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

Product Description 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. From the Contributor This innovative dance instruction DVD teaches the basics and the most essential steps for beginners at an easy-to-follow and steady pace, which is perfect for gift-giving to friends, family, co-workers, or yourself. West Coast Swing for Beginners Volume 1 is best used as a starting point that will help you quickly accelerate your way through the Shawn Trautman Dance Collection in its entirety where you will 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 are looking to learn to dance from proven instructors and not just see flashy moves that are impossible to execute, then any of the Shawn Trautman beginner DVDs are for you. About the Actor 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. About the Director 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!