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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Ballroom Dancing, DVD Edition (Complete Idiot's Guide to)
by Jeffrey Allen

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Ballroom Dancing, DVD Edition (Complete Idiot's Guide to)
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Author: Jeffrey Allen
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2006-09-05
ISBN: 1592575773
Number of pages: 304
Publisher: Alpha

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Book Review: Idiot's Guide to Ballroom Dance
Summary: 1 Stars

This is NOT a good book for beginners. It tells you a lot about the history of dance, but is very poor on showing you the actual dance steps involved in the common ballroom dances. There is not even a mention of the Quickstep, and "footprint" patterns are sadly missing. It says much about body position and contra-body-movment but fails to show you where to put your feet, which is THE most important thing for the beginner! I found it very difficult to learn from it and had to turn to other books.

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