Shall We Dance: A Beginner's Guide to Ballroom Dancing

By Eric Zimmerer

This book is written for the absolute beginner, not by a dance champion, but by someone who knows what a beginning dancer feels like and wants to know. The basics of ballroom dance are covered in a... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1932358099
• ISBN13: 9781932358094
• Release Date: March 2003
• Publisher: Ace of Hearts Publishing
• Length: 170 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Age Range: 15 years and up

Customer Reviews

It *shows* the steps!

I checked out a lot of books from the library and read the reviews for this book. This is the best book because it shows the actual foot positions. Most other books tell you to put your left foot here and right foot there, but this has the footprints on the pages. This book has helped a beginner like me a lot.

great boyfriend present

I always wanted to go out dancing but my boyfriend said "I dont know how"... so I got him this book! Not only does he take me dancing now, but he is getting good at it! Practicing at home was easy, and the first time at the ballroom was a major event... but now we both look forward to it. Great book!

Wish more success...

Before I read this book, I was just a layman and not interested in it. And watching other people dancing round and round just made me feel dizzy, and I couldn't catch any move they did. But when I saw the footsteps printed on the pages, I suddenly found it not so difficult as I expected. It's much more enjoyable! Somebody says that simplicity stands arm in arm with wisdom, which I think appropriate to this book. It has given us a good dance lesson in the simplest way. I am eager to see the second book soon ...

Clear and Concise, Great Value for the money

I was skeptical about a book on dancing... but this one deliveres the goods. Nine dances, Four patterns each. All the dances I want except Samba. I took lessons and looked at lots of video tapes that show three steps of three dances and yes, some of them are good, but nothing like this book. 36 steps for half the cost of single video tape! There is no better value than this book gives you.

Dancing for Dummies?

This is a great book. Simple and strait forward, it takes you through what you need to know to get started. The last time I took a dance class was in College; this book helped me remember dances we learned in class, and taught me new one I had never done before. Put some fun back in your evenings: Buy the book, learn to dance, and go cut a rug!