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Instructional Jive & Swing Dance Videos and DVDs

Swing is the hottest dance craze sweeping the country! Learn how to dance east coast swing, west coast swing, triple swing, Lindy, jitterbug or jive.

Discover Dance Combinations: The Jive Video Series 2

Jive Video 2

DVD Only - $19.95

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.

50 mins. (2008) Simon and Heidi Cruwys
DVD - All Region

Dance Lessons 101 Video

DVD Only - $19.99
Dance Lessons 101 is our all-in-one DVD. After extensive planning, we've combined the starting points for Ballroom, Country, Swing and Latin Dancing into one easy-to-understand program.

This DVD is proof that you can learn to dance without live instruction - and in a fraction of the time. Master the fundamentals of multiple dances with the Trautman method. You'll be dancing the Slow Dance, Waltz, Swing, Salsa, Two-Step, Cha-Cha, Hustle and West Coast Swing in a matter of minutes.

Dance Lessons 101 features nearly two hours of instruction, picture-in-picture technology, HD filming for optimum clarity, and multiple camera angles to ensure that you, the student, get the best view. Each step and move is taught for both the leader and the follower as well as together, allowing you the option of learning with or without a dance partner. Not too interested in the Cha-Cha but can't wait to Hustle? DVD menu selections allow you the option of streamlining your lesson.

Owning this DVD is the equivalent of having your own private instruction for a fraction of the cost, and it's ideal whether you're learning to dance at a special event or achieving better fitness. Feel good about your new hobby, and take your skills ever-further by choosing from more than two dozen other titles in Shawn Trautman's Dance Collection. Dancing Success Starts HERE with Dance Lessons 101. We'll see you out on the dance floor!

124 mins. (2007)
DVD - Region 1 (Canada, United States; U.S. territories; Bermuda).

Simply Swing Video

Swing Dancing for Beginners Vol. 1 Video

DVD Only - $29.99
Swing Dancing for 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 in the series is professional, easy to follow, designed specifically for beginners and fun for everyone.

With nearly 1½ hours of instruction, multiple camera views, and an easy navigational menu, 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.

This beginner DVD covers everything from the history of the dances, 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 the 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, much more.

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. This innovative DVD series teaches the basics and the most essential steps for beginners at a slow and steady pace, 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 Swing Dance Collection and/or Shawn Trautman’s Dance Collection in its entirety where you’ll have your choice of more than 20 highly-rated full-length 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 Swing Dance from proven instructors and not just see flashy competition moves that are near impossible to execute, then Beginner Volume 1 is for you. 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 in Volume 1 to rapidly gain confidence based on consistency and repetition.

Aprox 90 mins. (2006) Shawn Trautman
DVD - All Region

Swing Dancing for Beginners Vol. 2 Video

DVD Only - $29.99
Swing Dancing for Beginners Volume 2 offers the perfect follow-up of the thorough instruction presented in Swing Dancing for Beginners Volume 1.

Anyone who’s comfortable with the basics and the understanding of leading and following will find this DVD to be a necessity for rapidly increasing your Swing knowledge. Each volume in the series is professional, easy to follow, designed specifically for beginners and fun for everyone.

With nearly 1½ hours of instruction, multiple camera views, and an easy navigational menu, Shawn and Joanna Trautman will build your confidence and have you dancing along with them. 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.

This beginner DVD covers leadable patterns such as the Ladies Inside Turns, the Guy’s Inside Turns, Wraps, Fake Wraps, Behind the Back Hand Changes, Tuck-Turns, Touchbacks, and a number of other fun and easy tips for the leaders and followers that you’ll only find in Shawn Trautman’s collection.

Taught at a slow and steady pace for beginners, this DVD is perfect for gift-giving to friends, family, co-workers, or yourself. This DVD is best used after Swing Dancing for Beginners Volume 1 and before Swing Dancing for Intermediate Dancers Volume 1.

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 more about leading and following the Swing so you can dance anywhere with anyone, rather than just learning a single step that can only be done with your partner. As you’ve experienced from Volume 1, these DVDs are the equivalent of having your own private instruction at home. If you’re looking to add on to everything you learned in Swing Dancing for Beginners Volume 1, then Beginner Volume 2 is the absolute next step for you. Once you’ve completed the series, you’ll want to check out Shawn Trautman’s Dance Collection in its entirety where you’ll have your choice of more than 20 highly-rated full-length dance instruction DVDs.

Aprox 90 mins. (2006) Shawn Trautman
DVD - All Region

Swing Dancing for Intermediate Dancers Vol. 1 Video

DVD Only - $29.99
Swing Dancing for Intermediate Dancers Volume 1 extends the thorough instruction to all the swing dancers out there who are now comfortable with the basics and ready for some cool new moves.

As you’ve seen in Swing Dancing for Beginners Volumes 1 and 2, each volume is professional, easy to follow, fun, designed with the viewer in mind, and the equivalent of having your own private instruction at home.

With nearly 1½ hours of instruction, multiple camera views, and an easy navigational menu, Shawn and Joanna Trautman will continue to build your confidence while having you dance along with them. 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.

Shawn and Joanna will demonstrate, explain, and continue teaching lead and follow Swing moves so you can dance anywhere with anyone, rather than just learning a single step that can only be done with your partner. This intermediate DVD covers more fun and easy combinations as you’ll build new moves on top of what you’ve learned in the first two DVDs. The combinations Shawn and Joanna go through in this DVD will challenge you and force you into becoming a great lead and follow dancer.

You’ll learn such moves as the He/She’s, Kick-Steps, the Pretzel, advanced Touchbacks, and a number of multi-turn combinations. Taught at a nice steady pace, this DVD is perfect for gift-giving to friends, family, co-workers, or yourself. This DVD is best used after Swing Dancing for Beginners Volume 2. Once you’ve completed the series, you’ll want to check out Shawn Trautman’s Dance Collection in its entirety where you’ll have your choice of more than 20 highly-rated full-length dance instruction DVDs.

Aprox 90 mins. (2006) Shawn Trautman
DVD - All Region

Swing Dancing with Teresa Mason Video

Swing Dancing with Teresa Mason DVD Only - $19.99
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 and Jive. Included are five steps for each dance as well as a styling tip. Your competence and confidence will grow as you 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.

45 mins. (2006) Teresa Mason
DVD - All Region

Swing Dance Volume 1 Video

Swing Dance Volume 1 DVD Only - $29.99
A Swing DVD by a long time dancer and instructor that'll get you dancing in less than an hour! By introducing what beginners need to know about Lead and Follow dancing, in an order that makes sense, and at a pace set for everyone, this DVD will quickly prove its usefulness. Never danced before? No problem! This DVD is set for beginners as the instruction is clear, understandable, and completely attainable.

This DVD was designed to get absolute beginners looking good and confident doing Swing in less than an hour. All moves are demonstrated, and then taught in a logical sequence with clear descriptions, then broken down for both Leaders and Followers. In what will seem like just minutes, you'll be dancing the basics of Swing as well as some fun swing moves like the Kick-Steps and the Syncopated Swivels.

Shawn Trautman has been a coach and mentor to numerous World Champions as well as countless social dancers since the early 1990's. Shawn welcomes people from all walks of life regardless of shape, size, or ability to his classes. His broad experience in both dance and Advanced Learning Techniques makes his methods of instruction innovative, easy, and fun. If you're ready to learn and have fun, Shawn Trautman's Learn To Dance Series is the way to go. Order Swing Dance Volume 1 today, and be ready to dance the next time you go out.

55 mins. (2005) Shawn Trautman
DVD - Region 1 (Canada, United States; U.S. territories; Bermuda)

Dances That Rock & Swing Video

Dances That Rock & Swing DVD Only - $44.95

The exciting styles of the 30's, 40's and 50's will delight your students as they swing and rock!

This video features three dance numbers: A rambunctious production number choreographed by Angelo Moio that reflects the fabulous 40's; a swingin' production number choreographed by Cathy Roe that takes us from the late 40's to the early 50's; and a duet by Cathy Roe and Angelo Moio which provides a "dictionary" of steps from the 30's and 40's that includes traditional swing steps, the lindy hop and numerous variations, plus "signature" dance steps born of Hollywood and Broadway during this zestful dance era. This is a great video for choreography and step ideas.

Angelo Moio is a professional dance teacher, choreographer and competition judge. Along his way to the Strip, Moio has been a backup dancer for Gloria Gaynor; a principal character dancer with Nevada Festival Ballet; resident choreographer at TV-B, Hong Kong's largest TV station; dance captain and performer for Las Vegas’ Legends In Concert with Juliet Prowse; assistant choreographer for Broadway’s version of Legends In Concert; Siegfried & Roy dance captain and dancer (from inception to 1992); and choreographer of special events and Christmas shows at Excalibur Hotel in Vegas and industrials for IBM and Mutual Of Omaha.

Cathy Roe is an international dance educator with a degree in dance from Western Michigan University. She is the owner of Cathy Roe Video Productions and Santa Fe Studio Stage. Her experience includes work as a television choreographer, University dance director and studio owner. She has received numerous choreographic awards including the New York Film and Television Award.

60 mins. (DVD-2007)
DVD - Region 1 (Canada, United States; U.S. territories; Bermuda)