It’s ok to find Mambo and Salsa (and maybe Bachata) music difficult. It is NOT ok not to do anything about it
Everyone knows that dancing is about music. Everyone except for many who take dance classes (!!) and lose themselves in turn patterns and crazy styling. Get in touch again with the real core of dancing, by understanding the music and its relation to your movement. Then, but only then, you can proceed to learning turn patterns
Learn and practise all the essential footwork you need to dance On1,
On2 and Cha Cha Cha. Why Cha Cha Cha? Because Cha Cha Cha is a magic wand, it makes learning to dance On2 so very, very easy. Thanks to Cha Cha Cha all On2 mysteries will disappear once for all.
Main Features: 1) Learn the 13 footwork elements which comprise 90% of the salsa
and mambo you need when you dance socially. This applies to both men and ladies. 2) Master them On1, On2 and in Cha Cha Cha.
3) Practise all footrwork elements in New York (modern) and
Puerto Rican (classic) mambo. They are interchangeable,
so you can choose which one to adopt in your on2 dancing! 4) Learn a footwork routine containing all 13 elements in a sequence.
Practise it daily for a few weeks to make all footwork natural and
instinctive both On1 and On2. 5) Over 60 individual exercises for you to practise all aspects of your
social salsa and mambo footwork
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This program will help you solve your timing problems once and for all. This DVD series is completely different from all others: it is not something to watch, it is something to exercise with. It is specifically designed for people who like to learn by doing, who lack confidence on the dance floor despite an extensive repertoire, who struggle to find the beat when anything but simple salsa music plays or who may find it difficult when the timing of a song changes halfway through. Main Features:
exercise with literally endless repetition and no need to rewind since the
clips loop forever, clips to use along the way to monitor your progress, clapping exercises to perfect your timing
in a variety of situations,
footwork On1 and On2 moderm mambo and On2 classic mambo, music loops from real salsa instruments and real salsa songs, different choices
of muic speed, visual and
vocal guides More Info>>
A number of exercises designed to develop your musicality and improve
the speed, agility and precision of your footwork in Salsa and Mambo.! Main Features:
27 exercises, which loop forever so you can progress at your own pace.
4 clips for each exercise will make sure that you.
• Understand the rhythm pattern by first clapping to it
• Learn the footwork by following the break down, literally step by step
• Practise the footwork first with a slow and then with a
medium pace salsa rhythm so you remember it
Rhythm guide available to ensure that your footwork is precise
Choice of switching the rythym guide off, once you are confident you can execute the footwork correctly and precisely.
4 types of exercises.stepping exercises with strong, weak and syncopated beats; stepping exercises with three salsa instruments to learn to literally move with them; footwork exercises with a faster pace to develop speed and agility; footwork exercises based on free style rhythm patterns More Info>>
A DVD all about music timing, rhythm, music interpretation and spontaneity in Salsa.
Are you getting so busy learning figures and shines that you forget to actually dance?
Then this video is for you!! Main Features:
All the details about timing, rhythm, accents and interpretation which are not covered in standard salsa classes.
Examples and inspiration from great dancers including Stacey and Lucy Lopez from Puerto Rico.
Video footage of typical mistakes that dancers make and how to recognise them.
Plenty of ideas and suggestions to develop your own expressivity.
Explanation of all salsa instruments, how to listen to them, how to dance to them and how to tune into their groove.
Lessons about syncopation and accents. A music class specifically designed for salsa dancers.
Instruction on how to dance 'on 1', 'on clave 2', and 'on NY 2'.
Decorations, marking the music breaks and accents, spontaneity…
Decorations inherited from Cuban rumba. More Info>>
A great way to practice your salsa steps whilst you perfect your timing. A basic dance class plus music tuition in a single CD. Made easy by using vocal, visual and written instructions.
Unlike other rhythmic CDs, here each instrument is isolated and analysed individually. They are then reassembled one by one to form a full salsa band.
An ideal tool for both dance students and instructors alike. Dancing "on the beat" has never been so easy! More Info>>
Dance like a Dominican! A completely different method to learn and dance Bachata
40 (!) different exercises, from beginner to intermediate level
Fully interactive:
choose the exercise yoiu want to practise, the speed, and the exercise will loop forever. You can practice following the steps
at your leisure and for as long as you need!
You will practise the footwork from other 2 DVDs of this series
“The method” and “The demos”
We added a “rhythmic cue”, which
plays
the rhythm pattern of the actual steps in the sequence.
This is very useful to memorize the sequence
A beat counter helps you time the sequence correctly and a guide on the screen tells you
when the basic steps occur and when to get ready for the sequence.
The “arm coordination” set is crucial!
Not only to learn the basic syncopations, but also to learn how to isolate
the hand movements from the footwork.
Each clips is provided at different speeds and with different music. More Info>>
