About this product: With a 90 min. overview of the basics of HDTV, a 25 min. quick setup guide, audio calibration test signals, and more, all wrapped up with an easy-to-use menu system, the HD Basics Blu-ray disc will help you get the most out of your Blu-ray player home theater system.
About this product: Dance Lessons 101 is the best starting point for Ballroom, Country, Swing, and Latin Dancing. This DVD is proof you can learn to dance without live lessons! You will be dancing the Slow Dance, Waltz, Swing, Salsa, Two-Step, Cha-Cha, Hustle, and West Coast Swing in a matter of minutes. Also referred to as the Ultimate Couples Dancing Instruction Video for Beginners, Dance Lessons 101 was designed and developed with the end-user in mind. Customer feedback received from Shawn Trautmans acclaimed DVD, the Couples Ultimate Dance Sampler, was the key to developing such a user-friendly and easy-to-follow curriculum.
Now, with just one DVD, you can quickly learn eight of the most popular social dances. Dance Lessons 101 includes nearly two hours of instruction, picture-in-picture technology, HD filming for optimum clarity, and multiple camera angles to ensure that you, the student, get the best view. Each step and move is taught for both the leader and the follower as well as together, allowing you the option of learning with or without a dance partner. Also, menu selections in the DVD provide you with options of going from one dance to another without hassle.
Your instructors, Shawn and Joanna Trautman, will have you dancing in a matter of minutes! Owning this DVD is the equivalent of having your own private instruction at home for a fraction of the cost. Whether learning for an event like a wedding or a cruise or if you simply want to try something new to get out and stay fit, Dance Lessons 101 is the best choice to start and feel good about your new hobby. After completing this video dance lesson, you will have your choice of more than two dozen other titles in Shawn Trautmans Dance Collection to further your learning.
About this product: This is another great DVD from WDNY However, I would not recommend it for any Beginner Student, as I think it is more for someone at Intermediate or Advance level. One the positive side -- I love the dance movements, the way the movements are grouped, the costumes, lighting, etc.
But on the negative side, the directions (left and right) threw me off. I guess I am used to "mirroring" the dance instructor -- whether on a DVD or at a dance workshop; without using an actual mirror. When I teach my dance classes, I use a mirror -- so when I call out left or right, it is actually left or right.
Another thing that irritated me on this DVD (and many others) is having any type of "Welcome" speech. Welcome speeches and Introductions should be placed on the video, as an optional chapter feature. You only need to hear it just ONE time! I time my workouts and it is irritating to have to fast forward through the Welcome or Introduction each time I use a DVD. The welcome/introductions are so inconvenient. I find myself shouting at the TV, just shut up and get to the dancing!!!
I teach beginner students, but won't recommend this one to them (yet); but will recommend it to my more advanced or intermediate students.
About this product: SERGEANT TOM HIGHWAY, A HARDENED, TOUGH VETERAN OF KOREA AND VIETNAM RETURNS TO THE UNITED STATES FOR HIS LAST TOUR OF DUTY WITH THE U.S. MARINE CORPS. HE IS ASSIGNED TO TRAINING A RECON UNIT.
About this product: Bellydance Basics & Beyond is a 2 hr. 20 min. program designed to teach the fundamental movements of bellydance and encourage their practice in a wide range of dance combinations.Jenna's methodical presentation of bellydance basics begins with POSTURE the foundation on which dance movement is built. The BASIC ARMS section teaches you how to maintain and enhance a beautiful elongated body line through graceful positioning of the arms and hands.WARMUP includes select dance moves and dynamic stretches and is designed as a light total-body workout.The FOOTWORK section lays the foundation for traveling steps focusing on a number of patterns such as basic walk 2-step and triple step traveling and ways to change directions.ISOLATIONS of shoulders ribcage and hips are building blocks of bellydance movement. Jenna breaks down slides lifts drops arcs and sharp accents. Some of these elements are dance moves in their own right and others help to form compound moves.COMPOUND MOVES are the essential vocabulary of bellydance - circles undulations and figure 8s. Jenna's technique of building them from the smallest and most basic elements up ensures that they are performed with effortless grace. Next Jenna shows how to layer simple and compound moves on top of TRAVELING steps.PRACTICE COMBINATIONS offer five 5-minute practice sessions made from many exciting bellydance combinations. As you follow Jenna you can listen to the music together with her verbal cues or you can select the music-only option. This section offers a series of excellent technique drills and can be combined with the WARMUP for a fantastic 30-minute moderate workout. The last session contains stretches and can serve as a cooldown.System Requirements:Run Time: 90 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: HEALTH/FITNESS UPC: 188883000109 Manufacturer No: 30122
About this product: As follow-up to his best-selling book, Fine Beauty, celebrity makeup artist, Sam Fine, introduces his first instructional DVD, The Basics of Beauty. As a continuation of his commitment to educate women of color on the "fine" art of makeup, this step-by-step tutorial features three individual makeovers and addresses a myriad of beauty challenges by focusing on tools, technique and product selection. Sharing his wealth of experience and expertise, Fine enables viewers to fully understand all that goes into creating a flawless, natural-looking face.
About this product: When John Winger (Murray) loses his job, car, apartment and girlfriend all in one day, he decides that his only option is to enlist in the Army. Genre: Feature Film-Comedy Rating: NR Release Date: 4-SEP-2007 Media Type: DVD
About this product: Take the mystery out of doing yoga!This non-intimidating program explains yoga in an easy-to-understand language. Not only can you change your body by using this DVD-- but you may even change your mind about yoga. Anyone can do yoga regardless of age or fitness level and you can too! This program will demystify the mystical so that you can experience the fabulous benefits of yoga. Today many people use yoga to help alleviate back pain reduce stress and increase flexibility. Basic Yoga For Dummies offers step-by-step instruction for the 12 essential yoga postures and makes it easy to practice at your own level. The program incorporates standing sitting and laying down poses to increase muscle tone enhance flexibility and provide relaxation. This DVD also includes a bonus intermediate yoga workout for when you're ready to move past the basics.Discover How To: Master the 12 essential yoga postures De-stress and relax through yoga practice Experience the benefits of proper yoga breathing techniques Build strength and muscle tone by using yoga posturesAbout the Instructor: Sara Ivanhoe is the creator and President of yoganation.com and the star of the top-rated video Crunch: The Joy of Yoga. Sara has been practicing yoga for 10 years and teaches yoga at studios and privately to professional athletes and celebrities.Includes a Bonus Intermediate Level WorkoutFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: HEALTH/FITNESS Rating: UPC: 013131203790 Manufacturer No: DV12037
About this product: Zack Mayo (Richard Gere) has nothing--the son of an alcoholic, indifferent military father, he's grown up in the Philippines living on top of a brothel. But after college he decides he wants more and, despite his father's mockery, enrolls in the navy's Officer Candidate School to become a jet pilot. His sergeant, brilliantly played by Louis Gossett Jr., makes his life a living hell from day one, but Zack won't quit. The candidates are warned to stay away from the local girls looking for naval husbands, but Zack and his bunkmate, Sid (David Keith), find themselves falling for two friends, Paula (Debra Winger) and Lynette (Lisa Blount), who work at the local paper mill. Zack fights his feelings for Paula, determined to let nothing sway him from his goals. But as the hellish weeks of training go by, Zack begins to see that maybe he can't do it alone--and that what's getting him through are his friends in the ranks, and the girl he's been pushing away. Widely acclaimed at the time of its release, director Taylor Hackford's inspiring film is a romance for the ages.
About this product: I have read Starting Strength and found much value in the book. This DVD is a great tool if you are a visual learner. I will reference the DVD more than the book, but would recommend both. The video/audio quality is decent, but the instruction of the athletes of different backgrounds is very helpful. The video is over 2 hours and is an excellent value.
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