Found it! Louis from Dancing With The Stars fame has started his own line of videos, where you can learn how to ballroom dance. He is really the top celebrity dance coach.
He now has a total of eight dancing videos and from this review, it looks like even if you have no rhythm, you can learn from them.
I remember my Mom trying to learn the Hustle from a 33 RPM record in the 1970s. I was just a kid, and she never used the training record, but I listened to it faithfully!
These videos look pretty cool for all of us that like to dance!!
If you want to skip the review, you can check out more videos here. Enjoy!
Thursday, February 21, 2008
Fred Astaire where are you?
Are there any Fred Astaire's left in today's world?
Fred Astaire was an award winning film and broadway actor, best known for his dancing. He was born in 1899! Can you believe he lived until 1987?
Anyway, you should rent some of his movies from Netflix if you haven't seen them. This is one of those times when you need to "tolerate" some black and white movies if you like dancing. There really were very few others who were so well known.
For those of you who like Dance With The Stars and those type of shows, it's hard to compare any celebrity dancing without really thinking of Astaire. Just check out his ability, and you'll wish you could do ballroom dancing like he could. Smooth. Cool. For his time, he was the best.
Fred Astaire was an award winning film and broadway actor, best known for his dancing. He was born in 1899! Can you believe he lived until 1987?
Anyway, you should rent some of his movies from Netflix if you haven't seen them. This is one of those times when you need to "tolerate" some black and white movies if you like dancing. There really were very few others who were so well known.
For those of you who like Dance With The Stars and those type of shows, it's hard to compare any celebrity dancing without really thinking of Astaire. Just check out his ability, and you'll wish you could do ballroom dancing like he could. Smooth. Cool. For his time, he was the best.
So You Think You Can Dance vs. Dancing With The Stars
Which show is better?
I don't know, watching celebrities and hoping they might stumble is kind of fun, but so is the show So You Think You Can Dance.
Both of these shows focus on dancing, but I have to give the nod to Dancing With The Stars. First off, instructor Louis Van Amstel has spent his entire life dedicated to his talents. This isn't just a dance class, THIS is a world renowned instructor that teaches some of the BEST and most recognized names on the planet.
You might think celebrities all have natural dance talents, but that just isn't so. I'm not sure what the real draw is - seeing the routines or looking for mistakes. Its kind of American Idol though, you definitely start to gravitate to your favorites.
In the end if you like dancing, or even watching dancing, either show is a fun time.
I don't know, watching celebrities and hoping they might stumble is kind of fun, but so is the show So You Think You Can Dance.
Both of these shows focus on dancing, but I have to give the nod to Dancing With The Stars. First off, instructor Louis Van Amstel has spent his entire life dedicated to his talents. This isn't just a dance class, THIS is a world renowned instructor that teaches some of the BEST and most recognized names on the planet.
You might think celebrities all have natural dance talents, but that just isn't so. I'm not sure what the real draw is - seeing the routines or looking for mistakes. Its kind of American Idol though, you definitely start to gravitate to your favorites.
In the end if you like dancing, or even watching dancing, either show is a fun time.
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