Ok people, if you're looking for a really good instructional salsa video, this is it!!! Just prior to the Thanksgiving holiday I was on the hunt for an all around GOOD video to teach the basics of salsa as well as more advanced moves. I started dancing salsa about two years ago but was curious about what I could learn from a video. I looked around to see what my options were only to find that there is not a lot out there. Since I was looking purely for salsa, I purchased the first two, which contain four levels ranging from basic to advanced. The third video is a combination of salsa and merengue. Each level takes you through a variety of steps, all of which advance in a progression. What I really enjoyed were not only the moves, but the way they were laid out. Each move is broken down step-by-step, walking the man through his lead, and then repeated with the instruction for the woman and how she is to follow. The focus moves from the man to the woman without the music first, and then puts it all together in real time with the music to show how it all connects. Not only is it easy to follow, but it doesn't rush you and repeats each move several times back to back. Each tape also comes with a card that numbers and labels each move for easy reference. If you're a beginner I highly recommend these videos, but even if you're "Rico Suave" out on the dance floor, you really can't go wrong here.
22 steps/variations with a dance combination before each section [45 MINUTES in length] (each step/variation is broken down in a very easy-to-follow format)
LEVEL III COMBINATION - Step 26, Rotating Cross Body Lead; Step 26, Rotating Cross Body Lead; Step 32, Open Break/U.A.T. Rotating Right; Step 30, Walk Sequence: Hammerlock/Dive; Step 28, Walk Sequence: Basic From U.A. Turn; Step 29, Walk Sequence: Walk & Hook Turn; Step 31, Open Break/Rev Turn/Sneak Amd; Step 27, Walk Sequence:Closed Turning Right; Step 34, Open Break/L to R, Arm Catches; Step 28, Walk Sequence: Basic From U.A. Turn; Step 29, Walk Sequence:Walk & Hook Turn; Step 33, Open Break/R to R,Sweethearts. LEVEL III STEPS - Step 26, Rotating Cross Body Lead; Step 27, Walk Sequence: Closed Turning R; Step 28, Walk Sequence:Basic From U.A. Turn; Step 29, Walk Sequence:Walk & Hook Turn; Step 30, Walk Sequence:Hammerlock/Dive; Step 31, Open Break/Rev Turn/Sneak Amd; Step 32, Open Break/U.A.T. Rotating R; Step 33, Open Break/R to R, Sweethearts; Step 34, Open Break/L to R, Arm Catches.
LEVEL IV COMBINATION - Step 38, Closed Shoulder Dip; Step 35, CBL/Shoulder Catch; Step 42, Pivot Turn/Hook Turn; Step 44, Hook & Hook; Step 45, Half Turns; Step 43, Kick & Slide; Step 41 Surprise Dip (from open); Step 46, Continuous Turns:L to R; Step 32, Open Break/U.A.T. Rotating Right; Step 36, Swivels/Whiplash; Step 37, Slide With Partner (from CBL); Step 39, Open Break/Tuck In/Round Dip; Step 15, Cross Body Lead-Rev Turn-L to R; Step 47, Continuous Turns: R to R; Step 15, Cross Body Lead-Rev Turn-L to R; Step 40, Roll Out/Roll In Dip.
LEVEL IV STEPS - Step 35, CBL/Shoulder Catch (from L turn); Step 36, Swivels/Whiplash; Step 37, Slide with Partner (from CBL); Step 38, Closed Shoulder Dip; Step 39, Open Break/Tuck In/Round Dip; Step 40, Roll Out/Roll In Dip; Step 41, Surprise Dip (from open); Step 42, Pivot Turn/Hook Turn; Step 43, Kick & Slide; Step 44, Hook & Hook; Step 45, Half Turns; Step 46, Continuous Turns: L to R; Step 47, Continuous Turns: R to R.
DVD ~ Josie Neglia
