Product Description

No experience necessary! The basics of lead and follow Two-Step as well as mirrored vines, wraps, torque turns, forward and back presentations and much more are all taught from a complete beginner perspective. Whether for a hot night at a country western club or just something fun to do, this volume is for everyone as you will learn to lead and follow the Two-Step (also known as the Texas Two-Step). Two-Step for Beginners Volume 1 is professional, easy to follow, designed specifically for beginners and fun for anyone wanting to get started with dance lessons. With nearly 90 minutes of instruction, multiple camera views, and beginner-friendly curriculum, Shawn and Joanna Trautman will build your confidence and help you get moving on the dance floor. Filmed in a country nightclub and presented with multiple camera angles and Picture-in-Picture technology, you will be surprised at just how easily you learn with the right instruction. The design of the curriculum and camera placement for the DVDs allows the leaders to do the EXACT movements that Shawn presents, and it allows the followers to mimic Joanna in real time without having to turn away from the screen. In addition to learning along with the instructors with split-screen formatting, you will also get to dance each dance with music alongside the instructors at the end of each section.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #33066 in DVD
• Brand: Shawn Trautman's Dance Collection
• Published on: 2006
• Released on: 2006-11-15
• Rating: Unrated
• Formats: AC-3, Color, Digital Sound, Full length, Full Screen, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 90 minutes

Features

• * Street Release Date: November 15, 2006
• * Professional and easy to follow for beginners
• * One-on-One Training with Proven Instructors

Marcus Gaines, November 4, 2006
Extremely Valuable! Much more insightful than imagined. All three 2-step DVDs are very well done and get a Strong Recommendation!

From the Director
This innovative dance instruction DVD teaches the basics and the most essential steps for beginners at an easy-to-follow and steady pace, which is perfect for gift-giving to friends, family, co-workers, or yourself. Two-Step for Beginners Volume 1 is best used as a starting point that will help you quickly accelerate your way through the Shawn Trautman Dance Collection in its entirety where you will have your choice of more than 20 highly-rated full-length beginner dance instruction DVDs. Owning this DVD is the equivalent of having your own private instruction at home - over and over and over. If you are looking to learn to dance from proven instructors and not just see flashy moves that are impossible to execute, then any of the Shawn Trautman beginner DVDs are for you.

About the Actor
With nearly two decades of experience, a number of World Champion students to their credit, and their recently published book "Picture Yourself Dancing: Step-by-Step Instruction for Ballroom, Latin, Country, and More", Shawn and Joanna have perfected the basic elements of each dance while specializing in the leading and following aspects which are extremely hard to find. Shawn and Joanna go beyond mere dance steps as it covers everything from how to do quicks and slows, what the footwork is for both leaders and followers, how to properly use the four connection points, how to turn on corners, what drills are best for practicing on your own, the importance of stopping on the dance floor, and other tips and tricks every beginner should know. Shawn and Joanna will demonstrate, explain, and teach you to lead and follow Two-Step so you can dance anywhere with anyone, rather than just learning a single step that can only be done with your partner.

Customer Reviews

Great Video!
My Husband and I both have two left feet and we never go dancing in public. After watching Shawn's video at home, we now surprise ourselves and our friends when we go out. It is so easy and fun to learn all of the steps. My husband and I always have a great time practicing old steps and learning new ones. We both highly recommend this video to anyone who wants to learn how to dance and learn hot new steps.

Wow! Great DVD! -Two Step DVD Volume 1
I am shocked! I have to admit I didn't think I'd really learn anything from this DVD. After all I had tried several other companies DVD's and still couldn't dance. But I thought I'd try one more. Thank you Shawn! I'm dancing! Very easy to understand. If Shawn can teach me to dance... he can dang sure teach you!

My Review!
I really liked this video. He showed each step individually from each point of view. 1. for the leader 2. for the follower 3. both together. He showed the leader how to lead and the follower how to follow. The only thing that I think he could have done better is to do the steps to music at the end of each section.