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How to Dance

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Overview

<p>Have you ever watched a performance of talented dancers and wished you could do that? Maybe you imagine those dancers were born with a sense of rhythm and movement you just don’t have. The truth is, good dancers aren’t born, they’re made. You can learn to be a good dancer and enjoy all the benefits that brings you—fun, friends, good exercise, travel, and more. In How to Dance, you’ll learn everything you need to know to have a great time out on the dance floor. In 25 relaxed, easy-to-follow lessons, you’ll learn the rhythm, solo steps, and partnering techniques of 16 of the most popular social dances. From the gentle elegance of the waltz to the hot rhythms of the mambo, from the bouncing steps of the polka to the swagger of the tango, you’ll learn it all and have a great time in the process.</p>

Syllabus

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  • 01: Beginning Your Dance Journey
  • 02: Getting Started with Latin & Rhythm Dance
  • 03: Rumba
  • 04: Mambo
  • 05: Cha-Cha
  • 06: Salsa
  • 07: Latin & Rhythm Dance-Along
  • 08: Getting Started with Swing Dance
  • 09: Single-Time Swing
  • 10: East Coast Swing
  • 11: Lindy Hop
  • 12: West Coast Swing
  • 13: Hustle
  • 14: Swing Dance-Along
  • 15: Getting Started with Smooth & Ballroom Dance
  • 16: Waltz
  • 17: Foxtrot
  • 18: American Tango
  • 19: Smooth & Ballroom Dance-Along
  • 20: Getting Started with Country Dance
  • 21: Polka
  • 22: Two-Step
  • 23: Nightclub Two-Step
  • 24: Country Dance-Along
  • 25: Take Your Dancing to the Next Step

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