Product Description Salsa Dance! The ultimate step by step guide to salsa dance, from your very first steps. This is the first DVD in SalsaCrazy's progressive 3 DVD Beginner's Salsa Dance System, and SalsaCrazy's 5 DVD Progressive Salsa Dance Mastery System (both available on ). This DVD starts from the very beginning, and lays the foundation for salsa dance to get you started simply and easily, step by step. Why learn to Salsa Dance? It's fun, social, and a passion that will last you a lifetime! The benefits to health, fitness, coordination, and lifestyle will be far beyond what you can imagine now! Anyone can, and should, learn to Salsa Dance. Give it a try, with the finest beginners dance DVD on the market. It's finally here - your definitive guide to learn to salsa dance. Don't miss this fantastic DVD that really walks you, step-by-step, through all the fundamentals of Salsa Dancing in a fun, social and energetic way. Volume 1 is the beginners handbook. Learn to move in minutes and be out on the floor in record time. A video for anyone & everyone! We cover every aspects of what Salsa is all about. Includes a couple of great moves and ladies styling tips that will get you noticed. A full 2 hours of stellar dance instruction you can use tonight! WHAT IS ON THE VIDEO: Join SalsaCrazy as we help you to understand the important basic concepts that will enable you to understand what you are doing and when to do it. If you've been wanting to learn, but thought that it would be too complicated - have no fear - this method is fast and best of all EASY! Review This DVD made learning Salsa not only painless but fun and before long, my partner and I were actually moving through the steps and, better yet, we actually KNEW what we were doing. We looked like the dancers on the DVD, if only a "touch" less professional (okay, a lot less professional but it WAS our first time). Now we're working our way through the DVDs, Learn to Dance Salsa 2 and Learn to Dance Salsa 3 and I can actually say that we are getting better and better all the time. Plus, it is a lot of fun to practice! What makes this DVD a standout? The instructors start out by explaining the basics of Salsa so that once you work into the actual dance movements, you have some idea of what Salsa actually is and where it fits in the dance spectrum. You aren't just mimicking steps but actually expressing a certain mood and feeling. That is a major plus right there. If you are going to Salsa, you want to create a total effect, not look like a robot going through the motions. The instruction itself is very easy to follow, with both full-length and close-up shots of the dancers' feet, going at a very easy, step by step pace at first and gradually working up to a brisker tempo. We found ourselves smiling from start to finish, amazed at how much fun this was. Be forewarned, however- depending on your partner, you may be compelled to take a few romantic interludes as Salsa can be amazingly sexy and just moving together in rhythmic harmony while practicing the moves that lead one's thoughts to further romance...but that's another plus, to my way of thinking (think of it as a free bonus, if you will). --K. Corn - .com Top 100 Reviewer / Vine Voice P.when('A').execute(function(A) { A.on('a:expander:toggle_description:toggle:collapse', function(data) { window.scroll(0, data.expander.$expander[0].offsetTop-100); }); }); From the Contributor Why learn to Salsa Dance? It's fun, social, and a passion that will last you a lifetime! The benefits to health, fitness, coordination, and lifestyle will be far beyond what you can imagine now! Anyone can, and should, learn to Salsa Dance. Give it a try, with the finest beginners dance DVD on the market. It's finally here - your definitive guide to learn to salsa dance. Don't miss this fantastic DVD that really walks you, step-by-step, through all the fundamentals of Salsa Dancing in a fun, social and energetic way. Volume 1 is the beginners handbook. Learn to move in minutes and be out on the floor in record time. A video for anyone & everyone! We cover every aspects of what Salsa is all about. Includes a couple of great moves and ladies styling tips that will get you noticed. A full 2 hours of stellar dance instruction you can use tonight! WHAT IS ON THE VIDEO: Join SalsaCrazy as we help you to understand the important basic concepts that will enable you to understand what you are doing and when to do it. If you've been wanting to learn, but thought that it would be too complicated - have no fear - this method is fast and best of all EASY! NOTE: This is not a DVD designed to teach pattern after pattern. This is a foundation video that covers the fundamentals of salsa. You'll Start with the basic concepts revealed and explained. You will understand the simple concepts of timing and footwork - today! Get into the basic step and learn a few fun salsa patterns. Learn what to do, and what will look good out in the real world. DVD menus let you go back and review! LADIES WILL LEARN: How to follow, basic turns and dance frame, and of course, styling and how to create the cuban motion - or those sexy salsa hips you've always wanted. Step by step instruction on how to get the movement going - use it in your basic from the start. In addition, an interview on Salsa History, and Dance Club etiquette is also covered. About the Actor SalsaCrazy.com is one of the world's premier Latin dancing websites. Founded in 1996, SalsaCrazy.com was born of a passion to dance, and a desire to show others how fantastic salsa dance can be. As our first instructor told us, It will change your life. SalsaCrazy has dance instructional videos in numerous styles of dance (all available on .com). Give salsa dancing a try, and you'll find a vibrant world of fantastic people, exciting nightlife, and perhaps a side of yourself you've always wanted to free. We've created a series of high quality DVD's to showcase how easy and fun salsa dancing can be! Right here, on .com, find salsa dance videos, merengue videos, bachata dance DVDs, Latin dance videos, and all styles of dance instruction with SalsaCrazy on .com (Search .com for "SalsaCrazy" or "DanceCrazy" to see all of our dance instructional products). Salsa is a dance that can be enjoyed by everyone, with fantastic music, a rich history, and an unbeatable, intoxicating, rhythm. Take SalsaCrazy home and learn to salsa dance today! About the Director DanceCrazy.com is one of the world's premier dancing websites. Founded in 1996, as SalsaCrazy.com, the company started specializing in teaching salsa dance and eventually, all the latin dances. Over the course of time, the company, DanceCrazy.com was born to bring the same passion about dance, and the same desire to show others how fantastic dancing can be, to a broad number of dance styles - including swing, ballroom dancing, and even wedding dance. As our first instructor told us, "It will change your life". SalsaCrazy has several Salsa Dance products on .com, including it s bestselling Salsa Dance Beginners 3 Pack (a set of 3 progressive beginning salsa dance dvds), and it s equally well received Salsa Dance Mastery System (5 DVD set), which is comprised of an additional two intermediate salsa DVDs. SalsaCrazy also sells a 3 DVD Bachata Dance Mastery System, a Merengue DVD, Cha Cha Cha DVD, and a variety of other syles of Latin Dance. Look us up on as SalsaCrazy. DanceCrazy sells a Learn to Dance Swing Collection, a Foxtrot DVD, 2 Beginning Waltz DVDs, and 2 Rumba DVDs as well. Look us up on as DanceCrazy. If you re looking for a great collection of all the Dances, Give the Wedding Dance Mastery System a try - a 5 DVD set, of all the Ballroom dance styles. Give dancing a try, and you'll find a vibrant world of fantastic people, exciting nightlife, and perhaps a side of yourself you've always wanted to free. We've created these high quality dance instruction DVDs to showcase how easy and fun dancing can be, and to prove that you (yes, YOU), can do it too! With exciting music, a rich history, and unbeatable, intoxicating, rhythms, you will learn to dance. We guarantee it! DanceCrazy is a complete and extensive online dance resource that aims to help anyone, absolutely anyone, learn how dance. All of our DVDs are available on .com, whether you want to learn Salsa Dance, Swing, Rumba, Ballroom dancing, or any of the other dances, we ve got you covered. DanceCrazy videos teach every style of dance for all skill levels. It doesn't matter if you've never danced a day in your life, or if you've been dancing for years...we can help you. The goal of DanceCrazy is to create the ultimate go-to guide for all things Dance. Everything from how to dance, what music to dance to, the history of dance, what clothing to wear (and where to get it), and much more. DanceCrazy is the definitive guide to Dance. See more
A**R
A must buy for the dancing impaired
This an an awesome video! I know nothing about dancing but now I am on my way to look like I know what I am doing on the dance floor!! The instructions are easy to follow. The instructor is energetic, enthusiastic and entertaining. Usually I just jump around with no rhyme or reason to my movements. This video also encouraged me to get out on the dance floor with other music besides salsa. A lot of these steps can be integrated /modified to fit other dancing styles (ie-my free styling lol)...at least that's what I am doing with it.All in all ,I am having fun and after I get everything down to memory ,I am definitly going to get follow up videos!
J**N
decent intro for the total beginner but recommend the 3 Pack Beginner set instead
Ok, a couple months ago, I decided to learn how to salsa dance. I enrolled in group lessons that meet for an hour once a week, watched a bunch of youtube videos, bought this DVD and a learn to salsa app for my phone, and have been going out dancing when I can. By itself, this DVD (along with a partner to practice with!) should barely be enough to get you on the dance floor without feeling way too intimidated. However, it will be all too obvious that doing all of the moves taught on this DVD will take about one minute of time on the dance floor, so you'll have to do a lot or repeating before the song ends.The good: It seems like decent instruction and goes into as much depth as my group classes. It's On-1 style, which is what people do in Portland, OR (and on the west coast. If you live in New York or on the east coast, you might not appreciate starting off learning On-1 if everyone you'll dance with does On-2). The instruction was easy to follow and there were some handy tips mentioned. Also, the instructor is outgoing, confident and slightly amusing in his own way.Anyway, aside from the obvious shortcoming (instructors wearing clothing that's too dark with a relatively dark background in a somewhat dimly lit room), I wish they covered a couple more simple beginner patterns. They didn't even teach a simple cross body lead which is about as basic as you can get. It's a great intro, or maybe more to the point, it's a great start to what looks like it would be a great intro, but falls just a bit short of five stars due to the lack of beginner moves/combos taught. ***I just noticed that this DVD is included in their 3 disc beginner set.*** After watching this for the 2nd time, I realized there is a BONUS COMBO taught after the credits roll! I wonder how many people have missed this.Overall, I think it's decent, but the price is a little high for the material covered. By watching youtube videos alone (for free!), one could get access to way more beginner video instruction, although it would be quite a bit less convenient than just popping in a DVD and watching on your tv where both partners can easily see everything. If you're serious about learning salsa and are considering buying this DVD, just buy the Beginner 3 Pack set. Even though I haven't watched the other two discs, if they're anything like this DVD, the amount of material covered will make it more worth the price. Less than twice the price for three times the instruction. The dark clothes/dark room thing wasn't really all that bad, I just adjusted my tv to make everything a little brighter and it became a non-issue.Go buy the 3 Pack set. Find a dance partner who wants to learn as much as you do. Practice, practice, practice. Get out dancing and have FUN! (and don't forget to keep practicing and learning new moves!) Learning salsa is very challenging and will take tons of practice but the reward can be a lifetime of social dancing.
T**R
Good for learning more
It's ok, get a partner because you really cant do much by yourself other than the very first part of the basic steps. Looks like its made in the 80's or 70's. Poor video quality but I actually learned from it. It's still going to be best to get out and practice in real life or have professionals teach you.
I**E
I have always wanted to learn how to do Salsa dancing after watching Dirty Dancing when it first came out
They were shipped immediately and I received them in 4 days. I have always wanted to learn how to do Salsa dancing after watching Dirty Dancing when it first came out. I am an excellent dancer and so are my children. But these dance steps eluded me, so I thought it would be a cheaper route than dance lessons. I go by distracted grandma because I have severe Adult ADHD lol it fits all to well.
D**G
I saved lots and got better instructon
This is an excellent DVD. Lots of repetion, explanation and exercises.My wife and I have taken thousands of dollars in ballroom lessons in other dances and these DVD's do it better and cheaper. A bit of advice is: don't be afraid to modify your lead for the height of your partners. I am considerably taller than my wife so some of the leads didn't work.If you learn all of the patterns in these 5 DVDs you will have some great dancing skills. You can add to, or modify them later as your skill level rises.
J**A
Somewhat Lame DVD
I bought this for my son who wants to learn how to dance, but decided against giving it to him becuase I don't want him to learn this style of dancing. If you have never danced before I guess you can get something out of the DVD lessons. A couple of warnings: first, the instructor is teaching an "On 1" style, not "On 2" (NYC style salsa dancing). This is a major style difference. Most annoying is the slow pace of the DVD -- largely becuase this guys talks too much! At the end of disc 1 all you have learned is a very basic turn that he calls a "salsa pattern". There are much better products on the market -- beware of the stuff from the west coast -- it seems a little too basic for a beginner (sounds strange doesn't it?), and definitely too basic for someone who wants to improve.
J**K
CD quality
The CD is low quality because cannot it get through the entire lesson without it starting and stopping several times. You should send me a new Learn to dance salsa vol. 1 and vol. 2 without the interruptions.Thanks
C**.
Maybe its just me
I bought it because of all the great reviews. It is good but for a total beginner I feel there are some problms. On some parts I started "getting it" once I turned the volume down and jsut watched. It seemed that some parts contrdicted (instruction didn't match the movements) what the actor was saying (counting, putting feet "together" and the bouncing); plus, while some parts are at the right pace, the important basic parts they zoom right through asssuming you got it. The dude wears black so it would be better if he were in light clothes against the dark backdrop.It could be that i am just completely uncoordinated but I think it's geared toward those who have some dance knowledge; those people will know the basics so it'll be easier.
D**E
Very thorough
After much research, I bought this salsa video to learn to do the salsa. I have not regretted my choice. The teachers are very thorough and go slowly so one can actually keep up to the instruction. The instructors are facing you on the screen, there is also a smaller screen on the bottom left hand side of the screen where the steps are demonstrated from a side view. It's almost as if the student is in the studio with the teaching couple. The video is a bit dark but it is a nominal distraction as the teaching is very well done. This is a beginner video.
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