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Jitterbug Swing: Beginners Handbook-Ballroom to Barroom

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If you've always wanted to dance, and considered checking out dance lessons but find it too intimidating to actually be out there with your "2 Left Feet", or you've in fact sampled a lesson or two from live instructors, but you "just don't get it" and have problems with certain steps, read this book!

It's short & to-the-point (50 pp.), and the writing style is crisp - light - fast.

Tons of photographs, accompanied by thorough, clear & logically-sequenced written descriptions of the dance steps (for those who are better with either L or R brain!).

The book is also good as adjunct to watching swing-dance-lesson videos in your home instead of in a class setting.

"Jitterbut Swing" will allow you to feel less of a klutz and get you prepared for lessons BEFORE stepping foot on a dance-class floor ... an easy read, you'll feel more confident when you actually get out there with live dance-lesson partners and a live instructor, after you've digested this nugget of a beginner's swing-dance instruction book. So go to it ... grab this book, then grab your feet, and dance! ;~]

(Note: Amazon.com spelled the title wrong ... it's NOT "Beginners" Handbook, but "Beginner's" Handbook)

Dean near Vancouver ...

In this reader's opinion, a swing dance book isn't useful unless it catalogues all those moves that you see people doing on the dance floor and breaks them down so you can see what was going on. If you don't know how to dance at all, a book isn't enough to get you started--it's very difficult to communicate a beat on paper. However, this book only covers a few basic moves-- moves my partner and I had mastered after several short "show up at the bar and dance" lessons. So it's not really enough to get a beginner started, and it's not enough for an intermediate dancer to look into for ideas and enrichment.

Kersten's handbook is both a great starter book for those looking to get into the swing scene, and a great refresher for those who have had some swing classes.

It introduces the basic steps that you will need to know in order to get any further in this line of dance. The instructions are very easy to understand and the pictures are very helpful. If you would like to learn some of the moves (and feel comfortable doing them) before you take a class with a live instructor, this book is what you need.

If you're already into swing dancing but don't have the opportunity to do it very often, you may forget some of the basics. In this case, the book could help you out by being a quick refresher course.

This book is definitely a good investment if you're interested in swing!