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"e;I had fun
learning to do these dances. The 10 step is my
favorite (I know it's easy, but I have fun doing
it often). I enjoyed learning and practicing. I'm
even getting my boyfriend into it. Thanks!"e;
--D. Schofield
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High Energy, Easy to Follow, Lots of
FUN!
Reviewer: M. Bagby
I was not very familiar with line dancing before trying
this tape, but with Shawn's easy to follow steps, I was
able to pick up the dances pretty easily. The DVD gives
you 2 views on the screen, one being the full body, and
the other being just the feet, which allows you to be
able to pick up the foot movements more easily.
It was also very helpful how he does the whole dance with
the music first, before breaking it down into the parts.
This allowed me to see what parts I could pick up by just
watching, and then also what parts I would need to spend
more time concentrating on. It also allows you to get a
general feel for most of the steps before getting into
the technical breakdown of each one.
The dances he teaches are also very fun and have gotten
me excited to go out and try my foot on the dance
floor.
A lot of
fun!
Reviewer: M. Collinson (Palm Harbor,
FL)
I have several of the Shawn Trautman collection - they
are all very professionally done. I think this is my
favorite so far!
Great Dances!
Reviewer: P. R. Wood "e;web developer"e; (Beverly, MA
USA)
So you know a few line dance steps and you want to get
out on the dance floor. Essential Line Dances (Vol 1) is
for you!
Shawn Trautman introduces the beginner/intermediate
dancer to several popular line dances in this volume. If
you already know the basics of line dancing it will be
easy for you to follow along the first time through as
Shawn breaks the dances down step by step.
Even if you haven't danced before, each step is explained
in detail and can be learned after a couple viewings (and
with practice, of course!)
In addition to teaching the basic steps, Shawn offers
alternative steps depending on your dancing level.
There's something for everyone!
Great for
learning
Reviewer: R. Mason (Nashville, TN)
Just like Line Dance 101, this DVD was very well
received. My wife and I both loved it. It was a little
faster paced than 101, but we felt prepared and could
keep up. The dances are fun and presented very well. We
like the way Shawn breaks down the dances and then has
you learn with him. We liked Essential Line Dances Volume
2 for the same reasons.
It's
Great Exercise!
Reviewer: Laugh Lover (Connecticut, USA)
I've been looking for a way, other than the treadmill, to
get some exercise indoors and I remembered what fun and
what great exercise line dancing was. A long time ago I
used to go to a country line dancing bar and I had so
much fun there. I searched the internet for a Learn to
Line Dance DVD and decided to get this one because I knew
if I liked it, there were more in the series.
I've gone through the DVD two times now and I feel like I
can do the dances to "e;real"e; music already. The dances are
broken down in a way that make them very easy to learn.
You can also get a play list of suggested music on Shawn
Trautman's website to practice the dances with.
I do have to admit, I feel a little ridiculous line
dancing all by myself in the living room. But who cares,
right? Now that I have the play list I'll just turn the
music up loud enough so that I won't hear the neighbors
laughing at me when they drive by and see me through the
windows.
A
Wonderful Way to Start
Reviewer: A. M. Wilhoyt
I am a beginner learning line dances and I bought this CD
to get myself started. The lessons are taught
step-by-step and are easy to follow since the instructor
shows you a few moves at a time and shows them from
different angles. You build on previous moves and before
you know it, you're dancing! I have already applied some
of the dances at a local club, and I was so proud that I
was able to do them! I completely recommend this to
anyone, beginner or not, if you want to learn the dances
on this CD. I never floundered, never got lost and
practiced a few times and had it down pat. The instructor
really knows how to teach.
Essential Line
Dances
Reviewer: C.S. Boyd
Great DVD. Shawn's DVD make learning to line dance easy
and fun. His methods of instruction get an A+ from this
teacher.