Ballroom Dancing

- what would be a good beginners instructional ballroom dancing video?
I am interested in learning to ballroom dance, but would feel more comfortable learning the basics at home. I will later look for a class in my area.

A ballroom dancing for beginners, you can find it at Amazon or shop.com just to name a few.

- How to learn Formal (ballroom) dancing by a video for my wedding?
I cant afford dance classes, and my fiance wouldnt have the time to attend. What video would you recommed that is the best.. or even what style of dance would you recommed for like the father/daughter and the our first dance

A It is very difficult ot learn how to ballroom dance from videos. You can learn steps and patterns from videos but beyond that, actually putting the steps together properly, frame, technique, etc, you need a coach. Even professional dancers still see coaches to make sure they are doing things correctly. I guess if you can only learn from video then International Standard videos would be the best. But I warn you that you probably will not get the results you want from watching videos. The dance that you do at your wedding would depend greatly on your personal style. My ex was a ballroom instructor and we had decided to do the tango just because it was our best dance, and a latin dance mix just for fun. I would say with your father, the waltz. For your first dance if you are not super comfortable with dancing, waltz again. Hope this is helpful.