Product: Learn to Swing Dance with Champions Steve & Heidi Instructional DVD: Beginning
Rating: 5.0
Comprehensive, clear, outstanding quality of instruction.
I own this DVD (purchased as part of the 3 DVD set). The video and sound quality is extremely professional. There are plenty of close-ups and alternate angles available. Footwork is always shown close up as well as providing leader and follower perspectives and full body views. Other helpful features include the 'count' numbers on the screen, so you always know where you are in the move with sound muted in freeze frame-slow-motion.Other nice features include `end of move' and `section/topic' summaries with demonstrations. Bonus features include footage of the original dancers in action.These instructors clearly prove their relationship to original dancers and original Balboa and Swing techniques of the period. Learning Balboa and Lindy together (as they integrate anyway) as an integrated system is a work of genius and can shorten the 'understanding' process that is often required when learning swing-dance, or developing from Balboa to Balboa-swing.These DVD have been really useful in helping me develop my understanding and skills. I recommend this highly and often!