Product Details

• Format: Color, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Parade Video
• VHS Release Date: November 11, 1998
• Run Time: 45 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6304480083
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #232,719 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Cal Pozo wasn't kidding when he titled his video series Learn to Dance in Minutes. Here he breezes through six couple dances and two line dances in 40 minutes; that's about five minutes per dance. Men will find this video most useful since the footprint diagrams teach their part, followed by a male dancing his steps alone. Next a female dances alone and then the couple dances together. If imagining the footprints in reverse is not a problem for female viewers or they have a male partner handy with whom to practice, this won't be a concern. Pozo and his dancers ably demonstrate the lindy, jitterbug, polka, fox trot, mambo, cha-cha, and waltz (as well as basic steps, such as the box step, leading up to these). But the company is at its best when demonstrating the group dances: the macarena and the electric slide. In a terrific display of variety, the dancers run the gamut from a stiff older gentleman to a mini-skirted young woman willing to boogie down. --Kimberly Heinrichs

From the back cover

Going to a wedding, a bar mitzvah, a New Year's celebration...But you don't know how to dance? Need a crash course? You got it! Party Dancing will get you ready in minutes. In minutes, you'll know how to do a slow Foxtrot, a Jitterbug, a Waltz, even the Cha Cha, In minutes you'll know the Electric Slide and the Macarena, the two line dances that get everyone on the dance floor. You'll know how to lead or follow your partner without fear of knocking knees or stepping on toes. People will think you've always known how to dance. Over half a million people have learned to dance with Cal Pozo's super easy, super fast, Award Winning three step learning method: Step One: You follow animated footprints that "walk" you through each of the steps. Step Two: You follow an instructor whose back is to the camera. This "Reverse View" acts as mirror image of everything you're supposed to know and do. Step Three: You see the step being executed by a dance team who give you pointers on leading and following to give you a polished appearance in minutes. No more tapping your fingers on tabletops while everyone else is tapping their feet on the dance floor. Even the most confirmed "left-footed" folks get right on track with Cal Pozo's Learn To Dance In Minutes.

Customer Reviews

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35 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Don't waste your money, October 3, 2000

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J. Mccarthy "Mama L" (Napa, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cal Pozo's Learn to Dance in Minutes - Party Dancing [VHS] (VHS Tape)

My partner and I bought this tape in an effort to learn to dance for our wedding. Boy, were we disappointed! He tries to do too many dances on a VERY short tape, and it gets confusing. The foot patterns were somewhat useful, but there were no instructions on how to actually dance together. Learning the line dances was easier but the instruction section is so short and then he immediately moves on to doing variations. It's frustrating to have to rewind the tape every three minutes to practice each segment.

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not for serious dancers, February 19, 2002

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Farzin Russel (Ontario Canada) - See all my reviews

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

This tape is good for someone who wants to get to know the most basic steps in the 5 or 6 ballroom dances. If you don't know a thing about the ballroom dance and want a sanppy demonstration of the most primitive steps, go ahead and spend the... [money]. But if you are looking for at least a couple of moves in each dance so that you don't look like a robot on the dance floor, this tape will greatly disappoint you.

14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars You learn a lot!, December 4, 2000

By A Customer

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

This is a good tape to learn a lot of dances quickly. The only thing I wish they did differently, was allow more time to practice each dance. As it is now, you only get about 20 seconds to practice each dance. But it is still worth buying because you do learn a lot.