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The Quick & Dirty Guide to Salsa - Part 2, Intermediate

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If you liked the Part I and found it useful, you should by all means get this DVD. All the excellent qualities of Part I, such as clear presentation, pleasant video and sound quality and multi-angle shots, can be found here except there is a lot more. It is jammed and packed with moves and you'll be spending a lot of time mastering them. Congratulations to the makers of this DVD for a job very well done; I don't know how they plan to top this one in their Advanced DVD.

However, there are some caveats that buyers should be aware. For beginners and even intermediate salsa dancers, this DVD may be difficult to swallow without buying the Part I DVD first. A big reason for this is that the style of salsa taught here is rather unique; I would almost say that it is new, except it really isn't new either. I'm tempted to call this a sixth style of salsa; others being LA style, NY style, Cuban style, Cumbria style, and Casino Rueda. The first four (LA, NY, Cuban, Cumbria) are for two people, while Casino Rueda is a synchronized dance where many couples dance together in a circle. Quick and Dirty salsa (which is apparently referred to as Cuban Miami style) is essentially Casino Rueda modified for couples. In fact, this DVD would work fairly well if you are interested in learning Casino Rueda; this video covers a large number of intermediate and advanced Rueda routines (although you do need to make some minor modifications). Thanks in part to this and its companion DVD, the Cuban Miami style is getting increasing attention elsewhere (even if it is just a rumor in many places).

So what does this all mean? Once you and your partner master the lessons in this DVD, you will look fantastic. However, you likely will have difficulty using the lessons here to dance with other people in your area initially. But then again, I also think it could be good to be a trend-setter, don't you think?

This dvd is a follow on from the World's top selling salsa dvd of 2004.
This dvd introduces the intermediate techniques of Miami Cuban Salsa dancing.
This dvd starts off straight into the techniques as it is assumed you have brought the first dvd.
This dvd is packed full of moves.
This dvd again uses the three angle view that the first Dirty Salsa dvd used. You can watch the dvd from the front, above, back angles of all the techniques.
The first Dirty Salsa dvd was hailed as a breakthrough in learning dance by dvd in 2004 for this ability.
This second dvd is a great way to learn how to dance Salsa.
It's our first must buy for 2005.
Highly recommended.

As much as the Part I of this extraordinary DIGIFILM series impressed, this Part II is so fine that it goes beyond just being the excellent way to learn Salsa. This combination of attractive instructors, easy to understand movement demonstrations, and spicy music is the best of its kind.

But even more impressive than that is the giant leap forward in the three-angle camera work technology this disc represents. DIGIFIM is in the frontrunners category of maximizing the viability of filmed interaction. This DVD is so fine that it merits watching it just for the entertainment of the technology. It is almost like the superb salsa instructions by Gigi and by Pedro Curbelo are the bonus.

If you can't master Salsa with these two (Part I and II) DVDs, well...better look for another entertainment form! Grady Harp, March 05

This DVD is an excellent follow up to the first salsa dvd. After learning all the moves and wowing everyone at my local salsa club, I was excited to see that a new video was released! Just in time for summer. And once again with the very mesmerizing instructor Gigi! This DVD has an amazing energy flow that will inspire you to learn more complicated and eye popping moves that will fool people into thinking you spent TONS OF MONEY on your very own salsa instructor. Funny thing is purchasing this Salsa DVD is even better and very affordable for all! Perfecting my moves with Gigi and Pedro will last me a lifetime of salsa club dancing!

This DVD is awesome. If you are a decent Salsa dancer, this DVD is the resource that you always wanted. It might take you months to master all the moves, but it won't cost you thousands of dollars that you will have to spend otherwise in classes like a few of us has done. It's packed with hot Cuban moves that will make any good leader drool. The followers love it when you execute the complex and traditional turns on this DVD. My girlfriend had a smile on her face all evening when I clumsily tried the turn "Beso" with her. Beso means Kiss.

Highly Recommended.

I am a regular user of this DVD.
To begin with, this DVD is a great transition from Part 1. Just when you begin to get comfortable with the basic steps and want to move ahead, here comes Part 2 with a wealth of new moves, steps, turns and taps. I love the 'tap' and I think it's the best introduction in Part 2. It just adds so much more to every step and turn.

The overall faster pace of this DVD is also appropriate. You don't really want to take that much time over every step, now that you are in the intermediate level!

I find the instructions, moves and steps depicted in a very explicit and vivid style, so much so that even if you just watch the lessons, you seem to remember the steps and the sequences very well. (I guess it's also the multi-angle!).

This salsa DVD part 2 is just so good and I hope the best is yet to come with Part 3!
Digifilm has a way of breaking every other as well as its own record with each new DVD it releases.

* Teaches a lot of miami style turnpatterns, se below
* The patterns are shown in a straight forward way and are easy to watch and understand
* There are not a lot of details about leading and following or other technique
* The counting of steps is 123 456 with no mentioning of the structure of the music. This could be confusing if you are used to counting 1234 5678 with steps on 123 567. No great disadvantage though - you soon get a hang of this way of counting
* You can't read which turns are on the DVD on the box. This is a disadvantage. Of course you can write out the list from the homepage
* The menu system when using a DVDplayer-remote is a bit complicated. You have to press a lot on the arrows on your remote if you want to select among the different turns. On your computer it is a lot easier
* LESSONS PART 2
Vacila
Medio Sombrero
Sombrero
Vacilense los Dos
Setenta
Engancha
Montaña
Dedo
Beso
Abrazala
Setenta Complicado
Siete
Enchufla con Coca Cola
Siete con Coca Cola
Siete Moderno
El Atrevido
Sombrero Doble
Juana la Cubana
Pasea
Pasea Abajo y Arriba
Balsero
Pasea Complicate
Dedo con Alarde
El Uno Complicado
Guarapo Largo
Sambuca
Siete Loco
Siete Setenta
Abanico
Ponle Sabor
Huracán
Moves With Music

I ordered the first dirty guide to salsa based on the reviews and I thought it was very good. I just got this one and it is just as good maybe even better. It is longer and it's packed with a lot of different moves. The dvd angles are great especially the high angle. I still haven't gotten around to mastering the first one so it might take me a bit to get through part 2. Oh and if you are getting the second one it would do you good to get the first one as well becuase they refer to the moves on the first dvd but you can probably get by with just watching them do it. Oh and if you are looking for a video that is slow paced you might want to try something else becuase it does seem to move fast but then again you can just keep replaying it.

DVD is outstanding follow up to Part I. Just as with Part I, moves are easy to follow and learn. The number of routines are extensive and build upon each other. If you can duplicate the routines, you will be a salsa standout wherever you go!

The instruction is very clear and compelling -- it builds nicely on Q&DG to Salsa Part1, and even though the complexity of the intermediate level is much higher, this video has the same easy-gliding feel about it as Part1. You don't have time to get scared, next thing you know, you are already doing the moves you thought were the domain of the pro dancers! And above all, this video gave me the inspiration I needed to work harder than ever, it triggered my ambition!!!