Dance With Len Goodman DVD > Reviews > Learning to dance with Len

Author's product rating:   

Did you enjoy it?	Indifferent to it
Educational Value	Satisfactory
How good are the presenters?	Standard
How good is the content?	Average
Value for Money	Satisfactory

Advantages:	Wide range of dances to learn .
Disadvantages:	Only shows the very basic steps .

Recommend to potential buyers:

no

Full review

Like many other people that are hooked by the BBC's 'Strictly Come Dancing', I decided to invest in this dvd by the head judge Len Goodman, which promises to teach us to learn to move like a dancing star.
I thought that this would teach the steps of both latin american and ballroom dancing without necessarily needing a partner...not true. If you're buying this, you MUST have a partner to dance with. It's not really something you'll be able to master on your own.
On the positive side, the DVD takes you through a wide range of both latin american and ballroom dance. The sections are as follows -
1) The Quick Step
2) The Cha Cha Cha
3) The Tango
4) The Rumba
5) The Waltz
6) The Samba
7) The Foxtrot
8) The Jive
Another negative is that he only teaches the man's steps. The woman is just told to do the exact opposite to her partner. So the ladies are never explicitly taught as such. You'll have to stand there working out the opposite to what your man is doing...not easy when you're trying to learn steps aswell.
This DVD is probably very good for a couple that want to start to learn to dance together and have no previous dance knowledge at all. However, I would suggest that it will probably be just a starting point for you - you would definitely need to take classes after this as it only teaches you the really basic steps.
In that respect, it's very easy to follow, but, personally, I was left wanting more.