Beginning Folk Dances with Phyllis Weikart

With over 14 hours of footage, "Beginning Folk Dances" presents 134 dances in this set of 6 DVDs. For each dance, Phyllis Weikart, a leading expert in folk and recreational dancing, presents teaching strategies which are followed by a demonstration of the entire sequence performed by a mixed-aged group of students.

The dances are organized by motor development difficulty so they can be taught sequentially. The program includes a special section giving examples of the SAY and DO process that helps students improve their mastery of the dances. There are also demonstrations of basic folk dance steps and patterns, handholds and formations.

Dance directions are also found in Weikart's Teaching Movement and Dance (item 825653), available separately.