Product Description 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. Review This is the West Coast Swing Dance video you're looking for. Very complete instructions. Easy to follow and understand. Also very happy with the fact that it is an ALL Region DVD, so I'm able to play it on DVD here in New Zealand. --Denise H., New Zealand
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About the Actor Some people are gifted with the 'it' factor, and when it comes to dance & getting people dancing, Shawn not only has 'it', he literally wrote the book. Drawing on experiences from his country-western roots, time spent coaching on the ballroom & swing circuits, his MBA, corporate leadership training, & his expertise in senior level program mgmt, Shawn will get you dancing in no time. Once you step onto the dance floor with Shawn, you'll understand why students around the world submit success stories and clamor for more! About the Director Shawn Trautman has been directing and producing dance instruction DVDs for more than 7 years and has produced genre-leading products since day one. He is known for creating DVDs with the user in mind, with an eye for simplicity, the best possible camera angles, and great dance music to keep you moving. See more
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D**J
Swing Dancing with Accessabilty and Thought
I just started formal dance lessons and have gone to "classes". What I found was that despite my own flaws, the instructors themselves did not know how to teach the proper fundamentals in order to prepare you for the more advance moves so that your dancing coincides with the music and your partner.I have purchased the Swing 101, and the three Volumes of Moves and Patterns from Shawn and JoAnna and by far they are superlative. Thier style of teaching is outstanding. Shawn and JoAnna's grasp or what students need and the fundamentals that you should obtain first, before moving on to subsequent moves is excellent.... just by watching you can pick up Shawn's footwork for the men, and by watching JoAnne the women can literally see what they have to execute. And they stress over and over that you have to be confortable with the basics before movng on.So my suggestion as a non ranked social dancer who would like to get better is to purchase their series of DVD's and watch, learn and listen to them and then have this supplement your dance lessons with a partner... you will not be disappointed. And on top of it if you have problems they have a toll free number, which they answer, if you have questions. And believe me they are as pleasant to speak with as they are on their DVD's.. They are the real deal.
E**R
My second Shawn Trautman disappointment
I can sum it up in a couple of words: "Please, shut up Shawn." He talks far too much...shows too little. A little disorganized, too. He likes to go off on little tangents as he explains things. One wants to tell him, "Get to the point!" Videography is so-so, often not showing the dancing instructors from head to feet...or from a variety of angles. He's congenial, friendly, encouraging...but the dvd is disappointing. I think there are other better options out there.
K**E
Poor instructions
Hard to follow and not very much instruction for the price. It was close to $40.00. The DVD was dissapointing to me.
D**R
West Coast swing 101
The video is easy to learn from, breaks the dance steps down for easy viewing before going on to more complicated steps.
K**R
Swinging
We are enjoying the instruction on the video. With additional practice my wife might even dance with me in public!
J**Y
Worth the price, if you have been wondering about the more difficult West Coast Swing, compared to East Coast Swing.
I live in California and we often see West Coast Swing on the dance floor. I started with the simple Nightclub Two Step, and just couldn't figure out what they were doing in this more complicated dance. There is no such thing as "West Coast Swing for Dummies", and the best use of this video could be that you will understand that you need to learn more basic dances first. I read a review by some angry dude who probably thought that he was going to be a dancing star in three easy lessons, and I can only suggest that you be realistic in your expectations. Shawn does talk a lot in this particular video, because there is so very much to learn, like six count versus eight count footwork and when to use each. I am happy to have decided to save West Coast Swing lessons for later, thanks to this video. It will live on the shelf until my skill level is higher, and it did not cost me much time or money. If you are a more accomplished dancer, then go for it, and you will not be disappointed. My advice for new dancers, or those guys like me with two left feet, is to start with the more simple East Coast swing or Night club Two Step, and work your way up to this fine video in the future.
C**N
Great for beginners
So we went ahead and purchased all the Trautman's new west coast swing videos, 6 total, and absolutely love them all. Starting with this 101 DVD was exactly what we needed to get the dance down from both my end (as the leader) and my wife's side of the dance. Shawn and Joanna do a great job of making sure you are right path with easy step by step cues and follow up often with repeating those moves over a few times so you are sure to get them. My wife has always had trouble staying on the beat and we really like that they have a whole section on just the rhythm of the dance. This video was a great deal and by far exceeded our expectations. Highly recommend this video for beginners looking to get into our now favorite dance, west coast swing!
Y**A
Super Duper!
My husband and I picked up this video hoping to better learn West Coast Swing. Despite my husband's background in swing and receiving professional instruction, we never were able to get our our proper timing together. We would dance together and have fun but not without frustration! The methods and techniques shown in this video have brought the correct rhythm and steps into view for the both of us! The instruction starts at a very basic level so one can understand the fundamentals and true roots of West Coast and allows you to move on, step by step, at the pace you are comfortable with. It's very similar to math...if you don't understand the very first beginning steps, you will soon become very overwhelmed and LOST! Not here! Both Shawn and Joanna show the woman's and man's steps while you are moving though the steps with them creating lots of confidence for the both us. I definitely would recommend this video to anyone who is interested in learning how to West Coast or even brush up on the very basics of steps! Thanks guys..very well done and looking forward to seeing you both in the next video!
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Some people are gifted with the 'it' factor, and when it comes to dance & getting people dancing, Shawn not only has 'it', he literally wrote the book. Drawing on experiences from his country-western roots, time spent coaching on the ballroom & swing circuits, his MBA, corporate leadership training, & his expertise in senior level program mgmt, Shawn will get you dancing in no time. Once you step onto the dance floor with Shawn, you'll understand why students around the world submit success stories and clamor for more!
About the Director
Shawn Trautman has been directing and producing dance instruction DVDs for more than 7 years and has produced genre-leading products since day one. He is known for creating DVDs with the user in mind, with an eye for simplicity, the best possible camera angles, and great dance music to keep you moving.
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Shawn does talk a lot in this particular video, because there is so very much to learn, like six count versus eight count footwork and when to use each. I am happy to have decided to save West Coast Swing lessons for later, thanks to this video. It will live on the shelf until my skill level is higher, and it did not cost me much time or money. If you are a more accomplished dancer, then go for it, and you will not be disappointed. 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