Shall We Dance: A Beginner's Guide to Ballroom Dancing (Paperback)

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Editorial Reviews

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Fantastic book! The footprints and explanations make it easy. -- Jane Beal

It helps me remember the steps I learned in classes. Great tool for learning the basic steps and having fun. -- Bill Cartmill

Product Description

This book is written for the absolute beginner, not by a dance champion, but by someone who knows what a beginning dancer feels like and wants to know. The basics of ballroom dance are covered in a logical, easy to absorb manner that a beginner can feel comfortable with and see immediate progress. All the most popular ballroom dances are covered with enough steps to enable a complete novice to dance, without overwhelming the new student with technical jargon and ballroom snobbery.

Product Details

• Paperback: 170 pages
• Publisher: Ace of Hearts (March 3, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1932358099
• ISBN-13: 978-1932358094
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.9 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #306,898 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It *shows* the steps!, October 1, 2005

By	Raleigh Reviewer - See all my reviews

I checked out a lot of books from the library and read the reviews for this book. This is the best book because it shows the actual foot positions. Most other books tell you to put your left foot here and right foot there, but this has the footprints on the pages. This book has helped a beginner like me a lot.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Helpful for the time between lessons, September 30, 2005

By	Melinda McCormick (Otsego, MI USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I find it very helpful to have the basic steps outlined in this book. It helps me know what steps I need to practice. For visual learners, it's just what is needed. I looked all over the web for just such footstep outlines for the dances, and this book is very clearly written and explained.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Clear and Concise, Great Value for the money, June 28, 2003

By A Customer

I was skeptical about a book on dancing... but this one deliveres the goods. Nine dances, Four patterns each. All the dances I want except Samba. I took lessons and looked at lots of video tapes that show three steps of three dances and yes, some of them are good, but nothing like this book. 36 steps for half the cost of single video tape! There is no better value than this book gives you.