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Review Instruction DVD: Nelson & Sophia: Kizomba III
Nelson & Sophia: Kizomba III
Based on the format of their initial Vol 1 & 2 DVDs, Nelson and Sophia bring to us 8 more moves in each volume. Each DVD is simple, but well organised. Each move is demonstrated, then broken down into the male and female parts, then danced to music. The moves are […]
Posted: July 22nd, 2011 under General, CD / Videos.
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Instruction DVD Review: Granda Dance Project: Rueda de Bachata vol 1
Instruction DVD Review: Granda Dance Project: Rueda de Bachata vol 1
The idea behind this DVD is quite simple: we can take the concept of the rueda de casino, so popular in Cuban salsa, and adapt it to be danced in Bachata style with Bachata music. There are a few details to work out before doing […]
Posted: February 26th, 2011 under General, CD / Videos.
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Salsa Instruction DVD review: Troy & Denise: Salsa Essentials vol 1
Troy & Denise: Salsa Essentials vol 1
The purpose of this double DVD series is to take you from basic steps to an intermediate level via basic moves in NY/LA style as well as to help you to make the further step to an advanced ‘frame of mind’ by introducing you early on to several variations […]
Posted: November 24th, 2010 under General, CD / Videos.
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Salsa Instruction DVD Review: Fabsalseros: Cuban Salsa for Beginners vol 1
Fabsalseros: Cuban Salsa for Beginners vol 1
This DVD is a valuable tool for all salsa beginners who are interested in the Cuban style because it brings everything what the beginners need:
- Fundamentals of Cuban salsa music (counting, explanation of clave)
- Basic steps with demonstration of Cuban body movement
- Leading and following principles
- Basic Cuban figures […]
Posted: September 22nd, 2010 under General, CD / Videos.
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Kizomba Instruction DVD review: Nelson & Sophia: Kizomba 1&2
Nelson & Sophia: Kizomba 1&2
The latest equation in the latin dance scene goes roughly like this:
Bachata hip movement +
Merengue motion +
Lambada hold +
Tango steps =
—————-
Kizomba
However, this does not imply that if you can already dance Bachata, Lambada and Tango you necessarily will be able to dance Kizomba. This is mostly because of the bizarre and […]
Posted: September 4th, 2010 under General, CD / Videos.
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Salsa Instruction DVD review: Jami Josephson: Latin Body Motion for Salsa & Spins
Salsa Instruction DVD review: Jami Josephson: Latin Body Motion for Salsa & Spins
Like all DVDs from Jami this is a very professional production. It is a technical DVD, in which Jami shows basic dancing techniques, the ones which give solid foundation to any kind of dance and applies them to salsa. The result is something […]
Posted: July 27th, 2010 under General, CD / Videos.
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Instruction DVD Review: SalsaCrazy: Advanced Salsa Dance Mastery System
Instruction DVD Review: SalsaCrazy: Advanced Salsa Dance Mastery System
We like the SalsaCrazy approach to teaching and DVD production and this series has not disappointed us: it contains content (lots of it), detail, variety and quality.
A common dilemma when planning a DVD is how to balance the amount of detail vs volume of material, that is […]
Posted: June 11th, 2010 under General, CD / Videos.
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Instruction DVD review: Fabsalseros: Rueda de Casino vol 1
Fabsalseros: Rueda de Casino vol 1
This DVD contains all you need to know in order to build a rueda de casino team from scratch or at least from a group of dancers who know how to dance basic steps in Cuban style salsa. The first session shows the ‘basic rules’ that is the mechanics of […]
Posted: May 14th, 2010 under General, CD / Videos.
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Review Instruction DVD: Lee Hunter’s Guide to ChaCha
Lee Hunter’s Guide to ChaCha
At the beginning of the DVD Lee claims that he will show us how to convert basic salsa moves to ChaChaCha music. In fact, I think he does a bit more than that, in the sense that it shows some salsa elements as well as a handful of turn patterns from […]
Posted: April 6th, 2010 under General, CD / Videos.
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Adrian & Anita: Adrian & Anita Style III
Adrian & Anita: Adrian & Anita Style III
Adrian and Anita are two accomplished dancers, with a considerable and diverse training in several dances who, as they tell us in the interviews contained in the DVD, have found their real passion in salsa.
They have achieved a lot already, being able to boast first prize at several […]
Posted: March 2nd, 2010 under General, CD / Videos.
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