26 of 27 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
decent but one could do better, March 26, 2004
This review is from: Invitation to Dance: Swing Dance! (DVD)
When I first put this dvd in the machine I was shocked to hear Country Rock music being played as the sound track. I was immediately discouraged about what I had just bought. The people dancing to the music were't particularly inspiring either. You wouldn't watch them dancing and say "wow! I would love to dance like them!" The dance instructor wore his best pair of jeans for the occasion. In other words the video is extremely square and low budget and I'm not sure these people have ever actually heard swing music.
On the other hand, the steps are presented well enough and if you have some good swing music to dance to and make an effort not to be as stiff and square as everyone in the video you can learn some moves and get some basic dance steps under your feet.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Kinda looks like it's made by a high school journalism class..., June 15, 2007
This review is from: Invitation to Dance: Swing Dance! (DVD)
I really hate to say it, but I just can't get past the bad production quality. It was obviously filmed in the 80's, and like someone already mentioned what is on the cover is NOT AT ALL indicative of the video itself. It uses cheesy graphics, bad in-camera effects, and sometimes cuts edits while they guy is still talking. It's so dated that in places it is downright comical, even accounting for the fact that it was shot 20ish years ago.
As for the instructors themselves, they seem to know their stuff and are pretty good at explaining things. However they have absolutely no energy so the whole thing just drags.
This may be an okay video for some people since it does explain things very simplistically, but if your looking for something with energy and entertainment value I think I would find another video...
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent review for swing dancers, March 16, 2006
This review is from: Invitation to Dance: Swing Dance! (DVD)
Reviewed some old moves and learned some new ones. This video must be replayed many times over. Works for the part-time "ballroomer".
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