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Do you want to dance like the stars? Ballroom dance videos are the fastest, easiest and least expensive way to learn how to ballroom dance. Learn to dance ballroom, Latin and swing dance in the privacy of your home. Instructional dance videos covering Waltz, Swing, Salsa, Fox Trot, Cha Cha, Tango, Rumba, Merengue, Paso Doble, Bolero, Mambo, Lambada, Rhumba, Nightclub, Samba, Jive, Rock and Roll and Cumbia. Learn ballroom dance or Latin dancing.
The Magic of Latin Dancing with Teresa Mason DVD
The Magic of Latin Dancing with Teresa Mason DVD
Learning to Latin dance is fun and easy using Teresa Mason’s method developed over many years of teaching dancers at all levels.
You will be surprised at how quickly you get on the dance floor with style and confidence using this easy method. By working at the beginner, intermediate and advanced levels, it’s easy to go at your own pace. This method is the fastest way to become a good and confident social dancer. Go from the practice floor to the dance floor quickly with this unique instructional program.
Latin dancing celebrates rhythms from all over the world that inspire us to dance, to express our desire to connect with others, for a dance or for a lifetime.
Dances include the Merengue, Rumba, Cha Cha, Salsa and Samba. Also included are bonus dance practice songs.
The Magic of Romance Dancing with Teresa Mason DVD
The Magic of Romance Dancing with Teresa Mason DVD
Learning to romance dance is fun and easy using Teresa Mason’s method developed over many years of teaching dancers at all levels.
You will be surprised at how quickly you get on the dance floor with style and confidence using this easy method. By working at the beginner, intermediate and advanced levels, it’s easy to go at your own pace. This method is the fastest way to become a good and confident social dancer. Go from the practice floor to the dance floor quickly with this unique instructional program.
Connects you to the music, the movement and the moment; the true meaning of romance! Party dance is designed to get you on the floor in a hurry. Enjoy the show steps give confidence in each of five featured dances. Steal the show at your own wedding, the day when all eyes are upon you!
Dances include the Waltz, Fox Trot, Wedding (includes the bride and groom, and father of the bride dances), Bolero, Argentine Tango, Party Dance, and Swing. Also included are bonus dance practice songs.
Latin Dance Plena Style Volume I with Luis Salgado DVD
Latin Dance Plena Style Volume I with Luis Salgado DVD
DVD - $39.95
In this 60 minute video, Luis will teach you basic Latin Dance technique starting with the folkloric element of "Plena".
This high energy video introduces the art of Latin motion, rhythm, and style, while utilizing the Jazz foundation. Luis will focus on opening the heart to dance as the first step towards having fun and developing performance skills, all while burning calories and staying healthy!
This unique style is brought direct to you from Luis’s native home, Puerto Rico. This class includes isolations, coordination, cardio, strength, and some flexibility exercises. In a very optimistic but challenging way, Luis pushes his students to bring out the best in themselves.
Filmed in a classroom format, learning from Luis is made easy as he teaches at a beginner level enabling any dancer to develop an understanding of this style and musicality. You will have a great time learning from Luis through his contagious energy! This DVD is an imperative addition to your Tezoro LIVE library.
Luis Salgado play's "Jose" and is the Latin Assistant Choreographer of the new hit Broadway Musical "In The Heights - Best Musical 2008 at the Tony Awards. Moved to NY in 2002 dreaming of achieving his passion of performing on a Broadway stage.
As of today, Luis has performed in shows like The Mambo Kings (Frankie Suarez), Fame on 42nd Street (Joe Vegas u/s), and Aida among others. Film Credits includes: Step Up 2 The Streets (Alejandro), Dirty Dancing 2 (Diego Luna's Dance Double), Enchanted, Across the Universe, American Gangster and The Great Observer.
In 2007 Luis choreographed the musicals Serenade and The Drop Outs in NYC and co-directed/choreographed the original show Mezcla in Peru. Luis has been able to assist choreographers like Maria Torres in the film Enchanted, Jamal Sims in the film Step Up 2 the Streets and is thrilled to be representing his culture as Latin assistant choreographer at In The Heights, BroadwayWorld.com Gypsy of the Month and a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Ensemble for In the Heights.
Luis co-produced his own DVD "Latin Fusion with Luis Salgado" and is the director of R. Evolucion Latina - Dare to go Beyond!, an artistic movement that celebrates the lives, careers, triumphs and existence of all Latino artists in and out of the New York Performing Art Community.
Latin Dance Merengue Volume II with Luis Salgado DVD
Latin Dance Merengue Volume II with Luis Salgado DVD
DVD - $39.95
In this 50 minute video, Luis will teach you basic Latin Dance technique concentrating on Merengue. This DVD is the sister DVD to Latin Dance “Plena” with Luis Salgado - Volume I.
Using a fast paced rhythm, the Merengue explores the technique of living on the down beat of "one". This high energy video introduces Latin motions, rhythm, and style, while keeping a jazz foundation. This class includes isolations, coordination, cardio, strength, and some flexibility exercises.
Filmed in a classroom format, learning from Luis is made easy as he teaches at a beginner level enabling any dancer to develop an understanding of this style and musicality. This unique style is brought direct to you from Luis’s native home, Puerto Rico, and neighbor country of Santo Domingo.
Luis Salgado play's "Jose" and is the Latin Assistant Choreographer of the new hit Broadway Musical "In The Heights - Best Musical 2008 at the Tony Awards. He moved to NY in 2002 dreaming of achieving his passion of performing on a Broadway stage.
As of today, Luis has performed in shows like The Mambo Kings (Frankie Suarez), Fame on 42nd Street (Joe Vegas u/s), and Aida among others. Film Credits includes: Step Up 2 The Streets (Alejandro), Dirty Dancing 2 (Diego Luna's Dance Double), Enchanted, Across the Universe, American Gangster and The Great Observer.
In 2007 Luis choreographed the musicals Serenade and The Drop Outs in NYC and co-directed/choreographed the original show Mezcla in Peru. Luis has been able to assist choreographers like Maria Torres in the film Enchanted, Jamal Sims in the film Step Up 2 the Streets and is thrilled to be representing his culture as Latin assistant choreographer at In The Heights, BroadwayWorld.com Gypsy of the Month and a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Ensemble for In the Heights.
Luis co-produced his own DVD "Latin Fusion with Luis Salgado" and is the director of R. Evolucion Latina - Dare to go Beyond!, an artistic movement that celebrates the lives, careers, triumphs and existence of all Latino artists in and out of the New York Performing Art Community.
Latin Dance Cha-Cha Mambo Volume III with Luis Salgado DVD
Latin Dance Cha-Cha Mambo Volume III with Luis Salgado DVD
DVD - $39.95
In this 60-minute video, Luis will teach you basic Latin Dance Technique concentrating on a fusion between Cha-Cha and Mambo. This high-energy video introduces the art of Latin motion, rhythm, and style, while utilizing the jazz foundation.
Luis will focus on developing performance skills and fusing rhythmical patterns going from a triple beat into a jazz Mambo "one" up beat, all while burning calories and staying healthy!
This unique style is brought direct to you from Luis’s native home, Puerto Rico, with an influence of Cuba and NYC. This class includes isolations, coordination, cardio, strength, and some flexibility exercises.
Filmed in a classroom format, learning from Luis is made easy as he teaches at a beginner level enabling any dancer to develop an understanding of this style and musicality. You will have a great time learning from Luis through his contagious energy! Add this DVD with Luis Salgado to your Latin Dance collection!
Luis Salgado play's "Jose" and is the Latin Assistant Choreographer of the new hit Broadway Musical "In The Heights - Best Musical 2008 at the Tony Awards. He moved to NY in 2002 dreaming of achieving his passion of performing on a Broadway stage.
As of today, Luis has performed in shows like The Mambo Kings (Frankie Suarez), Fame on 42nd Street (Joe Vegas u/s), and Aida among others. Film Credits includes: Step Up 2 The Streets (Alejandro), Dirty Dancing 2 (Diego Luna's Dance Double), Enchanted, Across the Universe, American Gangster and The Great Observer.
In 2007 Luis choreographed the musicals Serenade and The Drop Outs in NYC and co-directed/choreographed the original show Mezcla in Peru. Luis has been able to assist choreographers like Maria Torres in the film Enchanted, Jamal Sims in the film Step Up 2 the Streets and is thrilled to be representing his culture as Latin assistant choreographer at In The Heights, BroadwayWorld.com Gypsy of the Month and a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Ensemble for In the Heights.
Luis co-produced his own DVD "Latin Fusion with Luis Salgado" and is the director of R. Evolucion Latina - Dare to Go Beyond!, an artistic movement that celebrates the lives, careers, triumphs and existence of all Latino artists in and out of the New York Performing Art Community.
In this 45-minute video, Luis will teach you the basics of Salsa. Utilizing the "2/3 clave" students will get a chance to explore the down beat on the "two" as opposed to "one" - an extra space is needed on "one" and that makes this style beautiful and challenging.
This high-energy video introduces the art of Latin motion, rhythm, and style, while utilizing the jazz foundation. Luis will focus on opening the heart to dance as the first step towards having fun and developing performance skills, all while burning calories and staying healthy!
This unique style is brought direct to you from Luis’s native home, Puerto Rico. This class includes isolations, coordination, cardio, strength, and some flexibility exercises.
Filmed in a classroom format, learning from Luis is made easy as he teaches at a beginner level enabling any dancer to develop an understanding of this style and musicality. You will have a great time learning from Luis through his contagious energy! Check out other Tezoro LIVE Latin Dance volumes for additional styles.
Luis Salgado play's "Jose" and is the Latin Assistant Choreographer of the new hit Broadway Musical "In The Heights - Best Musical 2008 at the Tony Awards. He moved to NY in 2002 dreaming of achieving his passion of performing on a Broadway stage.
As of today, Luis has performed in shows like The Mambo Kings (Frankie Suarez), Fame on 42nd Street (Joe Vegas u/s), and Aida among others. Film Credits includes: Step Up 2 The Streets (Alejandro), Dirty Dancing 2 (Diego Luna's Dance Double), Enchanted, Across the Universe, American Gangster and The Great Observer.
In 2007 Luis choreographed the musicals Serenade and The Drop Outs in NYC and co-directed/choreographed the original show Mezcla in Peru. Luis has been able to assist choreographers like Maria Torres in the film Enchanted, Jamal Sims in the film Step Up 2 the Streets and is thrilled to be representing his culture as Latin assistant choreographer at In The Heights, BroadwayWorld.com Gypsy of the Month and a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Ensemble for In the Heights.
Luis co-produced his own DVD "Latin Fusion with Luis Salgado" and is the director of R. Evolucion Latina - Dare to Go Beyond!, an artistic movement that celebrates the lives, careers, triumphs and existence of all Latino artists in and out of the New York Performing Art Community.
HOPSDance Volume I with Tyce Diorio and Krista Saab DVD
HOPSDance Volume I with Tyce Diorio and Krista Saab DVD
DVD - $39.95
HOPSDance and Dance Mix are unique dance instructional programs that incorporate creative staging as a road-map for learning. If you have ever played any dance platform games or want to learn to dance, you may notice one thing is missing.... live instruction. This is where HOPSDance is unique. You receive live dance instruction to help you better understand and learn the fundamental basics of dance!
Ideal for the beginner dancer and a great tool for teaching kids, HOPSDance will introduce you to different styles in a way that's fun, creative and easy to grasp. Tyce Diorio and Krista Saab will take you through combinations in jazz, hip hop, theatre and Latin Dance using the mats in various formations to help guide the steps and teach you spacial awareness.
They'll also take you through basic across the floor progressions to introduce some fundamental technique. Learn from them and then challenge yourself to be the choreographer! You have the freedom to place the mats in many different formations and create patterns that are visually breath-taking. Great for large group numbers!
HOPSDance is a fun and energetic program that gets your heart-rate up and your body moving in an innovative new way. As per Tyce and Krista's instruction on the DVD, you can: 1.) Use a HOPSports mat; 2.) Tape your floor in the configuration of the mats or even just make X's on your floor; or 3.) Learn and perform the Choreography without the boundries of the mat. NOTE! All the choreography can be learned and performed without the HOPSports Mats as well!
Tyce Diorio has danced with notable artists such as Janet Jackson, Paula Abdul, Jennifer Lopez, Samantha Mumba, and Ricky Martin. He was a featured dancer on The American Music Awards, The Oprah Winfrey Show, Saturday Night Live and performed as a soloist in the hit Broadway show "Fosse". Some of Tyce's TV and film credits include, Showgirls, Starsky and Hutch, 13 going on 30, and Mr. and Mrs. Smith starring Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt. He had the opportunity to be featured in the U2 iPod commercial featuring their hit song “Vertigo.” Tyce has also been a featured Choreographer for the FOX Summer Sensation “So You Think You Can Dance" and is on faculty with THE PULSE ON TOUR.
Krista Saab is originally from Toronto, Canada. She has been a Radio City Rockette in NYC for 5 years and is currently performing in the Revival of "Pal Joey" on Broadway. Select credits with the Rockettes include the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and The Ellen Degeneres Show. Krista’s career in both concert dance and theatre has taken her around the world performing in shows such as “Camelot –PBS Live From LincolnCenter”, “Carnival”, “42nd St.” and the Ovation Award winning cast of “Crazy for You”. She has taught workshops at Radio City Music Hall in NYC and has worked with legendary performers such as Stevie Wonder, Hinton Battle, Jason Alexander, Stockard Channing and Gabriel Byrne. Krista can also be seen as a dancer in the feature films “The Great Observer” and “American Gangster”.
Two-time “Dancing with the Stars” champion Julianne Hough is ready to share her best-kept secrets and techniques for getting a lean, toned dancer’s physique!
Known for her standout choreography, contagious enthusiasm, and ability to teach anyone to dance, Julianne will motivate you to dance the Cha Cha, Jive and Paso Doble with her in this fun and effective workout—no partner needed!
These fat burning moves are carefully choreographed to keep your heart rate up and help you dance your way into fabulous shape.
“Dance is the best way to exercise.” Julianne says. “You’ll have so much fun, you won’t even realize you’re getting a great full-body workout.”
Bonus: One-on-one personal dance lesson with Julianne! This is your chance to learn from the best! In this bonus feature Julianne will break down key steps at a slower pace and refine those little details that will make your dance “ballroom beautiful!” Take this personal dance lesson before your first workout to make your dance flow smoother, or do it any time you want some extra fine-tuning for your steps.
Each season, audiences watch in amazement as stars shrink down and shape up on ABC’s Dancing with the Stars.
Now you can share their weight-loss success and dance off the pounds with three different cardio dance routines—Swing, Jive and Quickstep—led by pro dancers Dmitry, Lacey and Kym.
Each routine gets your body warmed up with the signature moves of the featured dances before progressively adding on to create complete, calorie-blasting workouts – so you can learn with ease and get dancer fit all at once.
Join the fat-burning fun and dance your way to a superstar body!
On ABC’s Dancing with the Stars, contestants shed countless pounds and inches, and now you can too!
With three fun routines – a sizzling Latin combo, a tantalizing Tango, and a jazzy-funk Freestyle – pro dancers Kym, Dmitry and Lacey will teach you to dance like a star as you shrink your waistline and sculpt lean muscle.
Transform your body with this body-sculpting routine and achieve a stronger, sexier you!
Professional dancers Nathalie Reiss and Sven Walker guide viewers through the jive and the samba in this volume of Ballroom Basics.
Perfect for beginners, this instructional release offers easy-to-follow routines, each filmed from various angles and presented graphically so that students can gain the clearest possible understanding of the movements.
Ballroom Basics makes learning how to dance a very easy and entertaining experience. Volume 7 of this series will have you dancing the Jive and Samba in no time.
Fit for beginners and experienced dancers alike, this volume of Ballroom Basics guides viewers through some of the hottest streetdance routines.
Tammy Darouiche and Rob Lawray, two championship coaches from Germany’s Streetdance Academy Nuremberg, break down complex choreography into clear, easy-to-follow moves. On this DVD, Tammy and Rob each show two top-of-the-line streetdance choreographies.
This DVD is for both beginning and advanced students who want to learn the newest and hottest moves of two of the world’s successful dancers. Step by step, the figures are explained and danced in easy-to-follow movements.
Broadway Dance Center: Care and Feeding of a Dancer DVD
Broadway Dance Center: Care and Feeding of a Dancer
DVD Only - $49.99
The Care and Feeding of a Dancer DVD is a must-have guide for dancers who want to take it to the next level.
Join us as Toni Branner, exercise physiologist, author, and (most importantly) mother of a dancer, presents the latest research on free radical damage and oxidative stress in dancers and athletes.
Develop your free radical defense system by eating foods with the right nutrients. Learn real and simple solutions to improve your family’s nutrition. Prevent disease, enhance your immune system, and achieve optimal health.
Research regarding the prevention of memory loss, heart disease, cancer, diabetes, arthritis, Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease, and aging will be shared.
This is your chance to impact your future and your dancer’s future in the most meaningful way.
Welcome to Dance Off the Inches: Dance It Off Ballroom. This non-stop cardio ballroom routine will zap calories and help you dance your way to body confidence.
Not only will you feel great doing this workout, but you can also take these steps with you to the dance floor. Ballroom dance Kristina Milova has created mini dance routines for this workout using three of the most popular styles of ballroom dance – and no partner is needed.
Once you start moving your feet, it will be easy to see how ballroom dance peels off the pounds! So get ready to samba, cha cha, and jive your way to a dancer’s body!
Award-winning dancer and choreographer Cal Pozo designed the Partner Dancing 101 series to reveal the secrets of professional dancers’ sculpted bodies and top-notch conditioning.
You will learn the signature dance patterns and moves of the most popular Latin dances: the Rumba, the Salsa/Mambo, the Cha-cha, the Merengue, the Cumbia and the Tango.
This DVD presents the most important points on learning, leading, and following dance patterns in a series of easy-to-follow lessons. Multiple camera angles allow you to focus on techniques like: what your feet need to do, where your feet need to go, how to lead and follow any partner, and how to find and stay on the beat.
Learn to waltz without ever leaving home with Vol. 2 of the Ballroom Basics series.
Professional dance instructors Nathalie Reiss and Sven Walker teach the steps to the basic waltz, along with a handful of flourishes to help students perform with grace and style right out of the box. It also shows the dancers from various camera angles so you can see the steps from all perspectives.
Ballroom dancing has always been about a man and a woman, moving together up close and personal. Today, stripped back to its soul, it is hot, sweaty and sexy. This is ballroom dancing in the new millennium. This is Floor Play.
Conceived, directed and choreographed by World Champion Ballroom dancer Jason Gilkison who choreographed the original ‘Burn the Floor’ which has been seen by over 3 million people worldwide. Floor Play has been ten years in the making, and features a hand picked cast of dancers. Breath-taking, action-packed, unpredictable, sensual and ultimately inspiring, this is Jason’s legacy to us all.
Discover Dance Combinations: The Cha Cha Cha Series 2 Video
Dance Cha Cha 2
The aim of this DVD is to teach you a series of three stylish Latin combinations. Simon and Heidi Cruwys, former UK Professional Ballroom Champions, provide the best, step by step instructions.
Each of these combinations will be taught in three clear stages. Stage 1: Each step within the combination can be practiced individually with detailed instructions. Each step will be repeated slowly three times. Stage 2: The steps will now be practiced together in sequence, as they appear in the full combination. The step sequence will be repeated six times. Stage 3: Finally, the whole combination is practiced to music at a realistic pace. The combination will be repeated six times.
You'll be the envy of friends and family in no time!
Bonus Materials: Looped practice structure; special professional competition Cha Cha Cha routine; interactive menus allow you to practice on your own as Leader (Gentleman), Follower (Lady) or as a Couple; and a bonus routine for the next series.
Discover Dance Combinations: The Quickstep Video Series 2
Dance Quickstep 2
The aim of this DVD is to teach you a series of three stylish Ballroom combinations.
Simon and Heidi Cruwys, former UK Professional Ballroom Champions, provide the best, step by step instructions. Each of these combinations will be taught in three clear stages. Stage 1: Each step within the combination can be practiced individually with detailed instructions. Each step will be repeated slowly three times. Stage 2: The steps will now be practiced together in sequence as they appear in the full combination. The step sequence will be repeated six times. Stage 3: Finally, the whole combination is practiced to music at a realistic pace. The combination will be repeated six times. You'll be the envy of friends and family in no time!
Bonus Materials: Interactive menus allow you to practice on your own as Leader (Gentleman), Follower (Lady), or as a Couple; looped practice structure; special professional competition quickstep routine; and a bonus routine for the next series.
Discover Dance Combinations: The Jive Video Series 2
Dance Jive 2
The aim of this DVD is to teach you a series of three stylish Ballroom combinations.
Simon and Heidi Cruwys, former UK Professional Ballroom Champions, provide the best, step by step, instructions. Each of these combinations will be taught in three clear stages. Stage 1: Each step within the combination can be practiced individually with detailed instructions. Each step will be repeated slowly three times. Stage 2: The steps will now be practiced together in sequence as they appear in the full combination. The step sequence will be repeated six times. Stage 3: Finally, the whole combination is practiced to music at a realistic pace. The combination will be repeated six times. You'll be the envy of friends and family in no time!
Bonus Materials: Bonus routine for the next series; looped practice structure; interactive menus allow you to practice on your own as Leader (Gentleman), Follower (Lady), or as a Couple; and special professional competition jive routine.
Night Club Dancing has become a must for anyone who wants to be an all around dancer. Whether in dance position, like Cha-Cha, Swing, and slow disco, apart, like fast Disco, or by yourself, like Line Dance, confidence is based on your knowledge of the basics on the DVD.
Our professionals demonstrate turns, hip action, upper body movement and arm styling in all the popular dances, set to great music. Get started today and go out Night Club dancing tonight!
Ballroom Dancing is the time-honored choice for all important social occasions, such as weddings, anniversaries and holidays. What couple doesn't want to add the romance of Ballroom dancing to the traditions that mark the best times of our lives?
This tape has all the favorites, Waltz, Tango, Fox Trot and Viennese Waltz. Introducing new steps and variations at all levels, the professionals demonstrate proper dance position and posture, footwork, timing and style.
Latin dancing is fun and Latin music exciting. This DVD takes you from the syncopated Cha-Cha, to the flirtatious Rumba, the intoxicating Samba to the sensual Bolero, finishing with the rapid-fire footwork of the Mambo.
Steppin’ Out Latin keeps your attention! The professional demonstrations show the finished product, but the curriculum teaches you how it's done. For the beginner it is a tool to get started, the intermediate dancer will learn new steps and style and the advanced dancer will add the finishing touches of technique that are necessary to complete your look.
Slow dance with style! Learn today … dance tonight! Easy and fun slow dance lessons on DVD from the authors of Picture Yourself Dancing!
Slow Dancing for Beginners Volume 1 is a remarkably simple DVD that teaches the guys how to lead the dance, the ladies how to follow it, and more importantly, how both can look good doing it. Your instructors, Shawn and Joanna Trautman, will have you dancing along with them as you learn to lead and follow several basic steps, left turns, right turns, underarm turns, momentum turns and more!
This volume is for everyone, though designed specifically for beginners with one and a half hours of easy-to-follow instruction. Owning this DVD is the equivalent of having your own private instruction at home. Filmed and presented with multiple camera angles and Picture-in-Picture technology, you'll be surprised at just how easily you'll learn with the right instruction. Whether you are learning for an event like a wedding or a cruise or if you simply want to try something new, Slow Dancing for Beginners Volume 1 is a great place to start!
Learn today … dance tonight! Easy and fun slow dance lessons on DVD from the authors of Picture Yourself Dancing!
Slow Dancing for Beginners Volume 2 picks up where Shawn Trautman's Slow Dancing for Beginners Volume 1 leaves off. This volume is for everyone ready to add a few more steps to their slow dancing, though designed specifically for beginners with one and a half hours of easy-to-follow instruction. Your instructors, Shawn and Joanna Trautman, will have you dancing along with them as you learn to lead and follow "magic turns", the lunge, promenade pivots, dips and more!
Owning this DVD is the equivalent of having your own private instruction at home. Filmed and presented with multiple camera angles and Picture-in-Picture technology, you'll be surprised at just how easily you'll learn with the right instruction. Whether you are learning for an event like a wedding or a cruise or if you simply want to try something new, Slow Dancing for Beginners Volume 2 is for you!
DVD Only - $49.99 Cure your two left feet and learn from the champions! Learn for fun, fitness or romance!
Imagine being able to Waltz at a wedding; Foxtrot to a live Jazz or Big Band; or even get up and Tango, Cha Cha or Salsa at a Latin Club.
Absolute Beginners can finally cure your two left feet with simple and easy-to-learn instruction in the comfort of your own home. Learn from the champions: Robert Tang and Beverley Cayton-Tang are North American Professional Rising Star Standard Ballroom Champions. As Amateurs, they were also 3-time Canadian and 2-time North American Undefeated Amateur Standard Champions.
This two DVD series covers all the basic steps needed for any social dance situation and on any size floor. Series 1 features the Social Foxtrot, Waltz and Tango. Series 2 features Salsa, Cha Cha, Rumba and Jive/Swing. Ballroom Dancing For Absolute Beginners is the culmination of Robert & Beverley's popular group workshops which continue to sell out.
102 mins. (2007) Robert Tang and Beverley Cayton-Tang DVD - All Region
Argentine Tango: The Tango Milonguero Video
The return to popularity of the Argentine Tango represents also a return to the roots of the dance, which originated in Argentina at the end of the nineteenth century.
Several different types of music influenced the Tango, but the main influence was Milonga, which drew its inspirations from African rhythms.
This DVD was created by Instructor Marie Claude Martin, who specializes in Argentine and Milonga tangos. It enables both men and women to master the basic steps of the Tango, as well as the most popular variations of the dance.
Ballroom Dancing Intermediate with Teresa Mason Video
By popular demand this series continues with the Intermediate level of Ballroom Dancing and is designed for all ages and for those who have already mastered the Beginner's level.
Learn one-on-one, step-by-step with Teresa, as she takes you through the techniques of the most popular dances. Featured dances include: Foxtrot, Cha-Cha, Tango, Waltz, Rumba, and Swing.
Instructor Teresa Mason is a professional teacher and performer and is a former national champion competitor. She operates Dance Arts in Houston and her teaching is accredited by the Imperial Society.
The final program in the Teresa Mason Ballroom Dancing Series, this DVD introduces the most advanced steps in six of the most popular social dances.
Designed for all ages and for those who have already mastered the Beginner and the Intermediate levels. Learn all of these advanced techniques one-on-one, step-by-step from the comfort of your own home. These dances make you feel confident and are great for any social setting, and also help keep you in shape.
Latin Dancing Intermediate with Teresa Mason Video
Latin Dancing Intermediate Level with ballroom dancing champion Teresa Mason builds on the basic steps taught in the first program in this series Latin Dancing for Beginners. Also includes advanced style tips for leading and following for each step of each dance.
Teresa Mason teaches the gentleman's part first, then joins her demonstrating partner for the lady's part. The patterns are demonstrated in an easy-to-follow method, designed to make the student confident about his or her ability to execute them in any social setting.
Latin Dancing Advanced level with ballroom dancing champion Teresa Mason raises the level of style and technique to new heights.
This program combines the basic and intermediate steps together and builds on the basic steps taught in the first program in this series Latin Dancing for Beginners. Also includes advanced style tips for leading and following for each step of each dance.
Teresa Mason teaches the gentleman's part first, then joins her demonstrating partner for the lady's part. The patterns are demonstrated in an easy-to-follow method, designed to make the student confident about his or her ability to execute them in any social setting.
The Ballroom and Latin Dance Sampler is professional, easy to follow, designed specifically for beginners and fun for anyone wanting to get started on the dance floor.
With nearly 1½ hours of instruction, four camera views, and five very popular Ballroom and Latin dances, 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 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’ll also get to dance each dance with music alongside the instructors at the end of each section.
With nearly two decades of experience, a number of World Champion students to their credit, and their recently published book “Picture Yourself Dancing: Step-by-Step Instruction for Ballroom, Latin, Country, and More”, 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 Salsa, Cha-Cha, Fox-Trot, Hustle, and the Tango so you can dance anywhere with anyone, rather than just learning a single step that can only be done with your partner. This innovative DVD compilation teaches the basics and the most essential steps for beginners, which is perfect for gift-giving to friends, family, co-workers, or yourself.
This DVD is best used as a starting point that will help you quickly accelerate your way through Shawn Trautman’s Dance Collection in its entirety where you’ll have your choice of more than 20 highly-rated full-length beginner dance instruction DVDs. Owning this DVD is the equivalent of having your own private instruction at home – over and over and over. If you’re looking to learn to dance from proven instructors and not just see flashy moves that are impossible to execute, then the Dance Sampler series is for you.
If you have always wanted to feel more confident on the dance floor, Introduction to Ballroom Dancing may be just the answer. Now you can learn the Swing, Rumba, Cha-Cha, Waltz and Fox Trot right at home! The routines in this program may be practiced with a partner or alone. This program may be used by those with little or no previous dance experience and as a refresher for those with prior experience. It is designed to improve social skills in the privacy of one’s own home. These skills, once learned, add lifelong enrichment and pleasure.
This DVD will teach you the basic steps to these dances as well as several variations and turns. In addition, you will learn proper dancehold and foot positions. Now you can practice the Swing, Rumba, Cha-Cha, Waltz and Fox Trot to the tunes from such popular Broadway hits as Cats, Mame and Fiddler on the Roof as performed by the Günter Norris Orchestra. And Ballroom Dancing is a great way to stay in shape and much more pleasurable than merely exercising to music.
Your instructor, Margot Scholz, brings her experience and enthusiasm into your home as you learn ballroom dancing. She is a member of the Imperial Society of Teachers of Dance and is the winner of numerous dance competitions. She has taught dance throughout Europe and in the United States. Dance your way to fun and fitness with the exciting Introduction to Ballroom Dancing.
DVD Only - $24.95 If you've ever wanted to glide across the dance floor like a pro, you're in luck! The couple that danced their way into America's hearts, John O'Hurley and world champion ballroom dancer, Charlotte Jorgensen, are here to teach you the same classic dance moves that have captured the world's imagination!
You'll learn the Waltz ... the Rumba ... the Cha Cha Cha ... and the Quickstep - under the expert guidance of two of America's best-loved performers. If you've got two left feet, fear not! John was a dance-floor flop until Charlotte took him under her wing. Now, this elegant duo makes those seemingly impossible dance moves easy for everyone.
Follow their simple instruction, watch the Step by Step Guide, and with just a little practice, you'll be able to amaze your friends and family at your next wedding, prom, cotillion, special event or just for fun! As an added bonus, Charlotte will also teach you her secrets to building a long, lean and strong body. You'll not only wow 'em on the dance floor, you'll be in the best shape of your life. (John lost a whopping 25 pounds while practicing with Charlotte).
Bonus Extras Include: "How to Build a Dancer's Body" with Charlotte Jorgensen, Q/A session with John and Charlotte, outtakes and bloopers.
Learn to dance jive and rock ‘n roll in this step-by-step program from the comfort of your own home with this great how-to DVD.
How to Jive: This program is packed with dance moves that look good and are easy to learn featuring champions of modern jive, ballroom jive, European rock ‘n roll and the lindy hop, with music by the Firebirds. So grab a partner and get ready to bop.
How to Rock 'n Roll: Learn these unbelievable dances with British and European Dance Champion Kav Kavanaugh. In this easy to follow step-by-step program, you will learn basic acrobatics and advance rock ‘n roll moves. Featuring music from the original 1950’s band, The Cobras, you will learn to rock the night way!
DVD Only - $24.99 Would you like to dance? Former U.S. professional dance champions (and PBS stars) Tony Meredith and Melanie LaPatin teach you how to perform seven simple dance patterns, then combine them in six different dances. Before you know it, you’ll be doing the waltz, foxtrot, samba, merengue, and more. Includes a bonus CD of original dance music and booklet of dance steps.
After each step by step lesson, a combination routine shows you how to put all the steps together. In addition, helpful advice is offered, as well as tips for beginners including: proper warm-up, leading, following, holding and how to avoid common mistakes. Get fit the fun way and discover ballroom dancing!
By popular demand the fabulous Do You Want to Dance Series continues with the Intermediate level of Ballroom, Latin, Country and Western, Swing and Night Club, Wedding and with the addition of Dances for your Cruise.
The format is exquisite, first a demonstration of each style at it's best, and then a complete break down of the elements, style and techniques for the dancer who has mastered the Beginning level and is ready to move on to the next steps. Teresa Mason has a passion for the beauty of Partner Dancing, which shows in the curriculum she has chosen for this series. From the Sophisticated Foxtrot and Romantic Waltz to the Trendy Two Step and the sexy Rumba, all of the steps are her personal favorites, steps she has taught successfully to many couples just like you. So, let's get started!
Ballroom Dancing Champion Teresa Mason raises the level of style and technique to new heights with the third video in this popular series. The format is easy to follow, and combines great steps, styling tips, and clear demonstrations of Advanced Techniques in Ballroom, Latin, Country and Western, Swing and Night Club, Wedding, and Dances for your Cruise.
If you want to be a great dancer then all you need is this video, practice, and of course, the right partner! Teresa is a former National Champion competitor and currently operates a studio in Houston, Texas.
Learn to master the basic techniques of ballroom dancing. Your competence and confidence will grow as you progress through the lessons which explain elements of dance, dance positions, understanding music and patterns for Fox Trot, Cha Cha, Tango, Waltz, Rumba and Swing. Instructor Teresa Mason has over 15 years of professional teaching experience and has competed in every major U.S. competition plus London and Montreal. Her teaching is accredited by the Imperial Society.
DVD/CD Only - $14.95 Contains instruction DVD and audio CD. Learn how to dance with nationally recognized dance professionals Kyle and Susan Webb. Their acclaimed teaching method has worked for tens of thousands of dance students worldwide.
This program teaches you how to dance three different styles of ballroom dancing in the privacy and comfort in your own home. This program takes you through step-by-step instruction for Waltz, Rumba, and Cha-Cha ultimately teaching you 30 different dance steps. The easy-to-follow program begins with the very basic beginning steps and then systematically progresses you through more complicated moves. Upon completion of the program, you'll be an accomplished ballroom dancer.
The music in the CD is performed by The Royal Manchester Ballroom Orchestra and Singers and includes: I Could Have Danced All Night; If I Were a Rich Man; Memory; Mack The Knife; You're The One That I Want; Edelweiss; Summertime; Don't Cry For Me Argentina; Spring In Paris; Mame; Cabaret; Hello Dolly.
Broadway Dance Center: Latin Jazz Dance and Intro to Partnering Video
DVD Only - $49.99 For all levels. Maria Torres is world renowned for her innovative Latin Jazz choreography. This video introduces the art of Latin motion, rhythm, and style, while utilizing the Jazz foundation. Maria will show you how to isolate and control Afro-Cuban/Latin body motions, as well as Jazz techniques with precision, strength and clarity.
In this video, Maria and her dancers introduce you to basic elements, turn techniques, and teach you one of Maria’s original Latin Jazz combinations. With this instruction, you will learn the importance of musicality and timing used in this extremely popular Salsa/Mambo style.
Maria Torres has worked extensively in theatre, film, TV and video. As a performer, she starred in the Broadway Show "Swing" and was featured in the film "Dance with Me." Maria choreographed the off-Broadway shows "The Donkey Show," "4 Guys named Jose," "Latin Heat" and "Best of Both Worlds." Other projects include: NBC Radio City Gala, Jay Leno with Lou BEGA, HBO, Burger King, Enrique Iglesias "Bailamos" video, DLG "No Morira" and John Leguizamo in "Sueno," that premiered at The Latino Film Festival. Maria has coached and taught all over the world at some of the most prestigious schools in the US including Broadway Dance Center and Alvin Ailey and Dance Theatre of Harlem.
Learn to master the basic techniques of Latin dancing with ballroom dancing champion Teresa Mason. This program features five basic steps for Merengue, Paso Doble, Tango, Bolero and Mambo, plus styling tips for leading and following for each dance. For each step of each dance, Teresa teaches the gentleman's part first then joins Lance Estridge for the ladies part. Your confidence and competence will grow as you progress through each easy-to-understand lesson. Teresa's teaching is accredited by the Imperial Society.
Vicki Regan teaches dancing the way she learned, step by step, one move at a time. Everything is carefully explained and demonstrated for both men and women. You'll start with the basics, then work your way up to combinations and moves that are easy to learn, but very impressive on the dance floor. Vicki Regan has danced on Broadway and in the movies and was a National and North American Ballroom and Latin Dance Champion. She has taught many people including other dance teachers and Ballroom competitors. Ron De Vito, Vicki's teaching partner, is also an acclaimed Broadway dancer and a former National Ballroom Champion.
The Foxtrot is still the most popular ballroom dance of all. The smooth, graceful movements make walking seem like gliding. You'll find the Foxtrot very easy to learn and a pleasure to dance.
The most beautiful and romantic of all ballroom dances is the Waltz. The Waltz continues to be a very popular dance today. The simple steps and accented 1-2-3 beat of the music makes the Waltz very easy to learn.
The Cha-Cha has the tropical rhythm and the hip-swaying movement of the other Latin dances but has a very unique style of its own. You'll master the basic step quickly and enjoy learning all of the creative variations.
Swing is the hottest dance craze in America today. Sometimes called The Jitterbug or The Lindy, this energetic dance started in New York and caught on across the country in the '40s. The jazzy steps and moves of the Swing are what makes it so popular.
This very sexy Brazilian dance is performed in close thigh-to-thigh, pelvis-to-pelvis contact. You'll learn the rotating hip movements and how to improvise dips and swirls. It's a great dance to do with someone you really like.
The wild and irresistible beat of the Mambo arrived from Cuba in the 1950's, and it has caught on again today. Once you learn the sultry Cuban motion, you can let loose and express yourself with the exciting Mambo!
With the resurgence of Latin music and dancing, the Rhumba is hot again. In this dance, all of the movement happens below the waist. Once you learn the simple steps of the Rhumba, the music does the rest.
Nightclub dancing incorporates two very different styles. The first is fast, freestyle dancing, done to rock or disco music. At clubs, dances and parties people move to the pulsing beat for hours. It's a great release and very good exercise. The other nightclub style is slow dancing. You move around the dance floor turning and swaying with a partner to the music.
DVD Only - $29.95 Learn the four most popular dances on the dance floor today. Find your Latin rhythm in the solo freestyle section. You don't need a partner to learn the new Salsa and Cha-Cha Line Dances which include all the basic steps for partnering.
Then, grab a partner and get ready to learn the exciting Salsa, Cha-Cha, Merengue and Tango partner dances in no time.
CD - $19.95 From Cuba to Mexico to Argentina, this professionally recorded CD includes great tempos and beats so you can enjoy practicing today's most popular Latin dances!
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Learn to Dance in Minutes: The Latin Dances Video
Dancer/instructor Cal Pozo focuses his instructions on the most popular Latin dances: the Rumba, Cha-Cha, Salsa/Mambo and the Tango. Over half a million people have learned to dance with Cal Pozo's super easy, super fast, award winning three step learning method.
In this Platinum Award winning tape, you'll also learn how to dance Latin hip motion, how to lead and follow turns, dips and fan movements; a short routine that'll have you looking like a seasoned dancer in no time and much more.
Experience the freedom of this colorful form of expression that fuses meringue, tango, whirling, twisting and shuffling to a mixture of reggae, samba and salsa. This sizzling hot dance is for everyone so spice up your life and discover why they call Lambada the “forbidden dance.”
A great collection of music for Ballroom, Latin and other couple dances compiled by America’s most respected dance teacher, Christy Lane. Featuring favorite songs with the perfect tempo for each style of dance including the Foxtrot, Cha-Cha, Waltz, Salsa, Polka, East and West Coast Swing, Merengue, Tango, Mambo, and Rhumba.
All of these songs on one disc make it easy for your dance practice. Enjoy this quality produced CD! Recommended for all ages. Especially recommended to get you in a good mood! 27 songs in all.
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