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Video Librarian, March 15, 20001. One to 3 top magazines in America that write reviews for the library market

Beginners and advanced swing dancers will find this format and pacing easy to master at home. The instruction is GOOD.

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29 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Instructional Dance Video We Have Purchased!, May 30, 2001

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This tape is outstanding. If you are looking for a tape that will start you at the most basic level of swing and teach you the moves, Learn to Swing will do just that. There are twenty-one different steps shown for triple swing and eleven for single swing. Chris and Ginger begin with a demonstration of what the step should look like, then they take you slowly through the step showing the guy's part and the girl's part four times each. After that, they review the step with music. This means you won't spend all of your time rewinding. We are also pleased with the overall quality of production. Many of the tapes we have purchased had poor sound or lighting or weird camera angles which made them difficult to follow; Learn to Swing raises the standard for instructional tapes by avoiding those pitfalls. We knew only a couple of swing steps when we started using this tape and now we know many more and have learned to do them with smoother technique. Another feature of this tape that sets it apart from others is its length. At three hours, this tape packs in more instruction than you can find in three or four other tapes. Definitely the best value for your money.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Library Journal Magazine, October 18, 2000

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Editor: Bette-Lee Fox (New York) - See all my reviews

Yes, you do need more swing dance instruction in your library, especially if it's this two set, jam-packed with 32 moves, including everything from basic turns to swivels, kicks, and syncopated steps. There are steps for both single and triple-step swing, with very little overlap. Instructors Chris Reilly and Ginger de Paris demonstrate each step to music, followed by the "guy's and gal's gig," in which clear shots of footwork and body movement show the leader's and follower's patterns. Follow-up demos of each move are done to both slow and fast music, and a review sequence is shown after every five moves. Reilly does constant voice-over narration that describes the counts and leads. No rewinding is necessary, since each move gets repeated at least a dozen times. Both beginners and more advanced dancers will find something they can use here, whether it's the underarm turn, wrap-in, heel rocks, or the boogie woogie. Recommended!

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5.0 out of 5 stars EASY TO LEARN FOOTWORK, October 10, 2000

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I love to watch people do East Coast Swing. This video made it so easy for me to learn the steps that now I can go out dancing to clubs and actually do the dancing instead of watching others. The set is a wonderful swing environment and the costumes on the video are spectacular. I recommend this for any person who wants to learn swing dancing. It has footwork steps for the woman and man separately and together. It is definitely the best swing video I have seen out on the market. It has so many fun steps to learn and the advanced choreography is well presented. I highly recommend it for all ages.

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5.0 out of 5 stars EDITORIAL REVIEW from Library Journal- Editor Bette Lee Fox
This two tape set, is jam packed with 32 moves, including everything from basic Turns to Swivels, Kicks and syncopated steps. You learn steps from the Single and Triple Swing. Read more

Published on October 22, 2003

5.0 out of 5 stars A definite cost effective way to learn to swing, Swing....!
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" This program is jam-packed with 32 moves, including everything from basic turns to swivels, kicks and syncopated steps. Read more

Published on October 2, 2003