jimthedancingman presents... HI! My name is Jim, and I've danced and taught dance for over 10 years. It is a great way to exercise and socialize! The videos offered below are intended to help you feel more comfortable on the dance floor, which in turn allows you to look better and have more fun when dancing. Two left feet? Not any more!

SWING VIDEOS

East Coast Swing Video Notebook - Beginner's Level Jim and Kristen, from the Swingpins Swing Dance Performance Group™, start out with the basic rhythms of triple step East Coast Swing and progress through a variety of moves and steps until the viewer has a good foundation.

Beginners Jitterbug Kristen and Jim, from the Swingpins Swing Dance Performance Group™, start out with the basic rhythms of jitterbug (also called single time East Coast Swing) and progress through a variety of moves and steps until the viewer has a good foundation.

COUPLES DANCE VIDEOS

Basic Social Dances Jim and Kristen start with the basic rhythms and movements of each of the following dances and progress to showing enough moves to keep you dancing for each: Cha Cha, Waltz, Two Step, One Step, and Jitterbug. Think of this as your sampler for each of the dances. You'll have the basics down and be able to look like you know what you're doing on the floor, and have fun doing it!

Country Couples Pattern Dances Jim and Kristen go and teach you how to do several popular pattern dances, including: Barn Dance Carrosel Waltz Cha Cha Hombre Charleston Bump Cowboy Cha Cha Longbranch Hustle Sweetheart Schottische Wooden Nickel Basic Cha Cha Basic Two Step

LINE DANCING VIDEOS (no videos have ever been made or are ever going to be made. Sorry, folks.)

Basic Line Dances If you are new to line dancing or dancing in general, this is the video I recommend that you start with. It begins with a section on basic line dancing steps and moves that are common to many dances. You are then shown, step by step, the steps for 18 basic line dances that are done around the country. When you're done you should be able to get on the floor at most any club or dance hall and be able to dance! The dances taught on this video are: 16 Step Arkansas Stomp Bus Stop Canadian Stomp Cha Cha Slide Charleston Cotton Eyed Joe Cruisin' Detroit Hustle Down and Dirty Electric Slide God Blessed Texas Macarena Space Jam Too Stray Cat Strut Tush Push Twist Waltz Across Texas

Intermediate Line Dances 1 20 intermediate level line dances are taught, including: 13 MWZ After Midnight All Night Long Alley Cat Between the Lines Big Bang Black Coffee Boot Scoot Boogie Bread and Butter Caliente Country Walkin' Cowboy Hip Hop Crystal Blue Derailed Dizzy Don Don the Lights Down on the Corner Dreams Ghost Train Gravy

Intermediate Line Dances 2 20 intermediate level line dances are taught, including: Hardwood Stomp Hideaway Cha Honky Tonk Stomp Honky Tonk Twist I Got a Girl Jai du Boogie Jose Cuervo 97 Just for Grins Kool Dance Long Road to Richmond Louisiana Lou Mack the Knife Max-a-mixed Midnight Waltz Mony Mony My Maria My My My Boogie Shoes Nailed to the Wall Now or Never Ooo Ahh

Intermediate Line Dances 3 20 more intermediate level line dances taught, including : Picnic Polka Pick a Pocket Poor Boy Shuffle Prairie Strut Real McCoy Salsaria Samba Dance Saturday Night Fever Scrap It Shaggin' the Line Slappin' Leather Snap Jack Steppin' Sugar Sugar Sugartown Swamp Thing T-Bone Shuffle Third Rock Walkin' on Me Watermelon Crawl

Intermediate Line Dances 4 This video includes line dances done to celtic music along with more challenging line dances, including: American Pop Dad's Money Dancing Feet Jitterbug Stroll S.X.E. Swing Time Boogie Syncopated Rhythm X-Rated Yabba Dabba Do Coastin' Electric Reel Gypsy Pot of Gold Razor Sharp Toss the Feathers Warriors

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Please contact me if you are interested in purchasing any of these videos or have any questions. All videos are $20.00 (s/h included). Acceptable forms of payment include money orders and PayPal.

Each video was filmed with a MiniDV camcorder and recorded in DVD format onto quality DVD-R discs. Each disc comes in a DVD case with cover and is mailed in a bubble lined mailer. Once payment is received, your order will go out the next day.

Please be sure that your DVD player can play DVD-R discs before you place an order!

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