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
January 20, 2010 by Ballroom Dance Lover
Filed under Ballroom Dance Steps
Product Description
Step-by-step lessons from the basics of the Foxtrot to the nuances of the Argentine Tango are presented in detailed description and over 1300 informative full-color photographs, illustrations and diagrams. Beginners and advanced dancers alike will find the lessons easy, fun and a novel way to spend time with new partners, add spice to mature relationships or find a new dance mate.
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I’d hit a latin balroom brick wall until my good friend and dancing partner Mrs Bedwyr Elias Williams, North Wales’s premier Rumba and social Foxtrot supremo, directed me toward Mr Bottomer’s holy bible of South American dance. It’s certainly taught me a trick or two and now I’m the talk of the Llyr ‘Ger Ole’ Emlyn, Memorial, Latino Dancing Club; Betws-yn-Rhos. where myself and Mrs Williams can now really let ourselves go and cut some rug. Thank you Mr Bottomer.
Rating: 5 / 5
Many dance books are so boring and flat that if you were an alien from another universe you would never guess that dancing is one of the most exhilrating ways to express who we are or dream of being. But this book changes that. It is chock full of interesting facts about each dance and of beautiful, color pictures depicting the steps and patterns. This book will be an inspiration to any one who has ever dreamed of expressing themselves through the art of dance!
Rating: 5 / 5
The book title is incorrect, it should not include swing. There were no place in the book that teaches you how to swing
Rating: 1 / 5
Go ahead and purchase this book at an affordable price. You will be thrilled to find a profusion of figures peppered with photos of dancing couples in over 10 types of dances ranging from the Standard to the Latin-American.
You will find all the dances that you ever wanted to know in here including the Tango Argentina and this latest volume is a culmination of all of Bottomer’s earlier works, but includes newer types like the Vienesse Waltz and the Slow Foxtrot as well as the International Tango. These dance techniques not found in his earlier books give you the popular variations to add ‘punch’ and finesse to your dancing. Only the Vienesse Waltz chapter is found to be wanting as the technique of the Fleckerls and the Natural and Reverse turns were not included here.
Still, this volume offers good value for money.
Rating: 5 / 5
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
Rating: 1 / 5