Instructional Country Dancing Videos and DVD

Learn to dance the Two Step, West Coast Swing, East Coast Swing, Triple Step, Two-Step, Dallas Shuffle, Cha-Cha, Waltz, Polka, Schottische and Line Dances. Get in shape with a Country Line Dance workout.

Dance Lessons 101 Video

Dance Lessons 101

DVD Only - $29.99

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).

Country Western Dance Sampler Video

Country Western

DVD Only - $29.99

The Country Western 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 the five most popular Country Western 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.

Shawn and Joanna will demonstrate, explain, and teach you to lead and follow the Two-Step, Swing, West Coast Swing, Polka, and the Triple Two-Step 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.

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

Two-Step for Intermediate Dancers Vol. 1 Video

Two Step

DVD Only - $29.99

Two-Step for Intermediate Dancers Volume 1 extends the thorough instruction to all the two-steppers out there who are now comfortable with the basics and ready for some more cool moves.

As you’ve seen in Two-Step 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.

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 Two-Step so you can dance anywhere with anyone, rather than just learning a single step that can only be done with your partner.

This intermediate level DVD covers more fun and easy combinations as you’ll build new moves on top of what you’ve learned in the first 2 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. 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 Two-Step 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

Hot Country Dancing for Couples DVD

If you're looking for a truly awesome way to learn several different country dances and dance types, this DVD is for you.

This program was designed to get you feeling great about couples dancing and have no problem getting out on the dance floor. Your instructor, Shawn Trautman, has been dancing and teaching in country nightclubs since the early 1990's. Shawn truly walks the walk as he doesn't come out of a 'Ballroom'.

This program includes the following dances: Cactus Cha-Cha for Couples (Neon Moon); the Ten Step (Couples Style); the Sweetheart Schottische; the Barn Dance (Wild, Wild, West); some fun Two Step Dancing; and East Coast Swing.

HD footage complemented by multiple camera angles and Picture-In-Picture technology make this DVD an easy Must-Have if you're wanting to explore the different dances. Don't miss your chance to vastly improve your Country Dance knowledge by passing this one by.

In addition to teaching in the clubs, 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 of all shapes, sizes, or ability to his classes. His broad experience in both dance and Advanced Learning Techniques makes his methods of instruction innovative, easy, and fun. Order Hot Country Dancing for Couples, and be ready for your next outing!

80 mins. (2005)
DVD - Region 1 (Canada, United States; U.S. territories; more)

Christy Lane's Complete Guide to Line Dancing Video

Christy Lane's Line Dancing Music CD

Line Dancing Music

CD - $19.95

Contains 13 instrumental songs of the best beats per minute for the dances taught on Christy Lane's Complete Guide to Line Dancing video directly above.

Boot Scootin' Boogie - Brooks and Dunn (Boot Scootin' Boogie, Slappin' Leather, Cowboy Boogie)
I Feel Lucky - Mary-Chapin Carptenter (Tush Push, Freeze, Louie)
Watermelon Crawl - Tracy Byrd (Watermelon Crawl)
Elvira - Oak Ridge Boys (Elvira, Black Velvet)
Wild Wild West - The Escape Club (Wild Wild West, Ghostbusters)
Chattahoochee - Alan Jackson (Tennessee Twister)
Have Mercy - The Judds (Cowboy Motion, Tumbleweed)
Neon Moon - Brooks and Dunn (Cowboy Cha Cha)
Dumas Walker - Kentucky Headhunters (Walkin' Wazie, Flying Eight)
Achy Breaky Heart - Billy Ray Cyrus (Achy Breaky, Alley Cat)
Dream on Texas Ladies - John Michael Montgomery (Waltz Across Texas)
Yippy Ti Yi Yo - Ronnie McDowell (Hip Hop)
Electric Boogie - Marcia Griffiths (Electric Slide)