Product Description

No experience necessary! Salsa, Cha-Cha, Fox Trot, Hustle, and Tango are all taught from a complete beginner perspective. Whether for a hot night at a club, a cruise, or just something fun to do, this volume is for everyone as you will learn to lead and follow the five most popular Ballroom and Latin dances. The Ballroom and Latin Dance Sampler is professional, easy to follow, designed specifically for beginners and fun for anyone wanting to get started on the dance floor. With over 80 minutes of instruction, four camera views, and beginner-friendly curriculum, Shawn and Joanna Trautman will build your confidence and help you get moving on the dance floor. Filmed 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: #24133 in DVD
• Released on: 2006-11-15
• Rating: Unrated
• Number of discs: 1
• Formats: AC-3, Color, Digital Sound, Full length, Full Screen, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 90 minutes

From the Director
This innovative DVD compilation teaches the basics and the most essential steps for beginners, which is perfect for gift-giving to friends, family, co-workers, or yourself. The Ballroom and Latin Dance Sampler 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're looking to learn to dance from proven instructors and not just see flashy moves that are impossible to execute, then any of the Dance Samplers 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 will demonstrate, explain, and teach you to lead and follow Salsa, Cha-Cha, Fox Trot, Hustle, and Tango so you can dance anywhere with anyone, rather than just learning a single step that can only be done with your partner.

Customer Reviews

Good foundation with a nice pace
This DVD creates a nice foundation. Shawn teaches the moves clearly and slowly, giving the lead just enough information without confusing him. Although, I would have liked to see more tips for the follow. The pace was also nice, not overwhelming but not boring. The variety of dances made for an interesting and diverse dance DVD.

Excellent Instruction
My favorite thing about Shawn Trautman's DVD's is the instruction provided individually for the leaders and the followers, so that each person learns what they should be doing. The camera angles are great too. This particular DVD has a lot of great variety (salsa, cha-cha, tango, etc).

Great Lesson!
This lesson is definitely worth taking! It's a private lesson that you can take and repeat anytime. I really enjoyed the variety of dances taught in this Ballroom & Latin dance sampler. While all of the dances are fun to learn and practice, the Tango steps were particularly fun for me and my partner!