Comments on: Modern Ballroom Dancing http://www.ballroomdancesteps.org/learning-ballroom-dance/modern-ballroom-dancing/ Dancing Through the Web Mon, 06 Sep 2010 14:25:52 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: J. Campbell http://www.ballroomdancesteps.org/learning-ballroom-dance/modern-ballroom-dancing/comment-page-1/#comment-556 J. Campbell Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:20:19 +0000 http://www.ballroomdancesteps.org/learning-ballroom-dance/modern-ballroom-dancing/#comment-556 I've been ballroom dancing for quite a while, and I bought this book in order to learn some more dance steps over and beyond the basics. I found the descriptions and diagrams IMPOSSIBLE to understand, and the steps I could figure out ended up being out of place among the steps that I usually dance. I think this book is only good if you're a dance teacher who is used to reading steps in a certain format and can translate them into motion. If you're a beginner, this book will do you NO GOOD! Rating: 2 / 5 I’ve been ballroom dancing for quite a while, and I bought this book in order to learn some more dance steps over and beyond the basics. I found the descriptions and diagrams IMPOSSIBLE to understand, and the steps I could figure out ended up being out of place among the steps that I usually dance. I think this book is only good if you’re a dance teacher who is used to reading steps in a certain format and can translate them into motion. If you’re a beginner, this book will do you NO GOOD!
Rating: 2 / 5

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.ballroomdancesteps.org/learning-ballroom-dance/modern-ballroom-dancing/comment-page-1/#comment-555 Anonymous Sun, 14 Mar 2010 16:25:13 +0000 http://www.ballroomdancesteps.org/learning-ballroom-dance/modern-ballroom-dancing/#comment-555 Victor Silvester's book is a good alternative to Alex Moore's book of Technique of Ballroom Dancing.<p>It covers the world 10-dances in Standard and Latin. It is recommended for the novice to amateur who is currently taking some dance lessons.; though there is a short chapter on Beginner's Waltz.The content is technically sound and littered with lots of competition personalities.<p>What is lacking in the book are the much-needed foot diagrams for some complicated variations. Rating: 4 / 5 Victor Silvester’s book is a good alternative to Alex Moore’s book of Technique of Ballroom Dancing.

It covers the world 10-dances in Standard and Latin. It is recommended for the novice to amateur who is currently taking some dance lessons.; though there is a short chapter on Beginner’s Waltz.The content is technically sound and littered with lots of competition personalities.

What is lacking in the book are the much-needed foot diagrams for some complicated variations.
Rating: 4 / 5

]]> By: Frank J. DeFelice http://www.ballroomdancesteps.org/learning-ballroom-dance/modern-ballroom-dancing/comment-page-1/#comment-554 Frank J. DeFelice Sun, 14 Mar 2010 13:36:51 +0000 http://www.ballroomdancesteps.org/learning-ballroom-dance/modern-ballroom-dancing/#comment-554 First, this book on international style will never replace a teacher. If you want to learn international style, give yourself about a year with a private teacher. If you're a couple, figure 2 years. It is impossible to learn to dance from a book. Footsteps show alignment only. Books do not teach technique, and international style is all about technique. If you want to learn to dance socially, take private ballroom dance lessons with a good studio. This book is not for you. <br />A piece of advice, Forget about group lessons. No one learns to dance in a group. <br /> <br />This book is very clear and written for someone who knows how to dance. <br /> <br />Last, you need to learn amalgamations, i.e., continuity. Learning one step at a time doesn't work. This book will tell you which figure precedes or follows a given figure. Rating: 4 / 5 First, this book on international style will never replace a teacher. If you want to learn international style, give yourself about a year with a private teacher. If you’re a couple, figure 2 years. It is impossible to learn to dance from a book. Footsteps show alignment only. Books do not teach technique, and international style is all about technique. If you want to learn to dance socially, take private ballroom dance lessons with a good studio. This book is not for you.

A piece of advice, Forget about group lessons. No one learns to dance in a group.

This book is very clear and written for someone who knows how to dance.

Last, you need to learn amalgamations, i.e., continuity. Learning one step at a time doesn’t work. This book will tell you which figure precedes or follows a given figure.
Rating: 4 / 5

]]> By: Rosemary Brunschwyler http://www.ballroomdancesteps.org/learning-ballroom-dance/modern-ballroom-dancing/comment-page-1/#comment-553 Rosemary Brunschwyler Sun, 14 Mar 2010 11:36:27 +0000 http://www.ballroomdancesteps.org/learning-ballroom-dance/modern-ballroom-dancing/#comment-553 MODERN BALLROOM DANCING has been valuable to me in improving my skills in those dances with which I was already familiar. The usefulness seemed to have been in direct proportion to what I knew before reading the book. It has not been very helpful in learning new dances.<p>The text includes several dazzling photos of competitive dancers in action. Rating: 4 / 5 MODERN BALLROOM DANCING has been valuable to me in improving my skills in those dances with which I was already familiar. The usefulness seemed to have been in direct proportion to what I knew before reading the book. It has not been very helpful in learning new dances.

The text includes several dazzling photos of competitive dancers in action.
Rating: 4 / 5

]]> By: Steve S http://www.ballroomdancesteps.org/learning-ballroom-dance/modern-ballroom-dancing/comment-page-1/#comment-552 Steve S Sun, 14 Mar 2010 10:58:38 +0000 http://www.ballroomdancesteps.org/learning-ballroom-dance/modern-ballroom-dancing/#comment-552 This is a good book to summarize all steps for many popular dances. My only problem is it does not have step graph for every steps. Only about half of them are illustrated. One step graph wins thousands of words. Rating: 4 / 5 This is a good book to summarize all steps for many popular dances. My only problem is it does not have step graph for every steps. Only about half of them are illustrated. One step graph wins thousands of words.
Rating: 4 / 5

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