Customer Reviews

Couples Ultimate Dance Sampler (Shawn Trautman's Dance Collection)

5 star:		(19)
4 star:		(2)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

I've always wanted to learn some couples dances but frankly, could not get my husband excited about it enough to go to a studio for regular lessons. He bought me this DVD instead as a gift and I was instantly impressed. I was worried that by not having an actual instructor in a studio with you, it would be hard to follow along, but this DVD explains the steps so well--it breaks them down into segments, and my favorite part is the fly-out screens that show just the instructors' feet: SO helpful. The lessons were also not at all cheesy or cutesy and got right into the steps, no-nonsense. My husband and I both have a great time dancing along to the lessons (and we're still practicing!) and we have learned so much. Great product. Five stars all the way.

This is excellent! We're beginners and could follow along easily enough without feeling like idiots (that's huge for us). We really liked the fact that we could dance along with the instructors the exact way they were facing without having to turn around or mis-interpret what was going on. My husband felt very comfortable with the instruction and wasn't turned off by the teachers, which has been the case with other videos we've tried. I found it clear to understand and enjoyable to watch and copy. The instructors do a good job of giving enough information about each dance without being "cheesy" and then giving you some things to work on. I highly recommend this video if you want a great overview and some fun things to get out and dance. Very good!

This DVD was a great way for my husband and I to learn to dance. My husband has 2 left feet and wouldn't go to classes for fear that he would look stupid. This DVD was a great way for him to learn without the fear of others watching. We learned and practiced at home. When we went to his nephews wedding his family was shocked that he could dance!

Thanks Mr. Trautman for breaking down the steps and allowing us the chance to dance together other than just swaying back and forth as we hang on each other.

This is the perfect way to get ready to go out on the dance floor with any partner to do any dance! When you take the lessons on this video, you will learn so many exciting dances - and fast! At first, I wondered if I would get confused with the variety on the sampler. But after taking this lesson, I learned that when you have good instructors, any confusion is quickly converted to confidence. I found that as my skills started to develop, I wanted to go back and view the video again. This is a dance lesson that keeps on giving - anyone at any dance level will discover something new to learn!

This DVD is just as good as the other DVD that I bought. It teaches the basics for several different dances. A must have for anyone interested in learning to dance!

This is the second Shawn Trautman DVD that I bought and both have been outstanding (the first was the Quick Start Guide to Line Dancing - see my other review). I wanted to at least learn Two Step and Swing and ended up with much more. My boyfriend and I went through all 8 dances and enjoyed each one. Shawn and Joanna made the lessons very easy and at no point did we feel overwhelmed or out of our league. We're not experts, but we no longer feel like idiots out there. We're definitely fans and recommend this DVD also.

I have now had a chance to review both this DVD and Party Line Dances and I thought they were both great! They were the most thorough dance DVDs that I have ever seen, and I have seen plenty. This DVD covers so much information, but it's all relevant to the dances. A wonderful overview and starting point for each one.

This DVD is just awesome. Shawn is very clear in his instructions, his steps and his moves. Anyone can follow him and be dancing in no time. Let Shawn put the fever of dancing to eight dances in your life. Most assuredly a five star. You'll be dancing your legs off in no time.

Just as I had hoped, this is a true beginner's dvd and nice to include a taste of so many dances. The explanation of leading/following in the beginning was especially helpful. We're looking forward to continuing on with other DVD's from Shawn.

Just as the title suggests, this sampler video is easy and great for beginners. Shawn and Joanne made us feel comfortable right from the start. It was enough to get us excited about the fact that we could do the basics and then move us into other forms. We had no idea what the dances looked like, so this was huge as we felt as though we progressed much further than we expected to. Also, the leading and following section in the beginning was very helpful and we really liked the format of the lessons.