Customer Reviews

A Taste of Salsa, Volume I [VHS]

5 star:		(3)
4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

Directed specifically to the absolute beginner. Not only for the beginner in Salsa but in dancing as a whole. Their approach is very methodical, relaxed and fun. "dancing is about having fun" they say consistently. After their first video, Salsa becomes less intimidating, very much a do able thing, and you can defend yourself on the floor. This video is a great starting point in going up the Salsa ladder and becoming a "Salsero/a".

After having tackled swing, my husband and I decided to try salsa. The instructors were talented in both dancing and teaching. We have fun practicing and learn a bit of Spanish along the way...hoping to move on to Salsa Volume II pronto.

If you are a novice and looking to learn in a correct and structured way, these videos (Vol I & II) are very sound and easy to understand. The videos are introductory, so if you already know the basics, perhaps they are not for you. Don't pay attention to the criticism of those who weren't smart enough to read the description and look for more information about the videos from the internet or the instructors' website. The videos are clearly labeled basic. That's why they are titled "A Taste of...."

I gave it four stars because even though the intent is to make the tapes universal by making them bilingual, it does tend to slow the lessons a bit. Why not use subtitles for the alternate language?

This video is for absolute beginners. It only teaches a couple of moves. Each move is taught in English then is repeated almost word for word in Spanish. After you watch them teach a simple move over & over in one language you do not want to watch the moves repeated over & over in other language. It soon got very boring. I do not think much of the skill of the teachers either. There are better Salsa instructional videos being sold on Amazon. The only good point in this video is that it teaches all the moves in Spanish as well as English.

Excellent video. The teachers explain each step in English and Spanish which increases the number of people who can learn Salsa. The information is very clear and the steps are very easy to repeat and follow. It is very important the signaling system developed by the dancers: how the leader indicates to the follower when they are going to iniciate a turn or will change the step. The music is very appropiate and the dancers are very skilled. If you and your partner can learn all these basic steps, you can develop later some other fancy movements by your own, and transform yourself in a very good salsa dancer. This means that you can build up new movements based on the steps presented here. I tried it and it work wery well for me and my partner.

This has got to be one of the worst Salsa instructional videos I have purchased to date. For the price you get very little. It is repetative and annoying. You only learn 3 steps. I would definately not recommend this video to a beginner.