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SalsaCrazy Presents: The Complete Salsa Dance Mastery System, 5 DVD Package. Learn to Salsa Dance!

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A friend who is a good dancer and salsa teacher recommended these DVD's including the beginner ones. I like them. Produced in the Bay Area the instrucion is 'on 1'. I have been taking lessons 'on 1' in clubs and in a local studio since end of 2006 and I am an intermediate dancer. I thought I would not learn much from the first videos in the series but would only use them to get friends interested and started. In fact I have picked up a bit of styling for basic moves as well as some valuable tips in the first week of just watching. Really I have also picked up some new moves from the beginner videos which surprised me. I have watched once with some friends and we had fun with it and learned together.

Most of my dancing in the clubs has been in the open position, but much of the videos teach from the closed position with many of the turns lead into with an open break. The dancers are very smooth. The first videos go slow but some of the tips with details about hand positions, angles,and connection are helpful. The teachers give many variations of the same move which I appreciate as a lead. The teacher is silly and that keeps it entertaining. I plan to go through the videos by myself and with friends to add to my and our dancing repertoire, especially in the closed postion. I will update this if I can as I spend more time with the videos.

In addition to instruction I liked the history of salsa interview at the end of the first video. The history is not just the music but on the origin of the body movements. Nods are given to Africa, Cuba, Puerto Rico, ballroom dancing in US especially in New York. Additionally there is info on etiquette from the teacher which is either helpful or funny.

We've tried several salsa courses, but this is by far the best.
Despite being at intermediate level with other courses, we started from the beginning with this one and we're really glad we did so. In this DVD they really take their time to teach you everything, and we've discovered and understood now many things that are not clear in other courses.
This is a must if you want to learn salsa on your own.

I bought this 5 set CD thinking I could probably skip most of the beginner stuff. I was wrong! I had been taking private lessons for 2 years on and off. The 3 beginner tapes were more than just informative. I had been learning more of a ballroom style, and these tapes have the kind of moves I actually see on the dance floor. I was leery of learning by a CD method because I had checked out a tape from the library and did not feel like I had learned anything. The leader role is well explained in these tapes, from hand position to feet - step by step. And the progression from different leads and moves is very logical and easy to develop upon. There are some places where the instructor misspeaks and says one thing and does another, so the tape could be improved upon - that is a criticism. The 3 CD beginner set might be as far as you want to go, because the intermediate tapes are too advanced for me so far (after a month of having the tapes). I think this is a good way to learn Salsa. My partner did not want to go out and dance with me for 4 years, but when I started learning with these tapes we went out and had a good time on the dance floor for the first time! Thank you Salsa Crazy!

The instructor on the DVD breaks steps down, and repeats them. Before you know it you will be dancing entire salsa patterns. Of course practice is the key to look smooth on the dance floor.

I live in south america, and im a gringo, so i needed help. I am learning salsa at 40, so there is still hope if you have never had dance lessons in your life. I got tired of techno music, and i despirately needed a way to have fun on the weekends. this is it!

With the first DVD you will be able to learn the basic moves, and build on that with a handfull of cool patterns with lots of turns.

After you get going you'll be having fun in no time. It's much easier to learn than spanish!

This DVD set is perfect for the beginner as well as those who've already taken salsa lessons. I've been taking salsa lessons for 3 months and the first 2 DVD's have covered everything I've learned in class if not more. Every move is broken down and is easy to follow for both the lead and follower.

I have not had any Salsa training/classes before. These DVDs are easy to follow. The tips and instructions here are clear and make salsa easy. Besides, you can play it over and over again until it flows easily. It works!

Very detailed, starting with the basics. Very funny teachers. You'll learn progressively and you'll want to see next chapters. Very addictive. Your life will change :-)

I got exactly what I was expecting when I bought the mastery system. The steps and patterns are very well explained in detail. Also is fun to watch and I can review as many times as I need to.

I used this as a way to learn some turns I didnt know how to do. It is a set of DVD's which contain a couple guiding you from the basic "123,567", Cross-body lead, into a more solid flow. The vibe I got from the DVD is it's an instructional set on how to dance "club salsa", which in most cases most latinos will teach you that anyways. Ballroom salsa is just that....BALLROOM. This is for the clubs. Have your remote handy, because you will have to rewind and redo the move. Remember, practice makes perfect, and if you want to tear it up at the clubs, you need a partner. So if you are single, dont get this. This is defintely made for couples.

I think that this is a really excellent system. The only issue I have is it doesn't clearly say what style sals this is. There are sever differnt styles and I was looking for cuban. Other than that it is really great and I have heard from my friends that have purchased other systems and they are not as pleased with theirs.