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Learn to dance with Shawn Trautman Dance DVDs - country western, two step, west coast swing, line dancing, ballroom and swing.

Slow Dancing for Beginners Volume 1 Video

Slow Dancing for Beginners Volume 1 DVD Only - $29.99
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!

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

Slow Dancing for Beginners Volume 2 Video

Slow Dancing for Beginners Volume 2 DVD Only - $29.99
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!

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

Dance Lessons 101 Video

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

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 Beginners Vol. 1 Video

Two-Step for Beginners Vol. 1 DVD Only - $29.99
Two-Step for Beginners Volume 1 offers the easiest and most thorough instruction for anyone wanting to learn the two-step (aka Texas Two-Step), the most popular country western dance outside of line 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.

Two-Step for Beginners Volume 1 covers everything from how to do quicks and slows, what the footwork is for both leaders and followers, how to properly use the four connection points, how to turn on corners, what drills are best for practicing on your own, the importance of stopping on the dance floor, how to do mirrored vines, wraps, torque turns, forward and back presentations and much, much more.

Shawn and Joanna will demonstrate, explain, and teach you to lead and follow 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 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 Two-Step 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 Two-Step 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

Two-Step for Beginners Vol. 2 Video

Two-Step for Beginners Vol. 2 DVD Only - $29.99
Two-Step for Beginners Volume 2 offers the perfect follow up of thorough instruction to anyone who’s comfortable with the basics and the understanding of leading and following presented in Shawn Trautman’s Two-Step for Beginners Volume 1.

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 beginner DVD covers a number of fun and easy combinations from both the skater’s and promenade positions as well as cool leadable moves for the leaders 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 Two-Step for Beginners Volume 1 and before Two-Step for Intermediate Dancers Volume 1. 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. 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 Two-Step for Beginners Volume 1, then Beginner Volume 2 is the absolute next step for you.

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

Two-Step for Intermediate Dancers Vol. 1 Video

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.

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

West Coast Swing for Beginners Vol. 1 Video

DVD Only - $29.99
West Coast Swing for Beginners Volume 1 offers the easiest and most comprehensive instruction for West Coast Swing (WCS) on the market. 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.

You’ll learn everything you’ll need to get started with this dance including the basic rhythm, footwork, connection points, and timings, the proper hand connections, tips and drills on compression and leverage, easy-to-implement anchor steps, and the staple moves for WCS including the sugar push, left side pass, right side pass, outside turn, the cut-off pass, the reverse pass, the tuck turn, and the starter step. Most importantly, you’ll learn the lead and follow elements to each move, which will give you the ability to dance anywhere with anyone, rather than just learning a single step or two that can only be done with your partner.

This DVD is best used as a starting point that will help you quickly accelerate your way through Shawn Trautman’s West Coast 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 WCS 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

West Coast Swing for Beginners Vol. 2 Video

DVD Only - $29.99
West Coast Swing for Beginners Volume 2 offers the same great instruction that you found in Volume 1, and then some, as you’ll add a number of essential moves and leadable patterns to your repertoire. 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 continue building your confidence as you dance along with them. Just like Volume 1, the design of the curriculum and camera placement for the DVDs allows the leaders to do the EXACT movements that Shawn presents, and 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 get to dance each dance with music alongside the instructors at the end of each section.

What you’ll learn in WCS for Beginners Volume 2 will stick with you throughout the rest of your dance career. In an easy-to-follow and logical presentation you’ll go through several moves originating from the left side pass, then you’ll go through several off the underarm pass, a few more to add on to your tuck turns, the two basic whip patterns, and a couple of fun bonus moves that you’ll find only in Shawn Trautman’s Dance Collection. As usual, you’ll spend enough time learning the lead and follow elements to each move that you’ll be able to dance anywhere with anyone, rather than just learning a single step or two that can only be done with your partner.

This DVD is best used in conjunction with Volume 1 to help you quickly accelerate your way through Shawn Trautman’s WCS 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 WCS from proven instructors and not just see flashy competition moves that are near impossible to execute, then Beginner Volume 2 is for you. Once you’re comfortable, you’ll want to look into Intermediate Volume 1 as it seamlessly adds on to everything you learned here in Volume 1.

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

West Coast Swing for Intermediate Dancers Vol. 1 Video

DVD Only - $29.99
West Coast Swing for Intermediate Dancers Volume 1 builds a whole new level of excitement for WCS dancers. As you’ve seen in West Coast Swing 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 add to your proficiencies while having you dance along with them. Just like in the first two DVDS, 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 get to dance each dance with music alongside the instructors at the end of each section.

The moves you’ll learn in this DVD will take you from feeling average to extremely proficient, practically overnight. The leaders will face the challenge of learning three basic whip patterns, three standard exits, and then a whole slew of non-standard whips and exits found only in Shawn Trautman’s Dance Collection that’ll be sure to make you stand out on the dance floor – in a good way!

In all, you’ll have nearly 60 new combinations of leadable moves that will definitely be enough to keep your mind busy on the dance floor. And, as usual, the moves aren’t just shown once, they’re demonstrated, broken down, and explained using lead and follow techniques so you can dance anywhere with anyone, rather than just learning a single step or two that can only be done with your partner.

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. 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 WCS from proven instructors and not just see flashy competition moves that are near impossible to execute, then Intermediate Volume 1 is for you.

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)

Line Dance 101: A Quick Start Guide to Line Dancing DVD

Line Dance 101 DVD Only - $29.99
By introducing what beginners need to know, in an order that makes sense, and at a pace set for everyone, this DVD will quickly become one of your most useful. Never danced before? No problem! This DVD is a "Must See" for beginners as the instruction is clear, understandable, and steps completely attainable. This DVD was designed to get absolute beginners looking good and confident in less than 2 hours.

Filmed in HD and complemented by multiple camera angles and Picture-In-Picture technology, this program is perfect for bringing the Line Dance class to your living room! Broken into clear, logical lessons that introduce more than 30 steps in five carefully chosen dances specific for learning and practicing, you'll wonder why you waited so long to start. In no time at all, you'll learn the Electric Slide, the Cotton Eyed Joe, Slappin' Leather, Ole', and Swing Time. Plus, as a Special Bonus, both Monterey Turns and the 8-count Applejacks illusion, two advanced dance sequences, are broken down and taught if you're up for the challenge!

This DVD includes a complete breakdown of over 30 steps individually, and then a thorough understanding of how to apply and dance them to the following dances and songs:

Electric Slide (Beginner) Suggested Music: Electric Boogie by Marcia Griffiths (the original); That's the way (I Like It) by KC & The Sunshine Band; Tuff Enuff by The Fabulous Thunderbirds; Sharp Dressed Man by ZZ Top; The Hey Song Rock and Roll Part II by Gary Glitter.
Cotton Eyed Joe (Beginner) Suggested Music: Cotton Eyed Joe (the original) by Isaac Payton Sweat; Cotton Eyed Joe (remix) by the Rednex.
Swing Time (Beginner / Intermediate) Suggested Music: C'est La Vie by Bob Segar; Dont Rock the Jukebox by Alan Jackson; Baby Likes to Rock It by the Tractors; Whole Lot of Shakin Goin On by Jerry Lee Lewis; Swing The Mood (dance mix) by Jive Bunny.
Ole' (Beginner/Intermediate): Suggested Music: Ole (The Soccer Song); Centerfield by John Foggerty.
Slappin' Leather (Beginner/Intermediate) Suggested Music: Reggae Cowboy by the Bellamy Brothers; Can be done fast to Born to Boogie by Hank Williams, Jr.

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. If you're ready to learn and have fun, Shawn Trautman's Learn To Dance Series is the way to go. Order A Quick Start Guide to Line Dancing today, and be ready to dance the next time you go out.

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

Essential Line Dances Volume 1 Video

DVD Only - $29.99
If you're beyond the basics, yet ready to rapidly increase your line dance knowledge and expertise, then this DVD is for you. This program includes well over an hours worth of instruction on the following fun dances: Cactus Cha-Cha (Neon Moon) - 26 counts; The Cowboy Twist (Hey Bartender) - 28 counts; Redneck Girl - 24 counts; Boardwalk (La Grange) - 24 counts; Ten Step - 24 counts; County Line Cha-Cha (Darlene) - 20 counts; West Coast Shuffle - 32 counts; and more ...

Filmed in HD and presented with multiple camera angles and Picture-In-Picture technology, you won't want to miss how easy these dances can be with the right instructor. Shawn Trautman has been a coach and mentor to numerous World Champions as well as countless social dancers since the early 1990s. 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. Get ready to learn and have fun! Order Essential Line Dances today, and be ready for your next event by next weekend!

60 mins.+ (2005)
DVD - Region 1 (Canada, United States; U.S. territories; Bermuda)

Essential Line Dances Volume 2 Video

DVD Only - $29.99
You can easily and rapidly increase your line dance knowledge with Volume 2. This DVD includes well over an hours worth of instruction on the following dances: Watermelon Crawl; One Step Forward; Bump In The Dark; Skee Bumpis; Back to Louisiana; Double Ten Step (Sixteen Step); and more ...

Filmed in HD and presented with multiple camera angles and Picture-In-Picture technology, you won't want to miss how easy these dances can be with the right instructor. Shawn Trautman has been a coach and mentor to numerous World Champions as well as countless social dancers since the early 1990s. 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. If you're ready to learn and have fun, Shawn Trautman's Learn To Dance Series is the way to go. Order Essential Line Dances today, and be ready for your next event by next weekend!

60 mins.+ (2005)
DVD - Region 1 (Canada, United States; U.S. territories; Bermuda)

Smokin' Line Dances Volume 1 Video

Shawn Trautman Smokin' Line Dances Volume 1 DVD DVD Only - $29.99
This Volume 1 is for those who are ready to have fun, challenge themselves, and get their feet really moving to some awesome line dances. Contains approximately 80 minutes worth of line dances that are a combination of fun, challenging, and sometimes even fast.

Here is a listing of the dances that are taught: Memphis Belle (Gator Boogie) - 56 counts; Hummingbird - 48 counts; T-R-O-U-B-L-E (Slidin' Home) - 48 counts; Skee Bumpis/Tush Push Combo - 70 counts; and, the one everyone's been asking about - the Hip Hop Line Dance (Everybody Dance Now) - 96 counts; and more ...

Filmed in HD and presented with multiple camera angles and Picture-In-Picture technology, you won't want to miss how easy these dances can be with the right instructor. 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. If you're ready to learn and have fun, Shawn Trautman's Learn To Dance Series is the way to go. Order Smokin' Line Dances, and be ready for your next event.

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

Smokin' Line Dances Volume 2 Video

Shawn Trautman Smokin' Line Dances Volume 2 DVD DVD Only - $29.99
You will be challenged and your feet will be moving as these line dances aren't for beginners. Here is a listing of the dances that are taught: Regular Joe - 40 counts; Can't Get Enuff (I Like It, I Love It) - 48 counts; Walk The Line (Cadillac Ranch) - 26 counts; Swamp Thang (Swamp Thing) - 40 counts; Laredo (Suicide Blonde) - 64 counts ; and more ...

Filmed in HD and presented with multiple camera angles and Picture-In-Picture technology, you won't want to miss how easy these dances can be with the right instructor. 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. If you're ready to learn and have fun, Shawn Trautman's Learn To Dance Series is the way to go. Order Smokin' Line Dances, and be ready for your next event.

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

Party Line Dances Video

Party Line Dancing DVD Only - $29.99
This DVD is the perfect choice for people who are going to a party, a wedding, a bar mitzvah, a New Year's celebration, or a country night club and need a crash course. You'll go from never having danced before to looking good on the floor in just minutes. By teaching only what you need to know to get out there and look good on these dances, this program will quickly get you to where you want to be.

Filmed in HD and complemented by multiple camera angles and Picture-In-Picture technology, this DVD is perfect for bringing the Line Dance class with clear, logical lessons to your living room! In what seems like just minutes, you'll learn the Electric Slide, the Cotton Eyed Joe, Slappin' Leather, Macarena, the Tush Push, and the Boot Scootin' Boogie. Plus, as a Special Bonus, you'll learn several options for spicing these dances up a bit and adding in your own styles.

Dances and the accompanying music suggestions can be found below:

Electric Slide (Beginner) Suggested Music: Electric Boogie by Marcia Griffiths (the original); That's the way (I Like It) by KC & The Sunshine Band; Tuff Enuff by The Fabulous Thunderbirds; Sharp Dressed Man by ZZ Top; The Hey Song Rock and Roll Part II by Gary Glitter.
Cotton Eyed Joe (Beginner) Suggested Music: Cotton Eyed Joe (the original) by Isaac Payton Sweat; Cotton Eyed Joe (remix) by the Rednex.
Macarena (Beginner) Suggested Music: Macarena by Los Del Rio (Bayside Boys Mix)
Slappin' Leather (Beginner/Intermediate) Suggested Music: Reggae Cowboy by the Bellamy Brothers; Can be done fast to Born to Boogie by Hank Williams, Jr.
Tush Push (Beginner/Intermediate) Suggested Music: Old Time Rock 'n Roll (slow) by Bob Segar; She Loves My Car by Ronnie Milsap; Hurts So Good by John Cougar Melloncamp; Cowboy Love by John Michael Montgomery; God Blessed Texas by Little Texas; Sharp Dressed Man by ZZ Top; What's Your Name by Skynard Friends.
Boot Scootin' Boogie (Beginner/Intermediate) Suggested Music: Boot Scootin' Boogie by Brooks & Dunn.

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

Ballroom and Latin Dance Sampler Video

DVD Only - $29.99
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.

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.

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

Slow and Romantic Dance Sampler Video

DVD Only - $29.99
The Slow and Romantic 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 four timeless and very popular Slow and Romantic 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 Slow Dance, the Rumba, the Waltz, and the Nightclub 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

Hot & Spicy Salsa for Beginners DVD

DVD Only - $29.99
If you're ready to learn the basics of Salsa this DVD is for you. Hot & Spicy Salsa offers instruction that burns up the floor for an hour and a half. No experience is necessary. With a strong focus on Lead & Follow Dancing, you'll be amazed at how quickly you can learn the Salsa when the instruction is well thought out and presented in ways that is easy to absorb. Filmed in HD and presented with multiple camera angles and Picture-In-Picture technology, you won't want to miss how easy this dance can be with the right instructors.

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 Hot & Spicy Salsa today, and be ready to dance by next weekend!

90 mins. (2005)
DVD - All Region

Hustle for Beginners: Retro Hustle, Disco Style Video

DVD Only - $29.99
It's time to take on the dance floor! Hustle is characterized by an extremely smooth look, with the dancers turning, rotating, and moving around the floor with seamless motion and minimal vertical movement or bounce. It is a three-count dance, danced as &-1-2-3, 1-2-and-3, or Quick-Quick-Slow-Slow to four-count music. Overall, the Hustle is a dance that was born as an adaptation to the new music of the disco craze, but has survived as a dance that has and will continue to grow with the times, trends and needs of the dancing public. It is a versatile dance with chameleon qualities that make it a highly effective tool in the beginner dancer's playbook.

Multiple camera angles and Picture-In-Picture technology make this program very appealing on top of the well thought out lesson plan that will have you dancing shortly after starting. 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 your copy today, and be ready to dance by next weekend!

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

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.

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 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)

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Shawn Trautman Dance Videos and DVDs

Slow Dancing for Beginners Volume 1 Video

Slow Dancing for Beginners Volume 2 Video

Dance Lessons 101 Video

Country Western Dance Sampler Video

Two-Step for Beginners Vol. 1 Video

Two-Step for Beginners Vol. 2 Video

Two-Step for Intermediate Dancers Vol. 1 Video

West Coast Swing for Beginners Vol. 1 Video

West Coast Swing for Beginners Vol. 2 Video

West Coast Swing for Intermediate Dancers Vol. 1 Video

Hot Country Dancing for Couples DVD

Line Dance 101: A Quick Start Guide to Line Dancing DVD

Essential Line Dances Volume 1 Video

Essential Line Dances Volume 2 Video

Smokin' Line Dances Volume 1 Video

Smokin' Line Dances Volume 2 Video

Party Line Dances Video

Ballroom and Latin Dance Sampler Video

Slow and Romantic Dance Sampler Video

Hot & Spicy Salsa for Beginners DVD

Hustle for Beginners: Retro Hustle, Disco Style Video

Swing Dancing for Beginners Vol. 1 Video

Swing Dancing for Beginners Vol. 2 Video

Swing Dancing for Intermediate Dancers Vol. 1 Video

Swing Dance Volume 1 Video