Customer Reviews

Slow Dance for All Occasions (Shawn Trautman's Learn to Dance Series)

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My husband and I are not dancers and shy away from dancing in public. But this video has really helped. The instructions are very clear, step-by-step, and give lots of demonstration and practice. Shawn also includes enough extra steps beyond just the basics to put a little pizzaz into it!! I am thrilled!

This is a wonderful dvd to learn some beautiful moves for slow dancing and is very well taught. My wife and I are very pleased with this purchase and recommend it to others.

My wife and I have been doing Ballroom dancing for 10 yrs. and we had countless dance lessons both private and group but none of our dance instructors taught us how to slow dance the correct way. So, we could do the Rumba, Cha-Cha, Swing, Waltz etc. and look pretty good on the dance floor but when it comes to slow dancing we just sway back and forth not knowing what we were doing. Shawn's DVD on slow dancing is easy to learn and makes you look good on the dance floor because it is the correct and proper way to slow dance.

This is a great DVD if one is just learning how to slow dance. This should probably be the first dance one learns. Shawn and Joanna do a great job in explaining lead and follow basics. The DVD gives enough information to learn the basics with overwhelming the viewer. Clear, concise explainations. Excellent!

This DVD really breaks down the dances clearly, and shows moves for each partner individually so both can see how the moves work. I definitely recommend it!

I highly recommend this DVD for beginner dancers who want to learn the proper way to lead & slow dance your partner on the dance floor. Shawn and his his wife break down the steps in a way that is easy to follow, even if you've never danced before. I purchased this DVD to learn for my upcoming wedding. I thought I would have to pay for private lessons to learn; now that I got this DVD I know I won't have to do that. This DVD is great and you won't be disappointed; you also save money from paying for private lessons.

My husband and I are very pleased with the Slow Dance DVD. Shawn breaks it down step by step. It was basic with a touch of class! It looks so much better than just standing there swaying back and forth. I liked the DVD because you can do these slow dance steps and look really classy at the same time! Need to get this one if you don't like swaying back and forth!

My love and I just started working through this dvd together in preparation for our upcoming wedding. We're only a third of the way through the dvd, but I already can tell I won't be feeling like an idiot or stomping all over her feet during our first dance and that makes both of us pretty happy.

The teaching structure is that Shawn and Joanna demonstrate each of the basic moves together. Then Shawn takes you through the man's part nice and slow showing not just the footwork, but also the principles of how you lead your lady to execute the particular move.

He shows most of the moves several times before Joanna shows the ladies their parts in much the same fashion. If it's still not slow enough (hey I'm a klutz afterall) you can always replay the segment and the great thing is your instructors will never get frustrated that it's the 949th time you've made them demonstrate the move.

Once you've both seen and practiced your parts you get the opportunity to walk through the process together as Shawn and Joanna show you the whole thing -- usually 2-3 times.

The chapter divisions are very convenient and easily called from the menu so after you both think you have mastered a basic move you can turn on the stereo and start testing the moves out to a nice slow romantic song of your choice till you really feel like you're ready to go back to the dvd and learn the next piece of the dance.

If your inspiration starts to wane there's a very nice segment at the end where Shawn and Joanna put it altogether and really show you how a man can show off the woman he loves on the dance floor on that special occasion. Every time I watch it, I'm ready to go back to practicing again.

My fiance and I are using this DVD to practice for our upcoming wedding. We have viewed other dance tapes but Shawn's are the only one's that show how to lead and follow. The steps are broken down clearly and at a good pace for beginners. The only additional feature that might be helpful would be to view the dancers dancing to music. Customer service is excellent. I have both emailed and called Shawn directly to ask for imput on our "First Dance".
We are so hopeful that we can learn to dance with lessons from Shawn and Joanna that I have just ordered a second DVD on Country Dancing.

I am not a dancer--not by any stretch, so I was a bit hesistant when I purchased the Slow Dance for All Occasions, as well as the dvds of salsa, the cha cha, and swing. The lessons that Shawn and Joanna provide are very easy to follow. They do a very good job of separating the steps for the lead from the follower's steps, and even with my two left feet, I could pick up the moves!

One suggestion that I would make: The lessons go pretty quickly from one to the other, which is nice because they build on each other, however I had to take time to really master each different turn and such. All in all though, the lessons are very simple and the Trautmans, while excellent dancers, do not make the steps look impossible. You'll definitely learn from them and see some improvement!