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Let's Dance: Learn to Swing, Foxtrot, Rumba, Tango, Line Dance, Lambada, Cha-Cha, Waltz, Two-Step, Jitterbug and Salsa With Style, Elegance and Ease Hardcover – January 10, 1998

by Paul Bottomer (Author)
2.9 out of 5 stars 19 customer reviews
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Product Details

  • Hardcover: 256 pages
  • Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal (January 10, 1998)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1579120466
  • ISBN-13: 978-1579120467
  • Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 0.8 x 12 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 2.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #522,810 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 starsgood complement for beginning international dancers
By Piu on November 7, 2001
Many of the dances taught in this book are international style. If you plan to dance in the USA, you should know that social dancing is mainly American style for beginners.
The book is richly illustrated with photos. However, the angle of the photos changes randomly. So if you see a dance couple facing different directions in consecutive photos, maybe they have turned, or maybe the photographer moved. You have to read the accompanying text to tell.
I think this book is a good complement for beginning to advance-beginnning international dancers. You cannot completely rely on the book to learn techniques because while it does touches on them somewhat, it mostly concentrates on dance patterns. It will give you a rough idea of what a particular step looks like and give you the name of the step. If you have learned the step before, this would serve as a good review.
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4.0 out of 5 starsA book for the serious student
By Neil LaFrance on January 9, 2000
Let's Dance is a fairly comprehensive step by step instruction book best for those with some dance lesson experience. Although the footwork diagrams are a little confusing, the narrative and the pictures help to bring it together. The book itself is well designed in the coffee-table style with excellent photography.
Another reviewer mentioned that swing is not mentioned anywhere in the book. Swing is actually part of the chapter on jive and I found it very helpful.
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3.0 out of 5 starsCan't learn how to dance from this book.
By A Customer on September 12, 2001
It's a good reference book if you know how to dance. If you're a beginner and try to learn from this book, you're in deep trouble. Unless you can translate "move you left foot to left, reflex your right knee, shift your weight on to the left on beat 3" description into movement right away, you'll go through one basic movement in hours. If you want to improve your dance skill, it may be helpful. Since I'm a total beginner, I can't say that for sure.
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5.0 out of 5 starsNOT FOR THE BEGINNER
By dukster@vornet.com on April 23, 1999
THIS BOOK ADVERTISED 1300 FULL COLOR ILLUSTRATIONS AND DIAGRAMS. FOOT PATTERNS ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IN TEACHING SOMEONE TO DANCE THIS BOOK HAS ONLY ABOUT ONE DOZEN (12) DIAGRAMS AND IS MISLEADING. IF YOU LIKE TO LOOK AT PHOTOS OF DANCERS IT IS GREAT BUT TO MUCH READING AND WAY TO CONFUSING FOR A DANCER SUCH AS MYSELF WHO HAS HAD ABOUT 40 HOURS OF LESSONS. I FEEL THIS BOOK IS FOR AN ADVANCED DANCER ONLY. TOM BEHNEY
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1.0 out of 5 starsI am very frustrated with this book
By Federico Selacome on April 28, 2000
I have practiced for several months and then I went to dance, just to find out that most of the info I have read it was all wrong. Especially the tango steps. Sorry for this comment but that is what happened to me.
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1.0 out of 5 starsDisapointed
By Sheryl Windle on May 5, 2000
Disappointed
It looked like a very easy reading book, and it turned out to be a very confusing bunch of steps and pictures. And by the way, I have asked my swing instructor about the steps and he had found some mistakes.
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4.0 out of 5 starsGood overview of ballroom dance
By A Customer on August 12, 2000
This book outlines most of the ballroom dances from a pictorial point of view with the assistance of footstep illustrations. Its virtue is it is pretty comprehensive, with most of the ballroom dances discussed. Even some dances considered a little risque, such as the lambada, are discussed in the book. No doubt that professional instructors will find areas of disagreement in the advice and the patterns developed, but no book can cover all the idiosyncrasies of styling that exist in ballroom classes. A good book to have when learning ballroom, and the price is very reasonable.
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1.0 out of 5 starsBEAUTIFUL BOO K - ALMOST USELESS INFORMATION
By David A. Palmer on June 24, 2002
BEWARE: This book describes the International Style of ballroom dance. NOT the American style. Perhaps 10% of American dance students are learning International.
EXAMPLE: THE WALTZ
American Waltz:
The basic figure is a square in which the man starts by stepping forward with the left foot and the dancers return to the starting position in 6 beats, making a square.
International Waltz:
The basic figure is a zig-zag. The man starts with the RIGHT foot and the dancers travel around the dance floor in a zig-zag pattern.
It would be great if Paul Bottomer would write a similar beautiful book for American ballroom dancers.
Dave Palmer
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Most Recent Customer Reviews

4.0 out of 5 starsFour Stars

Good basic information for the beginner.

Published 7 months ago by Vincent Palazzolo Sr
1.0 out of 5 starsCover of book is misleading. No swing or jitterbug

I bought this book to learn swing dancing and the jitterbug. None of this was mentioned and feel disappointed due to the covering saying so.

Published 10 months ago by Kelly Gallisdorfer
4.0 out of 5 starsNOT for learning to dance, but wonderful photos and poses to enhance...

If someone buys this book to learn to dance, they're wasting their money. However, as a relatively new ballroom dancer, I wanted it for the photos to see the proper frame,... Read more

Published 14 months ago by Tundra Gal
2.0 out of 5 starsWouldn't recommend buying it

Book was a little worn when I got it and the content is very basic and hard to understand. I'm a ballroom dancer and had difficulty understanding the instructions! Read more

Published 20 months ago by D. Chapman
4.0 out of 5 starsFour Stars

Clear and detailed illustrations.

Published 20 months ago by linda g berry
3.0 out of 5 starsLet's Dance

The book provides a detailed overview of ballroom dancing.

However, it was missing graphic (i.e. line of dance, wall, etc. Read more

Published on June 14, 2013 by Dr. Daryl D. Green
3.0 out of 5 starsWhy I said "It's okay"

It really did not have enough diagrams that were easily followed. I don't feel as though I wasted my money, however. I don't know that I would recommend it.

Published on May 9, 2013 by Shirley Reynolds
1.0 out of 5 starsHorrible

Stick to youtube. This book is horrible. Everything in the book is a basic step and not explained very well.

Published on May 6, 2013 by Jason Vielma

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