Product Details

• Actors: Pedro O.
• Directors: Josie Neglia
• Format: Color, NTSC
• Language: German
• Number of tapes: 1
• VHS Release Date: January 1, 1997
• Run Time: 45 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00004I9YP
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #341,903 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great video...but for salsa dancers only., June 4, 2003

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Marianopolita2005 - See all my reviews

This review is from: Salsa & Merengue 1-2-3 [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I bought this video a few days ago and then read the comments on this product page and I was bit hesitant to open the video. However, it is great and in fact one the best that I own from the Josie Neglia series. The salsa moves are excellent, popular, but for advanced salsa dancers only. I found the moves to be great refreshers since I have been taken salsa lessons for almost 10 years now and dance regularly. These moves serve as refreshers for those who are salsa dancers and possibly instructors. If you are a beginner this video is not for you and in fact there's nothing on the box that says "beginner salsa" therefore I am not sure where the notion of this video being for beginners originated. Once again the moves are fantastic, common and will help you to break down the moves more if that's what is needed to perfect them.

The downfall of this video to me is the merengue section. The moves are simple; they are shown very quickly and demonstrated all together at the end. I also found that Josie and her partner are not good merengue dancers at all. They are definitely dancing out of time on the moves and I think considering that the salsa section was so advanced and strong they could have done a better display of moves in this section.

The setting and the space for demonstration in this video is excellent. It seems to be an empty nightclub dance floor, which gives them plenty of space to move and be natural. I emphasize this video is a great refresher of advanced salsa moves for those who are at an advanced level and beyond. I do recommend this purchase for "salseros".

28 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good Salsa combinations or patterns, January 18, 2000

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Salsavideoreviews.org (Christchurch, Canterbury New Zealand) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Salsa & Merengue 1-2-3 [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Salsa & Merengue 1-2-3 is a video of Salsa combinations from basic to advanced. This video is better viewed after you have learned the steps in her Hot Salsa series. Please note forms/ patterns/ combinations like this are used to teach you how to flow from one move to the next without a break. Please do not use these patterns in a nightclub as many other people also know these patterns & they will may laugh at you. Please note the tempo of the Salsa music in her videos. If the music is faster remember to speed up the moves. I have read comments on the message boards about people using these forms to different speeds of music. The idea is to use these forms then change then to suit the music. Mix the forms up. Josie also includes some basic shines. Josie uses the same pattern to teach as her Hot Salsa video. Josie then teaches the basic Merengue techniques.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not a good choice for beginners, March 11, 2003

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This review is from: Salsa & Merengue 1-2-3 [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I read the reviews of this video and then bought it anyway because I'm not a total beginner and thought I would be bored with a lot of simplistic breaking down of moves and easy patterns. I was wrong! This is too hard for beginners of any level, even if you already know the basic step and a few turns. Most of the combinations are really complicated, and they provide only brief instructions.

The meringue section is a little better because the patterns are short and a lot easier to catch onto, but they offer no instruction for that section, just demonstration.