basic
• Rock Step
• 2 Hand Hold
• Shaping through the Rib Cage
• Open to Closed Position Transitions
• 8 Count Follower's Underarm Turn
• 4 Count Leader's Underarm Turn
• Cross Body Lead
• Practice with Music

• Name: Ballroom Starter Kit: Two Step for Beginners Volume 1, Swing Dancing for Beginners Volume 1, West Coast Swing for Beginners Volume 1, the Country Western Dance Sampler, and Line Dance 101: A Quick Start Guide to Line Dancing
• Actor: Shawn Trautman, Joanna Trautman
• Format: Color, Dolby, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: All Region Encoded
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 3
• Rating: Unrated
• Studio: Dance Videos Direct
• DVD Release Date: November 1, 2006
• Run Time: 250 minutes

This DVD set will give you a solid sense of "well-roundedness" as a dancer. Fourteen (14) dances are taught during 4+ hrs of Shawn's detailed step-by-step lessons.

In the Ballroom and Latin Dance Sampler you'll learn how to dance the Salsa, Cha-Cha, Fox-Trot, Hustle, and the Tango to get you looking good at the ballroom and at the clubs. In the Slow and Romantic Dance Sampler, you'll learn what it takes to look good during special events such as weddings, parties, and the next night out with your spouse. Dances include the Slow Dance, Rumba, Waltz, and Nightclub Two-Step. In the Country Western Dance Sampler, you'll learn favorites such as the Two-Step, Swing, West Coast Swing, Polka, and even the Triple Two-Step.

Key features of these DVDs include four camera angles, picture-in-picture formatting, practice time with music alongside the instructors, an extensive library of dances that will keep you busy for hours, and top-rated instruction on lead and follow dancing from a complete beginner's perspective.

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