Dancing with the Stars!

What can you learn from history? Everything! Whether it's marketing or any other topic! And, what can you learn from the history of dance...quite a bit! Dance reflects our culture! It's no wonder that Dancing with the Stars is such a smash hit! The love affair with dancing has been non-stop for at least 500 years if not more! There's even a PC and mobile game based on the show!

Meanwhile, the award-winning dance historian, Carol Teten, founder of Dancetime Publications, has produced 11 fabulous dance videos on DVD that bring to life the rich history of dance in the Western world. Here's what they say...

Intriguing to dance lovers, invaluable to dance historians –
Dancetime Publications is a leading source of information on the history of social dance and theatrical historical dance in Western civilization. Recommended by many prestigious publications, including The New York Times, Washington Post and Library Journal, these dance history videos – on DVD and VHS – bring you the elegant, romantic history of dance from the past 500 years.

Learn how to dance.
The comprehensive, step-by-step dance DVDs offer detailed dance instruction for styles that span five centuries of Western civilization’s history of dance:

• 20th century ballroom dance • 19th century vintage dance
• 17th and 18th century Baroque dance • 16th century Renaissance dance

From Baroque to ballroom, Renaissance to ragtime …
Dancetime Publications’ collections are produced with meticulous research and a passion for accurate execution in recreating the authentic dance steps, dance costumes and dance music of our cultural heritage.

Dancetime Publications’ videos trace the evolution of historical theatrical dance traditions, as well as the historical roots of social dance traditions that influence today’s dance styles – from couple dancing and line dancing to square dancing.

Stomp, shimmy and swing! View rare stock footage of American social dance in film.

My favorite Dancetime Publications DVD is America Dances! 1897-1948. Check it out to see rare historical clips of "dance in film" which have been lost to the public for years…until now! Highlights in the collection are: elegant performances from the silent film era by Irene and Vernon Castle (the role models for modern ballroom dance), Black Bottom clips demonstrating colloquial roots, newsreels showing Charleston contests, excruciating couple dancing in the interminable dance marathons, and a variety of the finest clips available for the show-stopping Lindy Hop, celebrated by the renowned Whitey’s Lindy Hoppers!

A nostalgic history lesson, America Dances! provides a fascinating record of some of the pivotal dance reflecting changing dance trends, expertise, and taste. A dance chronicle of our culture through the years, this retrospective spans the panorama from average Americans dancing in newsreels to top quality performers who have left a legacy of graceful dance moves across the ballroom floor. America Dances! offers the original movements and images of the people who actually created them. This is a collectible treasure,  an original resource for both aficionados and scholars, to be preserved for future generations and ideal for viewing again and again.

So, step back in time and check out Dancetime Publications!