Dance with Len Goodman | 
 enlarge | Actor: Len Goodman
Studio: BBC Warner
Category: DVD
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Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 31721
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dvd-video, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 56 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.3
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: E2940
UPC: 794051294029
EAN: 0794051294029
ASIN: B000NTPG7U
Theatrical Release Date: 2007
Release Date: May 15, 2007
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Product Description
Experience the magic of dance and learn to move like a star in this dancing DVD! As the head judge on Dancing with the StarsRunning Time: 87 min.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: MISCELLANEOUS/SPECIAL INTEREST Rating: NR UPC: 794051294029 Manufacturer No: E2940
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 Good instruction. I wish it had accompaning music. March 30, 2008
Phillip Strausbaugh
The instruction is basic for the beginner and the demonstrations are easy to follow. I wish it did have some accompaning music to practice the dance steps. Overall, it is a great instructional video for the beginner. Good buy.
 Simple, basic steps from an elegant, charming instructor February 12, 2008
Felicia Couchman (Ann Arbor, MI USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Len Goodman breaks down and teaches the most popular ballroom and latin dance steps in a easy-to-follow format. Len starts with the man's moves, so if you are a woman, you simply do the opposite. I think this is a great presentation for beginners looking for an introduction to the world's most popular dances.
Pretty good--but not for the coordinational-challenged January 24, 2008
S. Andrus (Texas)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I found Dance with Len Goodman to be quite entertaining, and generally easy to follow. The eight dances included on the DVD are high on style and easily translate into both casual dance environments and those special nights out.
However, if you struggle with watching someone else complete a task and then repeating it on your own, this might not be for you. The Quickstep, in particular, poses a strong problem for learning on your own. But Goodman reminds us throughout the program that this is a first step in learning these wonderful dances--if you enjoy the moves and the exercise and the magic, follow up with a local dance studio or instructor.
For good clean fun--and some special time with your significant other--this DVD is a great starter. You also learn some of the history and evolution of the dances, as well as some of the keys to making the holds and posture look like the pros!
 Extremely Poor DVD July 31, 2007
Hal M. Burns (North Carolina)
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
A complete and total waste of money. I bought this to learn from a master after seeing Len dance on DWTS. Though this covers several dances the instruction is virtually worthless: After showing only the mans steps (as I knew from previous reviews-no worries-I dance) there was no showing of the basic steps shown in rhythm, only set show routines by his dancers. Len-SHAME !!!
Disapointing for female brand new beginners June 16, 2007
Lisa Holmes (Upland, CA USA)
22 out of 22 found this review helpful
I, too, was inspired by Dancing With The Stars, and signed up at a well-known dance school franchise. After 2-3 weeks of attending private and group lessons, I got this DVD thinking it'd serve as a refresher so I could practice at home. To my surprise: no instructions for the ladies. Instead, when Len gives the instructions slowly, the lady moves out of the hold to stand BESIDE the man, and THEY BOTH DO THE MAN'S moves! The camera zooms in to show both of them doing the exact footwork side by side--helpful for men only, I'd say! I want to see that pair of pumps do the lady's role! When they finally do the entire movement in the hold (in position), it is too short of a time period for a new beginner to absorb what the lady is doing. I wish that they had eliminated Len's 4-lines of poetry that he does to (aptly)describe each dance, and use the time to teach the ladies' role.
Also, for Rhumba, the beginning basic move in my class has been the box-step, but this shows another (easy) move (that I learned later.)The Foxtrot shown in the DVD was SO different it really threw me, but later Len shows a variation called the Social Foxtrot, which is what I've learned.
Watching the DVD again, after a total of 4 weeks of studio training, I could make much more sense of what was being shown. But if you are a female just beginning ballroom dance, there have got to be better DVD's.
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