Couples Ultimate Dance Sampler
September 6, 2010 by Ballroom Dance Lover
Filed under Ballroom Dance Steps
Description
Swing, Salsa, West Coast Swing, Two-Step, Waltz, Hustle, Slow Dancing, and Cha-Cha are all presented and taught from a complete beginner’s perspective by top instructors, Shawn and Joanna Trautman. This DVD is a great way to sample and learn several fun and easy social dances to find which one suits you best. Plus, not only will you learn what the dances are and hear some of the music for each, you’ll also learn about Leading & Following and its importance on the danc… More >>
Couples Ultimate Dance Sampler
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I would love to review this DVD based on its merit, however, I am disappointed that the quality control on this product would allow me to receive not 1, but 2 DVDs with NO sound! What a waste of time. I waited for the original and the replacement and got nothing to show for it. Just in case anyone thinks I am a moron who cannot operate a DVD two of us tried to play it in 3 different DVD players. We spent about an hour messing with everything and still no luck. Amazon said that the disc won’t work in some DVD players. The thing was that the DVD played and was viewable, but there just wasn’t any sound. Perhaps the issue has been corrected since we got the version with the green cover and the silhoute of the couple dancing and not the new orange cover I see now, but it makes me wonder why no one else that reviewed the item before me had this issue.
Rating: 1 / 5
This movie was OK, but not impressive. Each dance only taught two or three basic steps, and there was not enough practice time with the music to truly feely confident about those steps. My fiance and I did learn the dances, but not without much pausing, stopping, rewinding, and frustration. I am a modern dancer, and pick up movement very quickly, and if it weren’t for my ability to break-down and explain the movement, we might not have gotten some of the more difficult moves.
Rating: 3 / 5
Very basic— fundamental production values…Should probably go with a video that does not try to superficially cover quite so many styles, but restricts itself to fewer topics but more in-depth coverage and more practice music time…..
Rating: 2 / 5
We found the DVD to be very easy to follow. It was comfortable to watch (love the split screen) and listen to. The Sampler made it easy for us to pick the dances we wanted to pursue. We’ll be ordering more in the future. The other thing we were impressed with was the great customer service.
Rating: 5 / 5
great for use as a sampler, however, if you are looking to really learn any of these dances, you are better off finding something more specific.
Rating: 4 / 5