Learn To Dance the Melbourne Shuffle on DVD

♫ ♫ every day I'm shufflin'  ♫ ♫

The Melbourne Shuffle is a cool street dance that you have probably seen on LMFAO’s hit song “Party Rock Anthem”. Like many others, we wanted to learn the dance, so we looked for instructional dance videos and found one that we consider the best Melbourne Shuffle instruction on video. It’s produced by an Australian company that sells their DVDs on their website, wedancehard.com.

They offer two DVDs, one basic with lots of dance footage, and another for the advanced shuffler. The DVDs are a complete guide to shuffling with all the basic and popular moves, spins and footwork. Both videos are jam-packed with over 2 hours of step-by-step tutorials and actual dance footage. They caution that the dance is very addictive and after learning a few steps, all we can say is that we are hooked. The instruction is clear and easy to follow. Ideal for beginners and anyone looking for more steps and technique. Although it’s fast at times, a simple rewind on the remote is all one needs to go back and review. At the end of the videos, you can dance along with a live shuffle party!

Shuffling is a fun and easy-to-learn dance which brings back the classic 80’s “running man” move as well as a few other breakdancing footwork. The moves can be done to fast tempo music preferably with hard-hitting beats. Here are some clips from the video:

The DVDs are region free, but are PAL format which means they will play in computers, but not in most North American DVD players. The DVDs can be purchased directly from the producers at wedancehard.com or if you're in the U.S. and don't want to wait 2 weeks for shipping, try cypherstyles.com. They can also be rented from us at DanceFlix!  

Learn & Master Ballroom Dance - DVD Course Review

This professionally produced DVD program contains 13 DVDs teaching the following dances: Waltz, Tango, Foxtrot, Rumba, Cha Cha and Swing as well as a DVD devoted to the basics of partner dancing and fundamentals of ballroom dancing. Each dance is thoughtfully broken down with step-by-step instruction for both the leader and the follower. As you learn the individual parts, the screen then splits into two frames, one showing the body and one showing the feet. This allows the student to focus on either the feet or the body, or both.

The program is produced by Legacy Learning Systems, which produces high quality comprehensive instructional programs on many subjects including, guitar, piano, painting, photography, etc. This program includes a 75 page detailed manual, and practice music CD’s. Ultimately, the heart of the program is the teaching DVDs. 

This program is highly recommended for beginning students and would also be very useful to intermediate students because of the detailed explanations and instructions of basic patterns and technique. A good understanding of basic principles is essential for dancers of all levels.

The instructors Jaimee Simon and Mark Short are both accomplished ballroom dancers and are excellent in their explanations and demonstrations of the various dance figures. Anyone who decides to invest in this well designed program, which retails for $149, will not be disappointed.