Description
In Volume I, Lisa and Andres present the steps and turns at a pace you can keep up with. They share the “how to’s” and “how not to’s” for proper lead and follow technique and detail the connecting pieces that are too often left out. In addition, equal attention is paid to both the leads and follows so that you become a dynamic couple and a solid individual dancer. As a result, your Salsa steps will feel more natural and your confidence will grow. This is just the thing … More >>
#1 by Anonymous on April 13, 2010 - 9:06 am
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.
Rating: 1 / 5
#2 by Patricio Meneses on April 13, 2010 - 10:44 am
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.
Rating: 5 / 5
#3 by Salsavideoreviews.org on April 13, 2010 - 1:32 pm
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.
Rating: 2 / 5
#4 by LT on April 13, 2010 - 2:49 pm
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?
Rating: 4 / 5
#5 by Anonymous on April 13, 2010 - 4:25 pm
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.
Rating: 5 / 5