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Seaon Stylist: Spinning 1&2 

Been dancing for six years, but failed to learn how to double spin. Thought only women needed to know, but have changed my mind the last two years without doing anything about it.

Right now I can get around, but only with poor balance, poor body posture, not on the spot and preferable with using my feet as an extra push for the second turn.

I do not know if this DVD will help improve me spinning, I might need privates for that as well, but anyway here is my review:
NEGATIVE
It teaches and shows how to use your shoulders during the spin. Still, if you do not get it by seeing it and being told that it is important then there are no further clues provided on exactly how to do it.

Overall it shows proper technique, but do not clearly show how to go from bad technique to proper one. There are few “avoid doing this” examples shown.

There are no examples on how to incorporate spins in common partnering patterns.
POSITIVE
The instructor is a good spinner. He is relaxed, can spot, does not travel during his spins and finishes with good balance.

The lessons are progressive. It is clear what you need to master before you can actually start practising a double spin.

In my country (Sweden) this instructor is unknown. This means that whatever positive feedback I or others offer here is not related to him being a “branded” instructor that people praise regardless of the actual content on the DVD.

He stands with his back towards the viewer when showing how to spin. Although this makes it slightly impersonal, it is also really helpful since an instructor in real life is usually showing you it exactly that way.

The DVD teaches you to spin both to the right and to the left. I find that very important since I have salsa friends who are lost when it comes to spinning to the left.

The DVD zooms in both on the upper body and on the feet.

The menu system makes it really easy to find the different lessons.
Overall I am happy with my purchase. I already had Al´s DVD on the same subject, but this one covers it slightly different and I think it is ok to buy both of them.
You still have to practice and maybe go for privates, but I do not think you can blame this or any other DVD for that…*smile*
Regards,
Pierre  Wanger from Sweden

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