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Christy Lanes Complete Guide to Line Dancing

June 5, 2009 by Garden Crafts 

Christy Lanes Complete Guide to Line Dancing




On one DVD you can learn the national versions of the 22 most popular line dances to date based on a nationwide survey. These classic dances are timeless. This comprehensive guide show you how to perform beginning, intermediate and advanced line dances so you can look good and feel confident on the dance floor! Taught by America’s most popular and respected dance instructor, Christy Lane, you will learn the Electric Slide, Boot Scootin’ Boogie, Tush Push, Wild Wild West, Watermelon Crawl, Elvira, Achy Break, Louie, Cowboy Boogie, Flying Eight, Cowboy Cha-Cha, Freeze, Black Velvet, Tennessee Twister, Slappin’ Leather, Tumbleweed, Ghostbusters, Alley Cat, Walkin’ Wazie, Cowboy Motion, Waltz Across Texas and Hip Hop. At the beginning of the DVD there is a terminology section that will show you all the basics such as the “grapevine”, “scoot”, “kick ball change”, etc. to get you started. The beginning dances are taught slowly with Christy’s back towards the camera and then she teaches at a faster pace as the DVD progresses to the intermediate and advanced line dances. An hour long, you won’t see another DVD with all these dances on one tape! Recommended for teens through adults and teachers. Look for the Party CD that accompanies this DVD on Amazon!

User Ratings and Reviews

4 Stars Great for beginners
Ok, so the music is really bad but she gives great instructions on the basic steps for line dancing. I bought this when I first wanted to learn to line dance and even though several of these line dances are not done in this area, I’ve been able to pick up other dances because of the basics I learned from this video. Pretty Cheesy music but hey, if you really want to learn how to line dance, this is a great way to start!

5 Stars Christy Lane’s Complete Guide to Line Dancing
5 stars. I loved this DVD. It has 22 dances on it unlike other DVD’s! It also had all the steps I needed to learn. It really helped with my self confidence.

I totally recommend this video. Christy Lane really knows her stuff!

4 Stars Library rental - good detailed teaching
I reserved this at the library by accident. I liked her hip hop dancing dvd.

There are three levels of dancing - beginner, intermediate & advanced. There is also a video terminology where she demonstrates what a step, hook, kick, three-step, tap, ball chain, grapevine, swivel, toe or heal fan, etc. are & they are very easy movements.

Christy (on cover) teaches you alone. She’s very lively/enthusiastic & speaks quickly & gets to the point quick which is refreshing. She’s a little OVERLY enthusiastic, a bit corny, but better then dry/boring instructor any day.

Christy teaches you about once the moves w/o music in 1/4-1/2 speed, then again in normal speed with music (she still calls out the name of the step here). During teaching, she has her back to you, calling out the type of step as she goes. If there is turning & repeating involved, she teaches you the part up to the turn, has you practice normal speed quick w/o music, then goes on since directional changes can seem more confusing then they are.

She encourages you to rewind. I think she teaches well, going 1/2 time when teaching, back turned, calling out the name of the steps instead of just counting in 8s. I wish all dance videos did that. The only thing people could wish for is more practice, but since this is low budget (though professional sound, lighting/camera work), you gotta cut costs somewhere.

1 Star Cristy Lane’s line dancing
Very, very disappointed in it. The music was horrible; she is a good dancer; but there should have been a brochure with it showing the different foot steps.

1 Star Instructional dance too
This a sad example of instructional tools. She was too fast and it was not clear at all. Would not recommend this video to anyone. I am so sorry I wasted my money.

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