Learn to Dance: Two Step

Over two hours of content! Forty-five figures and many variations and combinations! Shows all of the essential and most popular figures danced today! This video is fully suitable for the complete beginner, but it goes on to show a boatload of intermediate figures. This is the classic country-western two step, a true American dance made popular by the movie, Urban Cowboy. Two step is a fast-traveling dance that moves counterclockwise around the perimeter of the dance floor. The basic footwork timing is quick, quick, slow, slow. This video begins with the basic step and progresses through the forty-five most essential and popular figures that are danced in the two step. We call this essential set of figures the bronze syllabus. The feature presentation is about two hours in length. We also added bonus material that shows combinations. Whether your goal is to compete in a dance competition or to social dance, this is the video for you. The instructors are former UCWDC dance competitors and they teach the modern style that is used in all of the major country dance competitions.

West Coast Swing 101 (Shawn Trautman Dance Instruction)

Throw your shoulders back, smile, and get ready to take a step on the dance floor with Shawn and Joanna Trautman and West Coast Swing 101. West Coast Swing, the most challenging, complex, and musically sensitive of the social dances, comes to life on West Coast Swing 101. Stand up and dance along as Shawn and Joanna combine technical training, practical advice, healthy senses of humor, and a little bit of dance floor magic to have you moving to the beat, mastering the beginner moves, and feeling the connection with your partner as you learn to enjoy dancing West Coast Swing in minutes.

What do you get when you mix T-Birds, Bermuda shorts, bubble-flip dos and incredible dancing? You get Shag, The Movie a comic free-for-all (The New York Times) that Variety calls fun and breezy and you'll call a blast! Carson (Phoebe Cates, Fast Times at Ridgemont High) is all set to marry respectable but boring Harley (Tyrone Power, Jr., Cocoon) until her best friends Melaina (Bridget Fonda, Single White Female), Pudge (Annabeth Gish, MysticPizza), and Luanne (Page Hannah, TV's Fame ) whisk her off for a last-fling beach party where all the girls have the time of their lives! A charming bad boy throws Carson's marriage plans intothe spin cycle. His nerdy sidekick whirls Pudge through some dazzling dance steps. Sultry Melaina learns some sexy moves from an Elvis-like teen idol. And even straight-laced Luanne whips off her horn-rimmed glasses and tosses her innocence to the wind! It's not too surprising that Shag flopped on its 1989 release but found a devoted cult following on cable TV and home video. This featherweight comedy looked like a waste of space on the big screen, but it plays very cozily on the tube, where it lends itself to popcorn breaks and pajama parties. (The lousy title must have had something to do with the movie's initial failure, a problem worsened by the film being marketed as Shag: The Movie , a truly dumb idea.) Shag is in the tradition of Spring Break pictures, a thoroughly formulaic stroll through the conventions of the minigenre: beachside romance, a wild party, one tender deflowering, and lots of rock & roll. The time is 1963, as three gal friends trick their soon-to-be-married pal (Phoebe Cates) into one final all-girl fling in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Cates is engaged to a local well-bred stick (Tyrone Power Jr.), but soon she's tempted by a beach boy (Robert Rusler) bound for Yale (mm-hmm). The so-so material is buoyed by lovely Annabeth Gish, as the supposedly pudgy one in the group, and Bridget Fonda, as a prematurely sophisticated sexpot. After a while it's easy enough to relax and enjoy the girls' breezy adventures, which are served up without the soap opera melodrama of the similarly tooled Where the Boys Are . Oh, and Austin Powers notwithstanding, the title refers to the dance, not something else. --Robert Horton

Kenneth Cole Reaction Copy Tap Ballet Flat (Toddler/Little Kid/Big Kid)

[gallery] It was 1982 when Kenneth Cole first introduced his brand to the world in New York City hoping his first footwear line would be a hit. Not only was his Kenneth Cole brand a hit, but he quickly rose to stardom and became a household name in the fashion world. Decades later he is still providing stylish and on trend footwear for men, women and children as well as a full clothing collection handbags, fragrances, watches and accessories. Kenneth Cole Reaction has hit the mark with it'sinnovative and sleek clothing and footwear collection highly coveted not only for it's popular styles but for it's durability, comfortableness and fashionable pieces. Here you will find the latest styles of Kenneth Cole's Reaction footwear including dress shoes to wear from work to evening, casual sneakers to sport on the weekends, sleek leather sandals to take from the city to the beach, fashionable all weather ankle boots in neutral colors, leather slip-on wedges for your casual outfits, leather knee-high boots for colder weather months, slip-on sneakers to be on trend and dressy sandals to wear with your sexy party dresses. Here you will find a large collection of Kenneth Cole Reaction shoes to stay a step ahead of your shoe game. Ballet flat with elastic topline and bow accent Flexible sole Non-marking outsole Rear pull-on strap

West Coast Swing for Beginners Volume 2 (Shawn Trautman Dance Instruction)

[gallery] West Coast Swing for Beginners Volume 2 is the second DVD in Shawn Trautman's West Coast Swing series that was filmed and released in 2006. Shawn and Joanna Trautman have released a new West Coast Swing series in 2012 with updated and improved music, moves, format, and production quality, based on student/customer feedback from our 2006 series and live lessons at our studio in Clearwater Florida. If you are looking for absolute beginner West Coast Swing, check out West Coast Swing 101. If you know the basic steps you can jump in with Shawn Trautman's West Coast Swing Moves and Patterns Volume 1. For intermediate steps and moves look to West Coast Swing Moves and Patterns Volumes 1 through 3. Advanced West Coast Swing dancers need to check out the challenging material on West Coast Swing Advanced Volumes 1 and 2.

West Coast Swing Advanced Volume 1 (Shawn Trautman Dance Instruction)

Shawn and Joanna Trautman will have your West Coast Swing cookin during West Coast Swing Advanced Volume 1 as you take your entire tool box of West Coast Swing moves, leads, patterns, and rhythms, shake them out on the floor, and start re-assembling them with illusions, hand changes, and body leads that will leave you and your partner breathless! You and your partner will need to fasten your safety belts and hang on tight as Shawn guides you through advanced movements, patterns, and leads with his signature style and has you and your partner moving in no time. This is #1 Rated West Coast Swing Instruction at it's finest with advanced moves ready to knock your socks off! FULL DESCRIPTION West Coast Swing Advanced V.1 is not for the faint of heart, nor for the beginner West Coast Swing dancer. If you're not up on your basics yet, don't start here as it's guaranteed to be over your head! This video, West Coast Swing Advanced Vol. 1, takes a look at some familiar patterns and shows how to progressively spice them up with moves for both leaders & followers. You'll be impressed with just how simple the complex pieces come together if you're up for the challenge... and just when you think you've gotten it, you'll see that it goes one step further! This entire West Coast Swing video can be learned in real-time, as it's taught to upbeat West Coast Swing blues and dance music hand-picked for the lesson! As far as Advanced West Coast Swing lessons go, this DVD sets the stage for a long-line of instruction you'll find entertaining and extremely helpful. You'll not only get several moves & patterns, but you'll get a complete understanding of how to build your own with some 'never-before-seen' hand changes & illusions and several body leads that will help you look & feel like you know what you're doing. Get this WCS lesson when you're ready to turn up the heat on the dance floor! Advanced Hand Changes Body Leads Exclusive Style Tips Illusion Movements Optimized Lesson Format

BOLERO - Basic/Intermediate

Bolero - Basic/Intermediate. - Have Fun and Progress Quickly from Beginner to Accomplished Dancer with Libreros Progressive and Interrelated System of Teaching. This comprehensive and easy-to-follow DVD covers 15 patterns divided into three different levels of expertise. Section One starts with a review of the Basics and builds a strong foundation that will make it easier for you to learn the more advanced Sections Two and Three.

Merengue Dance Lessons - Learn To Dance Merengue, Beginning & Intermediate Latin Dancing: A Step-By-Step Guide To Merengue Dancing

Dance Lessons for Merengue Dance ! One Amzaing DVD, with Beginning, Intermediate, and yes, even Advanced Merengue Dance Instruction. This is the only DVD you'll need to teach you from your very first steps of Merengue dancing, all the way through to some fun and stylish Merengue dance patterns. This is a complete package, and a perfect addition to your salsa dance, or bachata dance collection (in addition to being able to stand completely on it's own). Don't miss it - Learn how to Merengue - it's one of the most fun (and simplest) of the Latin club dance styles. This video has everything you need to learn how to dance merengue. Learn merengue dance steps right from your home, and bring them to the dancefloor! Everything is broken down with tips, and demonstrated with great merengue music. We know you will love this video! Featuring complete breakdowns and in-depth instruction for men and women, including dancing to the music, and essential tips for success on the dance floor. Learn for fun, fitness, or romance! Merengue Dancing is exhilarating and sensuous, a great dance for any occasion. With detailed demonstrations, multiple camera angles, and picture in picture close ups, this Merengue instructional DVD is for absolute beginners and beyond. No experience necessary! Grab your Merengue DVD Now, and be Dancing TOMORROW

Dance anatomy and kinesiology

[gallery] All dancers are looking to achieve optimal performance—and Dance Anatomy and Kinesiology will help them do just that. This text helps dancers learn anatomical and biomechanical principles as they apply to dance performance. It focuses on optimal dance movement and the related principles for understanding the function of body joints. And by applying those principles, dancers can help reduce their risk of injury and enhance their performance longevity. In addition, Dance Anatomy and Kinesiology includes special practical applications: -Concept Demonstrations provide hands-on exercises to try. -Tests and Measurements are specific to selected regions of the body. -Dance Cues help analyze cue effectiveness and promote optimal movement execution. -Study Questions and Applications help apply chapter concepts. -Attachments provide the pronunciations, attachments, and key actions of the primary muscles covered in this text. The first two chapters cover the skeletal and muscular systems as they apply to dance and provide basic anatomical terminology and concepts. Chapters 3 through 7 delve into specific areas of the body—the spine, the pelvic girdle and hip joint, the knee and patellofemoral joints, the ankle and foot, and the upper extremity. These chapters encompass primary bones, muscles, joints, alignment deviations, mechanics, and injuries for the given region, with special considerations for dance. They present strength and flexibility exercises to help dancers improve technique and prevent injuries. And they contain many practical exercises and examples that are specific to dance technique to help dancers apply the material. The material is augmented by more than 250 illustrations and nearly 350 photographs, which will appeal to the visual learning abilities of many dancers and reinforce the connection between technique and art. The final chapter presents a schema to help analyze full-body dance movements to determine optimal execution. Dance Anatomy and Kinesiology offers valuable scientific knowledge and understanding for dancers, helping them to blend anatomical and kinesiological principles with artistic expression. Such a blend of science and art will empower dancers to realize their potential and expand their artistic vision.

West Coast Swing for Beginners Volume One: Shawn Trautman's Dance Collection

[gallery] No experience necessary! The basics of lead and follow West Coast Swing including the sugar push, left side pass, right side pass, outside turn, the cut-off pass, the reverse pass, the tuck turn, the starter step, and much more are all taught from a complete beginner perspective. Whether for a hot night at a cool jazz club or just something fun to do, this volume is for everyone as you will learn to lead and follow West Coast Swing. West Coast Swing for Beginners Volume 1 is professional, easy to follow, designed specifically for beginners and fun for anyone wanting to get started with dance lessons. With nearly 90 minutes of instruction, multiple camera views, and beginner-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 (Shawn Trautman's Dance Collection)

[gallery] 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 Advanced Volume 2 (Shawn Trautman Dance Instruction)

This is Advanced West Coast Swing at it's finest as your mind will be spinning with how'd he do that? thoughts throughout this video! West Coast Swing Advanced Vol. 2 is an impressive look at behind-the-back leading and what being blind-sided West Coast style really means! Leaders - prepare to be intrigued and impressed while you build some essential knowledge on how some advanced West Coast Swing patterns are built and danced with anyone. Not sure of how to dance them yet? No worries, Shawn & Joanna break these steps down real-time while dancing to some cool West Coast Swing music & songs! FULL DESCRIPTION West Coast Swing Advanced V.2 is more than a video lesson that just shows some of the coolest West Coast Swing moves you'll see anywhere, it literally transfers the knowledge over to you as though you're dancing right next to Shawn & Joanna Trautman. Will you be excited about what you're learning? Absolutely! Will it be tough, but completely leadable? Without a doubt! Now, if you're new to West Coast Swing, we encourage you not to start here - these lessons are for dancers who can isolate lead & follow elements and for folks who plan on dancing with a LOT of different partners (in other words, it's for the social dance floor & not choreography that can only be danced with one partner). How much advanced West Coast Swing do you get for your money? A whole lot more than you'll find on any West Coast Swing video on YouTube, guaranteed! Not only that, you'll get unbelievable insight into what makes West Coast tick and how these moves can be done with anyone. This WCS DVD covers a number of leads you won't find anywhere else including blind-leads and how to blind-side your partner relating to setting them up in the exact position you'll need to be successful every time! These Advanced West Coast Swing dance lessons will take your skills to the next level of impressive! And, finally, you'll also get some great follow along dance music specific for West Coast Swing, so you'll be able to watch it through a second or third time and just dance along to the music if you've mastered all the instruction. Whether you're just looking for some new West Coast Swing moves that are advanced, you're looking to add some choreography to your competition routine, or you're an instructor looking for new moves to teach, West Coast Swing Advanced Vol. 2 is for you!

Waltz 101 (Shawn Trautman Dance Instruction)

Experience one of the most graceful, timeless, and popular couples dances as Shawn and Joanna guide you through Waltz 101. If you are a beginner, perfect! Start here! During your first dance lesson with Shawn and Joanna Trautman you will master the rhythm and footwork of waltz (both standard ballroom and country), style and partner connection techniques, and several beginner dance moves that every new Waltz dancer should be comfortable with on the social dance floor. If you don't have your partner there with you, don't worry! Shawn and Joanna designed the lessons so you can still practice along with them so that you can be ready for the dance floor. Dancing Success Starters Here (r) with Shawn Trautman Instruction.

Nightclub Two-Step 101 (Shawn Trautman Dance Instruction)

Get swept away in the music and teh moment with Shawn and Joanna Trautman and Nightclub Two-Step. Shawn and Joanna will have you dancing Nightclub Two-Step, a dance created specifically for crowded dance floors and slow, romantic dance songs, in a matter of minutes. Pulling from decards of experience, Shawn and Joanna combine technical training, practical advice, healthy senses of humor, and a little bit of dance floor magic to have you moving to the beat, mastering the beginner moves of Nightclub Two-Step. Each of Shawn Trautman's 101 Dance Lesson DVDs is set up like a live lesson in your living room. Simply pop in the disc, push play, stand up, and dance along with Shawn and Joanna. By the end of a Shawn Trautman 101 DVD you are comfortable with the rhythm and timing of the dance you are learning, all of the connection points and how to create and maintain a dance frame with your partner, all of the style tidbits and quirks that make that particular dance unique, and enough fun beginner dance moves to feel comfortable on the dance floor. From the 101 level, you can jump right in to Moves and Patterns (intermediate) to take your dancing to the next level.