Thank you. I hope it has helped you.

Thank you so much for your comment. I believe that there cannot be a single dance instruction video to suit everyone and I'm so pleased that mine has worked for you. It sounds like you are exactly my kind of target audience. I'm happy that it has helped bring someone else new into the hobby of partner dancing. And just to say that I often say to a partner at a social dance "shall we just do simple moves and enjoy the music more for this dance" so remember that it doesn't have to keep being about learning new moves... and with a special partner to dance with it can also be about feeling the connection.

This is debatable... I would say almost any song with a reasonably slow rhythm of any kind would work. But that's just me.

@@drduncanjames Sweet! thank you!

I have seen four types of foxtrot and I am sure there are more: (1) Modern competition foxtrot. (2) Classic foxtrot from years ago. (3) The repeated "slow-slow-quick-quick" basic foxtrot. (4) The social version of foxtrot danced by many elderly couples as I have taught here. ... I think there is a problem in ballroom dancing that the various styles are getting lost as the "modern competition foxtrot" gains pre-eminence due to TV show and dance associations focussing on it. If you strongly believe there is a "correct" way to dance foxtrot perhaps you could start a KZfaq channel or a blog or similar to share those thoughts. My next priority (if this pandemic ever ends) is to do a series of videos showcasing various social versions of normal people dancing (for posterity as I'm not seeing this being done by many other people)... I believe this would also help put my tuition videos into a better context. (Also please note that I teach this lesson in a very specific way so that it can be a "basic skills trainer" that then does not interfere learning other styles of foxtrot later; I usually find this fact puts most people's concerns to rest when they are saying things like you are.)

@@drduncanjames I would love to see a video on that. I like your teaching style--nice and slow. Very easy for a non-dancer like me, but I would like to see the classic slow-slow-quick-quick slow version of the dance too. Thanks.

Agreed... this was walking to the beat not a foxtrot.

@@Jumpmaster337 If that is your definition of foxtrot then agreed, the video is not teaching foxtrot. For those reading these comments without knowledge of "ballroom dance politics" be aware that a lot of people in England (for example) feel there is a "correct way to dance ballroom" ... this video teaches what I have legitimately seen a lot of people in the age bracket of approximately 70 through 100 dance at social dances during the early 21st century ... additionally based on talking to many of these people I understand that what I am teaching is the way many people used to dance foxtrot socially in clubs, dance halls, and so in England during the 20th century (and continue to do so now as mentioned above) ... therefore this is "foxtrot" by that definition ... but clearly there are other styles of foxtrot (and if another style is defined in an "exclusive way", ie claims to be the only valid way, then what I have taught here would then be considered wrong ... but in that case I would estimate that at a minimum tens of thousands of people are dancing it wrong which seems like an odd conclusion).

Fair enough ... hope you found something to suit your needs ... the beauty of the internet is there is plenty of variety for everyone!

Questions like this keep cropping up but I'll answer again. This is a free 27 minute video on KZfaq. Foxtrot is a combination of: the ability to navigate a dance floor safely, the ability to dance with you partner and not step on their toes, the ability to stay in time with the music, the ability to stop and restart in time, styling, moves, improvisation, etc... I've chosen a set of the simplest skills that I think best allow a pair of complete beginners who have literally never danced before to dance to a whole song (and the 27 minutes includes this first dance). I had to draw the line somewhere or the video would be hours long and unusable. My ambition with this video was to allow a pair of new dancers to "dip their toes into this arguably very complex dance". Perhaps after this gentle introduction they will then be inspired to then do more... but 7 billion people live in the world and some simply want a one-off simplified experience so they don't have to... I am trying to provide with this video a nice introduction to a hobby I have spent on average hours enjoying every week of my adult life.

The learning aims include: move in time with the music ... be able to dance close (romantically so if you are with a real-life partner too) whilst not crashing knees and feet together ... navigate a crowded social dancefloor safely (an important skill for those who want to go out) ... build a base to learn more from if you want ...