Description
The easiest Salsa lessons you’ll find. If you’re ready to learn the basics of Salsa and not just be awed by dancing or someone showing off, this DVD’s for you. Released in October of 2005, Hot & Spicy Salsa for Beginners offers instruction that burns up the floor for an hour and a half. You’ll learn front and back basics of Salsa, how to lead and follow the dance, cross-over breaks, underarm turns, cross-body leads and more… No experience is necessary as the instructo… More >>
#1 by Aaron D. Newman on April 12, 2010 - 8:26 am
I have to say I am not a big fan of these Shawn Trautman videos. On the plus side, they are very easy with lots of repetition. But, I find them very dry. There is really nothing ‘hot and spicy’, this is all just basic steps you’d learn if you take a lesson at a club.
What really bugs me is that the music on these videos isn’t salsa, for the most part. There are very few parts where you have a chance to practice the moves with actual music.
Rating: 3 / 5
#2 by Dom A. Valbuena on April 12, 2010 - 8:50 am
My wife and I have been dancing for about 10 years but we never took Salsa lessons. The instructions in the video are so easy to follow that we were dancing Salsa right after watching it. Experience in other dances might have something to do with it but the way the dance is presented by Shawn and Jaonna stimulated our interest. Since we are new with the dance, we have watched it repeatedly when we want to review certain moves. I recommend it highly especially to beginners.
Rating: 5 / 5
#3 by R. Wood on April 12, 2010 - 11:35 am
What should two white bread folks do when they are invited to a wedding with Latin flavor?
Watch “Hot & Spicy Salsa for Beginners” of course!
In preparation for my cousin’s wedding my husband and I learned the basic steps of the Salsa along with a few fancy moves that added some flair! After following along with the DVD we felt very comfortable dancing with the Salsa experts in the room.
Shawn and Joanna present the Salsa step by step and gradually add in the showy steps that will help anyone show their stuff on the dance floor. They are clear and concise and take the time to explain each step along with the corresponding footwork.
More experienced dancers may find the repetition and reviews tedious, but the DVD is segmented so that it is easy to jump forward.
This is a great introduction to Salsa- check it out if you are interested in exploring Latin dancing!
Rating: 5 / 5
#4 by Rigoberto Corujo on April 12, 2010 - 1:47 pm
Being possibly the only Cuban guy in the world who can’t dance Salsa, I found this video to be excellent for beginners. The moves are taught very slowly to start off with and then repeated over and over again to give you a chance to learn them as you participate along with the video. Although I was already taking introductory Salsa lessons prior to purchasing the video, I found the video to be a great suppliment because, let’s face it, once you leave the dance studio and go back to your regular life you pretty much forget everything you learned.
Rating: 5 / 5
#5 by John Christoffer on April 12, 2010 - 2:53 pm
I really enjoyed this DVD by Shawn and Joanna. I was new to Salsa and the steps are demonstrated slowly. Ten the man’s steps and the woman’s steps are broken down and explained. I really appreciated the fact that they tried to demonstrate the various steps slowly. One aspect that is often lost in dance DVD’s is that moves are explained too quickly. Unfortunately if one cannot do something slow, one cannot do it fast. In tennis, if one cannot hit forehands slow consistently, one will not be able to hit the ball fast consistently. The Salsa DVD explains dance moves in the slower fashion. Only later are the dances done in real time to illustrate what they would look like on the dance floor. I have enjoyed a number of their DVD’s because I believe they understand how to teach. Thanks.
Rating: 5 / 5