Customer Reviews

Ballroom Dancing: Beginners [VHS]

5 star:		(2)
4 star:		(2)
3 star:		(5)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

Video tapes are good source for learning, especially if live instruction is not available.Ms Mason and her partner Randolph are excellent smooth dancers. The problem for those wishing to learn is that the man's steps are shown separately in detail, but not the woman's. Also the man is usually filmed from front or side and not from the back making it difficult to follow. We did learn to dance, and quite well, but only after numerous stops and rewinds. The Webb's tapes are a classier production and much easier to follow but their dancing is not as polished. Except perhaps in their swing series which appears to be more of Webb's style.

There are no frills with this DVD, but Teresa takes a simple, easy to follow approach. This DVD is EXTREMELY WELL INDEXED! Whether you think her approach is best or not, it is so easy to go back and forth between the lessons, since everything is indexed as a separate chapter. Contrast this to DVDs that make you go to the beginning of the Tango chapter, then forward through 12 minutes of dancing... Sometimes I found the DVD too simple and would have liked more depth. Overall, easy to follow, easy to use. ...just gotta work on that music...

As a rank beginner in ballroom dancer, I found this DVD to be instructive and clear. The narration is concise and the demonstrations are well done. The instructional level is very basic, but that is ok for someone just starting. This DVD could serve as useful supplement to "real" dancing lessons, and it would make a good review reference for the sometime dancer.

After watching this DVD disk I found that it was difficult to study man's part. The man on disk dressed on so that the color of his dress and background almost same. You have to pay much attention to separate where his legs are and how he moves. On the other hand, the lady's part has good contrast.

This work offers the bare basic patterns(box step, underarm turn..rock step)instruction in an interchangeable styling-free approach to the listed dances.

Costume and set background colors (black on black) make it difficult, if not impossible for the visual learner to discern the man's (leg and footwork patterns)parts easily.

Auditory learners will find The Verbal cues are well articulated and easy to hear.

This production might offer a suplemental social dance resource (practice companion)for the student enrolled in a community social dance class.

This video allows for a breakdown approach to learning some simple structured, but complex looking steps. Sometimes, it's hard to follow the dancers because of their positions in respect to the viewer.

The lesson on the tape is good for the beginners in ballroom dancing, especially for the ladies, since the man take a lead.

We were quite satisfied with this video. The verbals are clear and it is easy to follow the steps. The music is not the best, but that isn't what we bought it for. There are a few issues with camera angles and the woman's steps aren't laid out quite as clearly as the mens.

We watched the whole thing twice and came away from it with an all new ability and confidence on the dance floor. I would recommend this video to my friends.

WOW! You couldn't make it easier. We bought it for our wedding and my brother bought it for his. In a few short months he delivered a stunning wedding firt Dance in the Ballroom style. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!

Having completed a beginning ballroom dance class several months ago, bought this CD wanting reviewing basic ballroom dancing techniques taught in this class. This CD offers such a review which includes easy follow detailed intstruction.