Teresa Mason Movies
Teresa Mason is your instructor for this video course in the friendly art of dancing. Do You Want to Dance? features Mason showing the ropes of five popular varieties of "social dancing": ballroom, Latin, country & Western, wedding, and disco. Along with demonstrating the basic steps for each dance and how to incorporate them, Do You Want To Dance? also includes practical advice on proper attire, etiquette, rhythm, posture, and other important aspects of enjoyable dancing. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
This is the next step of country dance instruction following Country Dancing for Beginners. This video includes expanded information on such dances as the polka, the waltz, the cha-cha, and swing. It also includes information on how to personalize dance moves. These dances are demonstrated in their entirety and then broken down into easy-to-learn steps. ~ Karla Baker, Rovi
- 1999
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Planning a wedding and want one less thing to worry about? Get ready for the big day with this compact, easy-to-follow instructional video from professional ballroom dance instructor and champion Teresa Mason. With basic dance steps and pointers for the "first dance," the bride's dance with her father, and the wedding party, Mason eases the way toward confident, relaxed, and fun nuptial celebrations. ~ Sarah Welsh, Rovi
Continuing instruction on ballroom dancing techniques and styles from Teresa Mason. The types of dances covered on this video are the fox trot, cha-cha, tango, waltz, rumba, and swing. The positions and patterns for each style are carefully demonstrated and repeated, helping the participants to become familiar and comfortable with the moves before taking them to the dance floor. Mason includes tips on posture and stance, as well as other helpful style hints, to help create a smooth ballroom dancing technique.
~ Sarah Block, Rovi
~ Sarah Block, Rovi
Ballroom dancing is one of those diehard phenomenons. Everyone who has ever watched Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers glide across a shiny floor wants to do it, at least secretly. Start with the basics, the foundation of enjoyable and graceful dance. Ballroom Dancing for Beginners teaches the fox trot, tango, waltz, rumba, cha cha, and swing to start viewers off for any social engagement or dance-heavy evening. More than a picture of steps on the ground, however, this video discusses the music, as well as basic positions for the hands, feet, and body.
~ Leslie Birdwell, Rovi
~ Leslie Birdwell, Rovi
Many popular cruise lines offer dance bands as a regular part of their evening entertainment, and more than a few passengers have found themselves a bit embarrassed as they're forced to brush up on their dancing in front of their fellow guests. Dancing for Your Cruise is an instructional video which offers an introductory course in some of the basic steps you should know when you step onto the dance floor during your next ocean getaway. Dances covered in this video are big band swing dancing, the Viennese waltz, the samba, the hustle, and the meringue or line dance. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
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Teresa Mason: Steppin' out Nightclub offers instruction for beginners on how to dance, providing newbies with the confidence needed to perform on the dance floor. Her method breaks down how to utilize various parts of the body to look like an expert dancer. This program focuses primarily on modern styles of dancing that can be seen in nightclubs. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi
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- Teresa Mason
At this level of Latin dancing, the steps become more intricate, but if the lessons in the previous videos have been mastered, the new steps should not prove too challenging. The experienced dancer will be able to follow as Teresa Mason, champion ballroom dancer, demonstrates the more complex steps in Latin Dancing: Advanced. As with the other films, Mason introduces the gentleman's part, then is joined by partner Lance Estridge as they show the lady's part. There are three new steps for mambo, tango, merengue, paso doble, and bolero. ~ Alice Day, Rovi
The lessons taught in the beginner's video are expanded in Latin Dancing: Intermediate as dancing champion Teresa Mason works on more complicated techniques. Once the basic steps for the tango, mambo, and other dances have been absorbed, the viewer is ready for the next level. Mason continues to deliver the instructions in a comfortably paced, easy-to-understand fashion, and enlists the aid of dancing partner Lance Estridge to demonstrate the intermediate moves. This film features four steps for mambo, bolero, tango, merengue, and paso doble, and offers style tips as well. ~ Alice Day, Rovi
The third and final video in the Country Dancing series, Country Dancing: Advanced offers professional tips for polishing overall performance and is appropriate for students who have mastered beginning and intermediate country dance basics, like footwork, form, and technique. Expert instructors offer suggestions for perfecting dance skills and strategies for standing out on the dance floor. In an expanded segment, viewers learn how to improve partner collaboration for a more fun and artistic dance experience. ~ Betsy Boyd, Rovi
The fundamentals for Latin dancing are taught by ballroom dancing expert Teresa Mason in Latin Dancing for Beginners. The five basic steps for the mambo, tango, bolero, merengue, and paso doble are demonstrated, and there are tips for both the male and female dancer. Mason shows how to dance the gentleman's part first, then partner Lance Estridge joins her for the lady's part. The instructions are clear, and the methods shown will help the beginning dancer gain confidence and style on the dance floor. ~ Alice Day, Rovi
Teresa Mason: Steppin' out Latin offers instruction for beginners on how to dance, providing newcomers with the confidence needed to perform on the dance floor. Her method breaks down how to utilize various parts of the body to look like an expert dancer. This program focuses on various styles of Latin dance. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi
- Starring:
- Teresa Mason
Country Dancing: For Beginners is appropriate for viewers looking for a simple introduction to country dance. The first installment in the three-volume Country Dancing series, this tape provides several brief easy-to-follow lessons. Viewers learn the basics of the two-step, the cha cha, the waltz, and other popular dances. Instructors demonstrate carefully the leading partner's footwork. They also focus on couple interaction, rhythm, and form. ~ Betsy Boyd, Rovi
Hosted by ballroom dancing champion Teresa Mason, this production offers an easy-to-understand, beginner-appropriate foundation for those wishing to learn the hallmark dances of swing music: the West Coast Swing, East Coast Swing, the Lindy, the Jitterbug, and the Jive. In addition to a 5-step, informative approach to each dance, Mason also offers a styling tip. ~ Tracie Cooper, Rovi
