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Summary: BEAUTIFUL BOO K - ALMOST USELESS INFORMATION
Review: BEWARE: This book describes the International Style of ballroom dance. NOT the American style. Perhaps 10% of American dance students are learning International.EXAMPLE: THE WALTZ American Waltz:
The basic figure is a square in which the man starts by stepping forward with the left foot and the dancers return to the starting position in 6 beats, making a square. International Waltz:
The basic figure is a zig-zag. The man starts with the RIGHT foot and the dancers travel around the dance floor in a zig-zag pattern. It would be great if Paul Bottomer would write a similar beautiful book for American ballroom dancers. Dave Palmer
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Summary: BEAUTIFUL BOO K - ALMOST USELESS INFORMATION
Review: BEWARE: This book describes the International Style of ballroom dance. NOT the American style. Perhaps 10% of American dance students are learning International. EXAMPLE: THE WALTZ American Waltz:
The basic figure is a square in which the man starts by stepping forward with the left foot and the dancers return to the starting position in 6 beats, making a square. International Waltz:
The basic figure is a zig-zag. The man starts with the RIGHT foot and the dancers travel around the dance floor in a zig-zag pattern. It would be great if Paul Bottomer would write a similar beautiful book for American ballroom dancers. Dave Palmer
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Summary: Disapointed
Review: Disappointed It looked like a very easy reading book, and it turned out to be a very confusing bunch of steps and pictures. And by the way, I have asked my swing instructor about the steps and he had found some mistakes.
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Summary: A compendium of all dances at an affordable price.
Review: Go ahead and purchase this book at an affordable price. You will be thrilled to find a profusion of figures peppered with photos of dancing couples in over 10 types of dances ranging from the Standard to the Latin-American. You will find all the dances that you ever wanted to know in here including the Tango Argentina and this latest volume is a culmination of all of Bottomer's earlier works, but includes newer types like the Vienesse Waltz and the Slow Foxtrot as well as the International Tango. These dance techniques not found in his earlier books give you the popular variations to add 'punch' and finesse to your dancing. Only the Vienesse Waltz chapter is found to be wanting as the technique of the Fleckerls and the Natural and Reverse turns were not included here. Still, this volume offers good value for money.
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Summary: I am very frustrated with this book
Review: I have practiced for several months and then I went to dance, just to find out that most of the info I have read it was all wrong. Especially the tango steps. Sorry for this comment but that is what happened to me.
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Summary: Hot n' Shiny Shoe Shuffle
Review: I'd hit a latin balroom brick wall until my good friend and dancing partner Mrs Bedwyr Elias Williams, North Wales's premier Rumba and social Foxtrot supremo, directed me toward Mr Bottomer's holy bible of South American dance. It's certainly taught me a trick or two and now I'm the talk of the Llyr 'Ger Ole' Emlyn, Memorial, Latino Dancing Club; Betws-yn-Rhos. where myself and Mrs Williams can now really let ourselves go and cut some rug. Thank you Mr Bottomer.
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Summary: Can't learn how to dance from this book.
Review: It's a good reference book if you know how to dance. If you're a beginner and try to learn from this book, you're in deep trouble. Unless you can translate "move you left foot to left, reflex your right knee, shift your weight on to the left on beat 3" description into movement right away, you'll go through one basic movement in hours. If you want to improve your dance skill, it may be helpful. Since I'm a total beginner, I can't say that for sure.
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Summary: Can't learn how to dance from this book.
Review: It's a good reference book if you know how to dance. If you're a beginner and try to learn from this book, you're in deep trouble. Unless you can translate "move you left foot to left, reflex your right knee, shift your weight on to the left on beat 3" description into movement right away, you'll go through one basic movement in hours. If you want to improve your dance skill, it may be helpful. Since I'm a total beginner, I can't say that for sure.
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Summary: A book for the serious student
Review: Let's Dance is a fairly comprehensive step by step instruction book best for those with some dance lesson experience. Although the footwork diagrams are a little confusing, the narrative and the pictures help to bring it together. The book itself is well designed in the coffee-table style with excellent photography. Another reviewer mentioned that swing is not mentioned anywhere in the book. Swing is actually part of the chapter on jive and I found it very helpful.
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Summary: A book for the serious student
Review: Let's Dance is a fairly comprehensive step by step instruction book best for those with some dance lesson experience. Although the footwork diagrams are a little confusing, the narrative and the pictures help to bring it together. The book itself is well designed in the coffee-table style with excellent photography. Another reviewer mentioned that swing is not mentioned anywhere in the book. Swing is actually part of the chapter on jive and I found it very helpful.
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