Augusto Schiavo & Caterina Arzenton
ABC of Ballroom Part I

See also: ABC of Ballroom Part II


ABC of Ballroom is a COMPLETE ballroom syllabus collection explained and demonstrated by former World Professional Ballroom Champions Augusto Schiavo and Caterina Arzenton and directed by Corky Ballas.

Unlike many other videos that teach you set groups, ABC of Ballroom Part I will teach you all ballroom steps individually, so will never be in doubt where one step ends and another one begins. For someone who has been only exposed to set groups of steps before, this is a great help in understanding the proper ballroom fundamentals, the building blocks.

All videos are in English, and come with booklets in English and Japanese.

This is VHS video tape, not DVD. For DVD release see New ABC of Ballroom


ABC of Ballroom Part I - Introduction and Viennese Waltz

The introduction tape explains basic concepts such as various positions (outside partner, inline, promenade position) types of steps (heel, toe, heel-toe, toe-heel) introduction to muscular control, stand etc.

The same video also shows all steps danced in Viennese Waltz

Running time 95 min.

Price GBP 39.95 Ref: HW000


ABC of Ballroom Part I - Waltz
  1. Closed changed (Natural to Reverse, Reverse to Natural)
  2. Natural Turn
  3. Reverse Turn
  4. Natural Spin Turn (with underturn and overturn explanation)
  5. Whisk
  6. Chasse from PP
  7. Closed impetus
  8. Hesitation change
  9. Outside change (plus outside change ending in PP)
  10. Reverse Corte
  11. Back whisk
  12. Basic Weave (plus Basic Weave ending in PP)
  13. Double Reverse Spin
  14. Reverse Pivot
  15. Back Lock
  16. Progressive chasse to Right
  17. Weave from PP
  18. Closed Telemark
  19. Open Telemark
  20. Open Telemark and Cross Hesitation
  21. Open Telemark and Wing
  22. Open Impetus
  23. Open Impetus and Cross Hesitation
  24. Open Impetus and Wing
  25. Outside Spin
  26. Turning Lock (plus Turning lock ending in PP)
  27. Left whisk from PP
  28. Contra check
  29. Closed wing
  30. Turning Lock to Right
  31. Fallaway Reverse and Slip Pivot
  32. Hover Corte (3-beat and 6-beat)
Running time 120 min.

Price GBP 39.95 Ref: HW001 SOLD OUT
ABC of Ballroom Part I - Tango
  1. Walk
  2. Progressive Side Step
  3. Progressive Link
  4. Closed Promenade
  5. Rock Turn
  6. Open Reverse Turn, Lady outside
  7. Back Corte (plus Back Corte with Open Finish)
  8. Open Reverse Turn, Lady in Line
  9. LF and RF Rocks (with Back Corte)
  10. Progressive Side Step Reverse Turn
  11. Open promenade (plus CBMP explanation)
  12. Naturlal Twist Turn
  13. Natural Promenade Turn
  14. Promenade Link (and Reverse Promenade Link)
  15. Four step
  16. Back Open Promenade
  17. Outside swivels (method 1-4)
  18. Fallaway Promenade
  19. Four step Change
  20. Brush Tap
  21. Fallaway Four Step
  22. Oversway (and Drop Oversway)
  23. Basic Reverse Turn
  24. The Chase
  25. Fallaway Reverse and Slip Pivot
  26. Five Step
  27. Contra Check
Running time 105 min.

Price GBP 39.95 Ref: HW002 SOLD OUT
ABC of Ballroom Part I - Slow Foxtrot
  1. Feather step
  2. Three step
  3. Natural turn
  4. Reverse turn (incorporating Feather Finish)
  5. Closed Impetus and Feather Finish
  6. Natural Weave (plus Natural Weave from PP)
  7. Change of Direction
  8. Basic Weave
  9. Closed Telemark
  10. Open Telemark and Feather Ending
  11. Top Spin
  12. Hover Feather
  13. Hover Telemark (plus Hover Telemark ending in PP)
  14. Natural Telemark
  15. Hover Cross
  16. Open Telemark, Natural Turn, Outside Sviwel and Feather Ending
  17. Open Impetus
  18. Weave from PP
  19. Reverse Weave
  20. Natural Twist Turn (with Hover Feather Ending, Natural Weave Ending, Closed Impetus & Feather Finish Ending, Open Impetus Ending)
  21. Curved Feather to Back Feather
  22. Natural Zig-zag from PP
  23. Fallaway Reverse and Slip pivot
  24. Natural Hover Telemark (with Hover Feather)
  25. Bounce Fallaway with Weave ending
Running time 105 min.

Price GBP 39.95 Ref: HW003


ABC of Ballroom Part I - Quickstep
  1. Quarter Turn to Right
  2. Natural Turn
  3. Natural Turn with Hesitation
  4. Natural Pivot Turn
  5. Natural Spin Turn
  6. Progressive Chasse
  7. Chasse Reverse Turn
  8. Forward Lock (plus Back Lock)
  9. Closed Impetus (plus explanation of heel turn by man)
  10. Reverse Pivot
  11. Progressive Chasse to Right
  12. Tipple Chasse to Right (at corner, underturned, along the side of room)
  13. Running Finish
  14. Natural Turn and Back Lock
  15. Double Reverse Spin
  16. Quick Open Reverse
  17. Fish Tail
  18. Running Right Turn
  19. Four Quick Run
  20. V6
  21. Closed Telemark (plus heel turn explanation by lady)
  22. Cross Swivel
  23. Six Quick Run
  24. Rumba Cross
  25. Tipsy to Right and Left
  26. Hover Corte
Running time 100 min.

Price GBP 39.95 Ref: HW004 SOLD OUT


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