Product Details

• Format: Color, HiFi Sound, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Parade Video
• VHS Release Date: November 16, 1999
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 1577138392
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #287,153 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Well organized and appropriately paced, dance instructor Cal Pozo's Swing! covers the fundamentals of swing dances including East Coast, West Coast, and country swing. Pozo starts with the very basics, the triple step and the rocking step, and his teaching method works especially well here, as the movements in swing dance are swift, small, and difficult to replicate. He employs his standard teaching method starting with an explanation and history of the dance, animated footprints stepping out the moves, the perspectives (front and back) of each partner, and finally, a full-out demonstration. After the basics are covered, he includes instructions and demonstrations for more intricate maneuvers such as the open break, underarm turn, and sugarfoot--each clearly demonstrated in half-time tempo, so the observer is sure to grasp the moves. If you can't wait to jump into the swing craze, this video will get you jitterbugging in a jiffy. --Beth Massa

From the back cover

Join the crowd, be a part of the swing dance craze! In this program you'll learn the basic steps and rhythms to the swing and its variations: the jitterbug, jump-live, lindy hop and the east/west coast swing! You'll learn how to do turns and side-by-side moves that will make you stand out from the thousands of people who are crowding swing clubs across the country. This Platinum Award winning program features: Easy to follow animated footprints that walk you through all step patterns. Detailed instructions in leading and following anyone. Both slow motion and progressively linked step instructions. In minutes you'll be learning dance routines. Reverse camera angles that place you behind the instruction. Cal Pozo, America's #1 Dance Educator, is former U.S. Ballroom Dance Champion and Broadway dancer/choreographer. His dance instructional video programs have helped more than 1 million people take to the dance floor with zest and without fear.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Jaw-droppingly bad, December 9, 2004

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lindylynn (New York) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cal Pozo's Learn to Dance in Minutes: Swing [VHS] (VHS Tape)

My husband and I teach swing locally and I picked this tape up at the library for move ideas. I was aghast at what I saw. Please do not waste your time learning Cal Poza's style unless you are restricting your dancing to ballroom-style. It's so far removed from what we dance at swing dances that it would be hard for you to integrate it. If you are really interested in learning how to swing dance, check out many of the other tapes available such as Julie Mertz

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars ballroom style swing, December 20, 2001

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J. Maldonado "jmal" (san francisco) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cal Pozo's Learn to Dance in Minutes - Swing (DVD)

Cal teaches beginning ballroom style swing. He teaches basics of East coast, Lindy, and West coast very well. His presentation well organized and easy to follow. This is the swing style danced at most "ballroom" dance parties.

After learing the ballroom style I learned the Savoy/Frankie Manning style Lindy Hop. This is the energetic jumping style danced in most "swing" clubs. This is not what Cal teaches.

24 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Cheesy, March 19, 2000

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Ayumi Gillespie "zoomaloom" (San Diego, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cal Pozo's Learn to Dance in Minutes: Swing [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I suppose this will teach you the steps but it is defintely not very hip. The format is cheesy, the dancers stiff and old-fashioned. Not the instruction I had in mind for swing dancing at the local clubs. But like I said it show what steps are involved so if you want conservative or know how to take what it shows and liven it up, this would be ok.