Craig Revel Horwood's Ballroom Dancing: A guide to mastering the basic steps for absolute beginners

Craig Revel Horwood

ago 2010 · Distribuido por Teach Yourself

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Whether you are an absolute beginner, a Strictly Come Dancing wannabe or simply want a fun way to get fit, Craig Revel Horwood's guide to ballroom dancing offers something for everyone. Learn how to become a ballroom babe or a Latin lover as Craig shows you all the basic moves in a fun, lively and straightforward way. Easy-to-follow instructions and illustrations will help you to learn numerous dances, including the traditional foxtrot, waltz, and tango as well as the more modern mambo, rumba and samba. Each section of dance provides lots of suggestions for great music to strut your stuff to, with helpful tips from Craig to encourage you to practice until you have truly mastered your moves.


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Craig Revel Horwood is a leading dancer and choreographer and is a judge on BBC television's Strictly Come Dancing. He has a wealth of experience and is highly respected in the dancing industry. He received award nominations for his work on Spend Spend Spend and My One and Only and was resident director for Miss Saigon and associate director/choreographer for West Side Story. More recently, he has directed and choreographed The Beautiful and Damned and staged The Lion King for Euro Disney in Paris.