Swing: Dancing with Teresa Mason

January 21st, 2012

Description
The cultural effect of the revival of Swing Dancing has been sudden and intense. It is now a common sight at dance clubs across the country to see hep cats in their black and white spectator shoes and zoot suits out on the dance floor swirling and twirling their bobby-socked dance partners. Now you can join in all the excitement and learn to master the techniques of Swing dancing with ballroom dancing champion Teresa Mason. This informative dance class features the basic steps for the five most popular Swing dances including West Coast Swing, East Coast Swing, Lindy, Jitterbug, Jive. Included are five steps for each dance as well as a styling tip. Your competence and confidence will grow as your progress through each easy-to-understand lesson.
Teresa Mason is a professional teacher and performer and is a former national champion competitor. Her teaching is accredited by the Imperial Society. Together with her partner, Lance Estridge, they operate Dance Arts in Houston. Miss Mason is the creator and instructor of the Ballroom Dancing series of DVD’s also available from Kultur.

Swing: Dancing with Teresa Mason

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West Coast Swing for Intermediate Dancers Volume 1

October 15th, 2011

Description
Whip your West Coast Swing into shape! Nearly 60 fun and challenging combinations created from three basic whip patterns, three standard exits, and a whole slew of non-standard whips and exits found only in the Shawn Trautman Dance Collection are all taught in West Coast Swing for Intermediate Dancers Volume 1. This DVD extends the thorough instruction that is trademark to the Shawn Trautman Dance Collection to all the swing dancers out there who are now comfortable with the basics and ready for some more cool moves. West Coast Swing for Intermediate Dancers Volume 1 is professional, easy to follow, designed with the viewer in mind and fun for anyone who is ready to pick up the pace a little and really heat up the dance floor. With near 90 minutes of instruction, multiple camera views, and learner-friendly curriculum, Shawn and Joanna Trautman will build your confidence and help you get moving on the dance floor. Filmed and presented with multiple camera angles and Picture-in-Picture technology, you will be surprised at just how easily you learn with the right instruction. The design of the curriculum and camera placement for the DVDs allows the leaders to do the EXACT movements that Shawn presents, and it allows the followers to mimic Joanna in real time without having to turn away from the screen. In addition to learning along with the instructors with split-screen formatting, you will also get to dance each dance with music alongside the instructors at the end of each section.

West Coast Swing for Intermediate Dancers Volume 1

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Swing Dancing for Beginners: Volume 1 – Shawn Trautman’s Dance Collection

September 17th, 2011

  • Street Release Date: November 15, 2006
  • Professional and easy to follow for beginners
  • Multiple Camera Views / PIP Technology
  • All-Region Encoding
  • Dolby AC-3 Audio Track

Product Description
Beginners Volume 1 offers the easiest and most thorough instruction for anyone wanting to learn both Single-Time Swing and East Coast Swing, the two most popular versions of Swing dancing. Each volume is professional, easy to follow, designed for beginners and fun for everyone. With nearly 1½ hours of instruction and multiple camera views, Shawn and Joanna Trautman will build your confidence and have you dancing along with them – literally. The design of the curriculum and camera placement for the DVDs allows leaders to do the EXACT movements that Shawn presents, and it allows followers to mimic Joanna in real time without having to turn away from the screen. In addition, you’ll also get to dance each dance with music alongside the instructors at the end of each section.
This beginner DVD covers everything from the history of Swing, how to do Slow Steps, Rock Steps, and Triple Steps, what the footwork is for both leaders and followers, how to properly use the four connection points specifically for Swing, and how to go from one dance position to another to another, seamlessly. You’ll also learn lead and follow elements to each move, what adding lilt to your body means, how to do left turns, right turns, underarm turns, and much more.
With nearly two decades of experience, a number of World Champion students to their credit, and their recently published book “Picture Yourself Dancing”, Shawn and Joanna have perfected the basic elements of each dance while specializing in the leading and following aspects which are extremely hard to find. Shawn and Joanna will demonstrate, explain, and teach you to lead and follow the Swing so you can dance anywhere with anyone, rather than just learning a single step that can only be done with your partner. Once you’re comfortable with this DVD, you’ll want to look into Beginner Volume 2 as it seamlessly adds on to everything you learned here to rapidly gain confidence based on consistency and repetition.

Swing Dancing for Beginners: Volume 1 – Shawn Trautman’s Dance Collection

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Learn To Dance Swing, Beginners Vol.1 – A Beginners Swing Dancing Guide to East Coast and City Swing

April 23rd, 2011

Product Description
Get ready to rock with DanceCrazy’s extensive introduction to Swing Dancing! If you can’t help tapping your feet to the amazing rhythms you hear in Swing music (think Count Basie, Duke Ellington, or Ella Fitzgerald) then this step by step dance instructional DVD is for you!

Designed from the ground up as a true beginner’s dance instructional video, this DVD (The first of a 2 DVD Series available on amazon.com) guarantees that no experience is required. Two left feet? No rhythm? No Problem! This swing dancing DVD series is for you. You’ll be showing off some amazing Swing Dance steps in no time at all. “There’s no other DVD series that is this in depth, this step by step, or this fun…” Swing has earned its reputation as one of the most versatile and energizing forms of popular music and continues to attract new converts to its catchy tunes and syncopated beats. This completely full, two hour dance instruction video take you from your very first steps in swing dance, and teaches a solid foundation from which to become an amazing swing dancer.

Your experienced Swing dancing instructors take the time to break each pattern down thoroughly, providing you with essential information on technique, style, and connection. Not only are your dance teachers, Eldon and Alison clear and accurate, but they also making learning to Swing fun and exciting!

It’s time to learn a great skill, have a fantastic time, and dazzle your friends. Once you begin, you won’t be able to stop dancing Swing! You’ll learn how to Swing Dance with ease and style…

An absolute must have for anyone interested in Swing Dancing.

Note: This is part of of a two part swing dancing instructional series, find part two also available on amazon.com. DanceCrazy and SalsaCrazy also have a whole line of instructional dance DVDs and videos available on amazon.

Learn To Dance Swing, Beginners Vol.1 – A Beginners Swing Dancing Guide to East Coast and City Swing

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Swing Dancing for Intermediate Dancers Volume 1

March 14th, 2010

Description
Time to kick-start your engines! Fun and challenging combinations that include more advanced techniques such as the He/She’s, Kick-Steps, the Pretzel, advanced Touchbacks, and a number of multi-turn combinations are all taught in Swing Dancing for Intermediate Dancers Volume 1. This DVD extends the thorough instruction that is trademark to the Shawn Trautman Dance Collection to all the swing dancers out there who are now comfortable with the basics and ready for some more cool moves. Swing Dancing for Intermediate Dancers Volume 1 is professional, easy to follow, designed with the viewer in mind and fun for anyone who is ready to pick up the pace a little and really heat up the dance floor. With near 90 minutes of instruction, multiple camera views, and learner-friendly curriculum, Shawn and Joanna Trautman will build your confidence and help you get moving on the dance floor. Filmed and presented with multiple camera angles and Picture-in-Picture technology, you will be surprised at just how easily you learn with the right instruction. The design of the curriculum and camera placement for the DVDs allows the leaders to do the EXACT movements that Shawn presents, and it allows the followers to mimic Joanna in real time without having to turn away from the screen. In addition to learning along with the instructors with split-screen formatting, you will also get to dance each dance with music alongside the instructors at the end of each section.

Swing Dancing for Intermediate Dancers Volume 1

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Swing Dancing for Beginners Volume 1

March 10th, 2010

  • Street Release Date: November 15, 2006
  • Professional and easy to follow for beginners
  • Multiple Camera Views / PIP Technology
  • All-Region Encoding
  • Dolby AC-3 Audio Track

Product Description
Beginners Volume 1 offers the easiest and most thorough instruction for anyone wanting to learn both Single-Time Swing and East Coast Swing, the two most popular versions of Swing dancing. Each volume is professional, easy to follow, designed for beginners and fun for everyone. With nearly 1½ hours of instruction and multiple camera views, Shawn and Joanna Trautman will build your confidence and have you dancing along with them – literally. The design of the curriculum and camera placement for the DVDs allows leaders to do the EXACT movements that Shawn presents, and it allows followers to mimic Joanna in real time without having to turn away from the screen. In addition, youll also get to dance each dance with music alongside the instructors at the end of each section.
This beginner DVD covers everything from the history of Swing, how to do Slow Steps, Rock Steps, and Triple Steps, what the footwork is for both leaders and followers, how to properly use the four connection points specifically for Swing, and how to go from one dance position to another to another, seamlessly. Youll also learn lead and follow elements to each move, what adding lilt to your body means, how to do left turns, right turns, underarm turns, and much more.
With nearly two decades of experience, a number of World Champion students to their credit, and their recently published book Picture Yourself Dancing, Shawn and Joanna have perfected the basic elements of each dance while specializing in the leading and following aspects which are extremely hard to find. Shawn and Joanna will demonstrate, explain, and teach you to lead and follow the Swing so you can dance anywhere with anyone, rather than just learning a single step that can only be done with your partner. Once youre comfortable with this DVD, youll want to look into Beginner Volume 2 as it seamlessly adds on to everything you learned here to rapidly gain confidence based on consistency and repetition.

Swing Dancing for Beginners Volume 1

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Big Band, Swing & Nightclub Dancing

February 22nd, 2010

Description
Feel the thrill of dancing to the greatest American rhythms of all times. It’s easy. Blanche & Emilio will show you how! This is a complete Beginner’s Course that includes: Instructional Video in seven popular dances, Practice Music CD and a Set of handy Cue Cards. Dances Covered: Foxtrot, Waltz, East Coast Swing, West Coast Swing, Retro Swing, Disco/Hustle and Slow Nightclub. HOW TO BECOME A GOOD DANCER “Big Band, Swing & Nightclub Dancing” A home study course … More >>

Big Band, Swing & Nightclub Dancing

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