Basic With Passion explores the principles behind effective Standard Ballroom dancing using fundamental choreography. William Pino and Alessandra Bucciarelli explain how they approach basic material, emphasizing posture, movement, timing, musical interpretation, and the priorities that help simple figures produce a stronger overall performance.
Each of the five Standard dances is presented through complete choreography, followed by demonstrations danced to music, danced to counts, instructional coaching, and guided practice combining music with counts. The program concludes with a full performance of all five dances in costume and a bonus recording of the couple’s World Amateur Dance Championship performance.
Topics Covered
Standard Dances
- Waltz
- Tango
- Viennese Waltz
- Slow Foxtrot
- Quickstep
Each Dance Includes
- Complete choreography
- Demonstration with music
- Demonstration with counts
- One-point lesson
- Demonstration with music and counts
Bonus Features
- Full demonstration of all five dances
- World Amateur Dance Championship performance
Suitable For
- Beginning and intermediate Standard dancers
- Ballroom instructors
- Students improving fundamental technique
- Social and competitive ballroom dancers
- Dancers studying complete Standard choreography
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