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Swing Dance (Shawn Trautman's Dance Collection)

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I found Shawn Trautman's Swing Dancing I DVD to be exceedingly helpful. I am not a natural dancer (I have the proverbial "two left feet"), but I found his instruction to be clear and easy to follow. The whole thing made sense after I saw it. I would highly recommend it for beginners. And I understand that he is making additional DVDs for more advanced swing dancers. I plan to buy them when they come out.

This is the second of Shawn's DVDs that I got to learn to dance. Shawn hits another home run. He starts you off with a few basic steps, adds a few more, then a few more... You get the idea. The tips on positioning make so much sense once he explains them. This DVD is a must have.

I felt like Shawn was my private tutor. He came to my house, work at my speed, and gave me plenty of time to practice before I got out on the dance floor in front of my friends, sll at the price of a DVD. Now I have no problem hitting the dance floor when that music starts to swing.

I found Swing Dance Volume-1 an excellent learning tool and wish I had it before I started my dance training. The new step covered in the DVD was Syncopated Swivel and a technique Tap to slow down the triple time Swing. The instructions at the beginning of the DVD is informative and a must know for all beginning dancers and also experienced dancers. Having studied Swing Dance Volume-1 DVD I have learnt a new step in swing and also I will be able to do the turns better.

I have recently begun to swing dance and a friend of mine gave me her copy of Swing Dance Volume 1 from Shawn Trautman's Learn to Dance Series. It really helped me understand the rock step and how the leader signals his partner to begin a turn or swing step. I like the way he goes over each particular move several times, it's not too fast. I hope a Swing Dance Volume 2 will be available with more advanced steps.

My husband and I have not been dancing much lately and this is just what we need to refresh our moves and give us some confidence.

This says it is especially for beginners. We are by no means beginners but we are sure glad that we got this one first. We have since bought the intermediate and are also pleased with it.

His instructions are unusually clear and will get one on the dance floor quickly.

My husband and I took a dance class about 2 years ago in preparation for our wedding. We learned the basic steps but after our "first dance", we never used them again. After watching this DVD, we were ready to hit the dance floor once again. The step-by-step directions were easy to follow. The re-cap of what was taught in each section really helped us put it all together. We were all over our carpet - literally cutting a rug. :) The instructors really make it look easy so we found it easy to follow. The title should be West Coast Swing for Dummies. I can't wait to get another DVD to learn a new dance.