Product Details

• Actors: Shawn Trautman, Joanna Trautman
• Directors: Shawn Trautman
• Format: Dolby, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: All Regions
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Dance Videos Direct
• DVD Release Date: December 1, 2007
• Run Time: 90 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000X1LZ5A
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #55,431 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Frustrated with boring slow dancing? Tired of not dancing at all or just swaying? Quickly learn to slow dance the right way with Slow Dancing for Beginners Volume 1. This DVD is proof you can learn to dance from a video without live lessons! You'll be dancing several basic steps, left turns, right turns, underarm turns, momentum turns and more in a matter of minutes. Slow Dancing for Beginners Volume 1 was designed and developed with the end-user in mind. Customer feedback received from Shawn Trautman's acclaimed DVD, Slow Dance for All Occasions, was the key to developing the user-friendly and easy-to-follow curriculum found in this DVD. Now, with just one DVD, you can quickly learn one of the most versatile social dances. Slow Dancing Volume 1 includes an hour and a half of instruction, picture-in-picture technology, HD filming for optimum clarity, and multiple camera angles to ensure that you, the student, get the best view. Each step and move is taught for both the leader and the follower as well as together, allowing you the option of learning with or without a dance partner. Also, menu selections in the DVD provide you with options of going from one move to another without hassle. Your instructors, Shawn and Joanna Trautman, will have you dancing in a matter of minutes! Owning this DVD is the equivalent of having your own private instruction at home for a fraction of the cost. Whether learning for an event like a wedding or a cruise or if you simply want to try something new, Slow Dancing for Beginners Volume 1 is the best choice to start and feel good about your new hobby. After completing this video dance lesson, you can continue on to Slow Dancing for Beginners Volume 2 with more great moves including dips and lunges, or you have your choice of more than two dozen other titles in Shawn Trautman's Dance Collection to further your learning. "Dancing Success Starts HERE!"

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars We had a great time learning to Slow Dance!, February 17, 2008

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Thomas J. Kuhn (Tampa, Florida) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Slow Dancing for Beginners: Volume 1 (DVD)

When my wife told me that we were taking Slow Dance lessons, I was a bit apprehensive. I've never really been that comfortable on the dance floor. However, my concerns started to go away when she showed me that we would be learning and practicing in the privacy of our home with the Shawn Trautman Slow Dancing for Beginners DVD Collection. We listened to the DVD lessons a few times. It is great that when she or I had questions, we could simply stop, rewind and practice at our own pace. Shawn Trautman explains steps and moves in an easy-to-understand, confident manner.

We actually ventured out to a public event last weekend -- a somewhat formal charity event. To everyone's surprise (especially my own), both my wife and I were awesome on the dance floor! Unlike the old days, where I would slink into the corner when the music started, I confidently asked my wife to dance all night long. Both of us even found ourselves asking others to dance -- and offered them little tips along the way (forgive us Shawn for borrowing some of those!). We are both actually looking forward to going to more events where we can "show our stuff" on the dance floor. For these reasons, I whole-heartedly recommend the Shawn Trautman Slow Dancing for Beginners and rate it Five Stars!

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Overall A Good DVD, May 14, 2008

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Kellea A. Poore (San Diego) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Slow Dancing for Beginners: Volume 1 (DVD)

My fiance and I are getting married in May, so we decided that we should try to learn to slow dance (I've always hated seeing people sway back and forth). I got this DVD because it was affordable and seemed to be pretty simple. Overall, the DVD is very helpful but I wish that they would've had newer music so that we could've gotten a feel for what it would be like to dance to regular slow music. I also wish that they would've focused on the feet more, and explained how small or large a step should be. My fiance is definitely dancing-challenged so sometimes he got frustrated when he'd have to stare at Shawn's feet to figure out how he was turning so quickly. The DVD was almost too fast on the more difficult things, and took way too long on the simple side to side steps. I would recommend Slow Dancing for Beginners though, since it did help us quite a bit.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Foundation, June 16, 2008

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John Christoffer "Aflac" (Milwaukee, WI USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Slow Dancing for Beginners: Volume 1 (DVD)

I found these 2 DVD's to be a great starting point for learning how to dance. First, dance foot positions are explained. Next, connection points are expalined. These serve as a foundation for all dances.

Furthermore, the dance moves(i.e. Lunge, underarm turns) that were explained could apply to many different dances. Also, there was an excellent review at the end of each DVD to summarize what was taught.

This DVD seies would be a great place to start if one has never danced before.