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Good way to learn the footwork and turns of Salsa dancing
Look, I am NOT a dancer. And I am a classical, not a salsa musician. However, I found the disk quite entertaining and helpful. Gigi and Pedro do not come across as so elegant and skilled that it seems impossible for the average person to copy. Yes, both know what they are doing and are quite fluent in what they communicate. <
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>The instruction on the disk allows you to watch their whole demonstration from beginning to end or go through each set of steps and turns lesson by lesson. You also have THREE choices of camera angle. The default is from in front. You can also choose looking down from above, or from the back. This multi-view method allows you to see things in the dance that a simple 2D presentation from the front actually hides. <
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>The names of the steps are given in Spanish, but even if you don't speak the language you will pick up on the names quickly; it is not hard. <
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>I did miss the discussion of how to communicate dance steps through hand motions that I have seen in another salsa series. One isn't going to call out the names of the steps as Gigi and Pedro do throughout these disks. It is the subtle way one moves the hands and touches the partner that communicate what is to be done next and that is as much a part of learning the dance as the footwork. <
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>Still, a pretty darn good set of instructional disks.

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Highly recommended by all our reviewers
We would just like to agree with the other reviews & say this is an excellent series. This is without doubt the finest collection of Miami Salsa dance moves available. <
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>This 3 dvd set is well worth adding to your collection or if you are an absolute beginner then this is the series for you. <
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>Highly recommended by all our reviewers (30+ Salsa teachers)

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Miami style turns quick and easy
* Teaches a lot of miami style turnpatterns, se below <
>* The patterns are shown in a straight forward way and are easy to watch and understand <
>* There are not a lot of details about leading and following or other technique <
>* The counting of steps is 123 456 with no mentioning of the structure of the music. This could be confusing if you are used to counting 1234 5678 with steps on 123 567. No great disadvantage though - you soon get a hang of this way of counting <
>* You can't read which turns are on the DVD on the box. This is a disadvantage. Of course you can write out the list from the homepage <
>* The menu system when using a DVDplayer-remote is a bit complicated. You have to press a lot on the arrows on your remote if you want to select among the different turns. On your computer it is a lot easier <
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>* LESSONS PART 1 <
>Forward and Back <
>Side to Side <
>Back Rock Steps <
>Basic Steps Practice <
>Back Rock Turn <
>Abajo <
>Exhibela <
>Exhibela Doble <
>Exhibela Dos con Una <
>Dile Que No <
>Guapeando/Guapea <
>Practice <
>Enchufla <
>Enchufla Doble <
>Adiós con la Hermana <
>Candado <
>Pa'arriba (Candado) <
>Kentucky <
>Ronde (Kentucky) <
>El Uno <
>Se Fue (El Uno) <
>El Uno Practice <
>El Dos <
>Complete Review <
>Review With Music <
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>LESSONS PART 2 <
>Vacila <
>Medio Sombrero <
>Sombrero <
>Vacilense los Dos <
>Setenta <
>Engancha <
>Montaña <
>Dedo <
>Beso <
>Abrazala <
>Setenta Complicado <
>Siete <
>Enchufla con Coca Cola <
>Siete con Coca Cola <
>Siete Moderno <
>El Atrevido <
>Sombrero Doble <
>Juana la Cubana <
>Pasea <
>Pasea Abajo y Arriba <
>Balsero <
>Pasea Complicate <
>Dedo con Alarde <
>El Uno Complicado <
>Guarapo Largo <
>Sambuca <
>Siete Loco <
>Siete Setenta <
>Abanico <
>Ponle Sabor <
>Huracán <
>Moves With Music <
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>LESSONS PART 3 <
>Enrrosca <
>Bebe <
>3 Way Stop <
>Sombrero Complicado <
>Dedo Saboreado <
>El Sueter <
>La Cuadra <
>Siete Loco Complicado <
>La Victoria <
>El Zorro <
>La Jenny <
>Abanico Complicado <
>Remolino <
>Setenta Complicado... <
>Beso Por Debajo <
>Dedo Por Debajo <
>La Tuya <
>Adios Largo <
>Setenta Por Debajo <
>Jackie Chan <
>El Medico <
>Kiwi <
>Candado Complicado <
>Melon <
>Mona Lisa <
>La Rumbera <
>Kentucky Complicado <
>Pon Le Sabor Complicado <
>Dance With Music