Product Details

• Actors: Alfonso Caldera, Aliza Kinney
• Directors: Kevin Hall
• Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Full Screen, NTSC
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Number of discs: 1
• Studio: Salsa Canada
• DVD Release Date: April 1, 2003
• Run Time: 35 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0002T46H2
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #656,236 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

From the Actor

Hi, we are Alfonso Caldera and Aliza Kinney, and we’d love to share with you our passion for the sexiest of dances. We’ve had many students over the years, and we know how to take you to the next level, whether you’re new to the scene or have been dancing for a long time. The "Salsa with Style" four part DVD series starts with the beginner basics and gradually builds your dance skills to the advanced moves we feature in competitions and public performances!

Product Description

Beginners Level 1:

Part I: Body posture 1. Feet position 2. Weight balance 3. Back, shoulders and neck posture

Part II: The rhythm 1. Feet, knees and hip movement 2. Circular movement of arms 3. Hands/thumbs

Part III: Holding positions 1. Letter C 2. Coffee cup 3. Above wrist

Part IV: The lead 1. Standing on ball of feet 2. Equal arm tension

Part V: Spins and turns 1. Spotting, head flick 2. Momentum, turn, landing

Part VI: Salsa steps 1. Basic solo step 2. Guaguanco and styling 3. Susy Q 4. Left and right hooks 5. Left and right turns

Part VII: Partner moves 1. Basic step 2. Guaguanco 3. Ladies right turn 4. Men’s right turn

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great posture tips, February 23, 2005

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Alex Maranda - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Salsa with Style Beginners Level 1 (DVD)

These instructors do a good job at breaking down the basics of proper posture. I've learnt more on posture from this DVD than from all the actual classes I took in my city. You can tell these guys perform in competitions and not the Friday's nite out at the local salsa joint.
I'm rating it 4/5 because at 35 min it's a bit short; I guess buying the series makes it better value.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great salsa dvd, February 19, 2005

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Oscar Suarez "el merenguekid" (Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Salsa with Style Beginners Level 1 (DVD)

I enjoyed this beginners level dvd. Pretty easy to follow for people that have never done salsa in their life. I find it difficult to understand how it can receive a bad rating and be on a salsa video review website in the "whats hot" column. It's very contradicting. However, i do believe is a good instructional video for beginners.

1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Do not bother to buy, February 17, 2005

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

This review is from: Salsa with Style Beginners Level 1 (DVD)

Style=LA
type=more performance than social
There are so many bad points for this dvd I do not know where to start.
At 35 minutes it is way too short for a good value dvd today.
The teachers bad technique & knowledge of Salsa & Cuban dancing is an embarrassment.
I would not let these teachers out of a beginners class.
Do not bother to buy. There are other far better instructional Salsa dvd's being sold on Amazon.