Mala
09-13-2005, 09:12 AM
Salsa--spicier than ever!
Not the usual at all! The charming Jaana takes up an absolutely delightful solo salsa routine, danced with that very Latin flavor. You can also use bits from this routine in other solo moves you know, quite easily, as long as they fit in with the look.
Absolute beginners to salsa would find this a little daunting, or would probably not be able to figure out the variations in rhythm for the footwork done here. You must also have been through Jaana’s Core Isolations DVD for ladies Latin styling to use this DVD on salsa because the thorough use of isolations is what makes every move look great. If you’re an intermediate to advanced dancer, and if you know your isolations well, it will be easier. But even a beginner can pick up styling tips from here.
Jaana breaks up the whole routine into 3 segments. She takes up separately for each, the footwork, the “body” work (hips, ribcage, etc), and arm styling. She uses more arm styling than I’ve seen others use. She dances the completed segment with and without music and counts. All the same, after many reruns, I still feel the instruction is somehow not detailed or slow enough though I can’t pinpoint what she’s left out as such. It all goes by too fast for something fairly complex. I wish too that the routine had spanned an entire song—it’s over before you know it.
The footwork here is the easy part. If you’ve got that, you can translate these moves into some other routine. But until you’ve got the isolations that go with it right, it jus t won’t look the way it’s supposed to.
But what a wonderful DVD. I’ve seen no other quite like it and it’s not the usual routine of New York style shines. It’s a fantastic routine choc full of Latin spice.
The DVD costs $39 and if you buy it from http://starlightdance.com/store/ladies_latin_styling.shtml#DS053 there’s buy 2 get 1 free deal. You can see a little clip on each of her DVDs.
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The dance DVDs I own at the time of this review:
1. Salsa for Gringos-basics-Stephanie Gumon and ave Paris
2. Salsa for Gringos-Turns and spins I-Stephani Gumon and Dave Paris
3. Red Hot Salsa – Basics – Ron and Bethena Rosario
4. Ladies Styling-Technique-Juliet McMains
5. Ladies Styling-Syncopations and Variations-Juliet McMains
6. Ladies Latin Styling-Core Isolations-Jaana Kunitz
7. Ladies Latin Styling-Salsa-Jaana Kunitz
8. Ladies Latin Styling-Chachacha-Jaana Kunitz
9. Quick and Dirty Guide to Salsa (Intermediate)
10. Learn to Dance the Salsa CD 2-A sexy and stylish approach – Tennia
11. Style Like Nobody’s Watching – Olivia Dasso
12. Red Hot Salsa - Mambo Shines. Ron and Bethena Rosario
13. Instant Belly Dancer-Curves-Neon
14. Instant Belly Dancer-Hips Plus-Neon
15. Salsa Cubana—Basics
16. Salsa Cubana-Advanced
17. You can dance the cha cha
18. Kaytee’s Beginners Guide to Salsa
Not the usual at all! The charming Jaana takes up an absolutely delightful solo salsa routine, danced with that very Latin flavor. You can also use bits from this routine in other solo moves you know, quite easily, as long as they fit in with the look.
Absolute beginners to salsa would find this a little daunting, or would probably not be able to figure out the variations in rhythm for the footwork done here. You must also have been through Jaana’s Core Isolations DVD for ladies Latin styling to use this DVD on salsa because the thorough use of isolations is what makes every move look great. If you’re an intermediate to advanced dancer, and if you know your isolations well, it will be easier. But even a beginner can pick up styling tips from here.
Jaana breaks up the whole routine into 3 segments. She takes up separately for each, the footwork, the “body” work (hips, ribcage, etc), and arm styling. She uses more arm styling than I’ve seen others use. She dances the completed segment with and without music and counts. All the same, after many reruns, I still feel the instruction is somehow not detailed or slow enough though I can’t pinpoint what she’s left out as such. It all goes by too fast for something fairly complex. I wish too that the routine had spanned an entire song—it’s over before you know it.
The footwork here is the easy part. If you’ve got that, you can translate these moves into some other routine. But until you’ve got the isolations that go with it right, it jus t won’t look the way it’s supposed to.
But what a wonderful DVD. I’ve seen no other quite like it and it’s not the usual routine of New York style shines. It’s a fantastic routine choc full of Latin spice.
The DVD costs $39 and if you buy it from http://starlightdance.com/store/ladies_latin_styling.shtml#DS053 there’s buy 2 get 1 free deal. You can see a little clip on each of her DVDs.
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The dance DVDs I own at the time of this review:
1. Salsa for Gringos-basics-Stephanie Gumon and ave Paris
2. Salsa for Gringos-Turns and spins I-Stephani Gumon and Dave Paris
3. Red Hot Salsa – Basics – Ron and Bethena Rosario
4. Ladies Styling-Technique-Juliet McMains
5. Ladies Styling-Syncopations and Variations-Juliet McMains
6. Ladies Latin Styling-Core Isolations-Jaana Kunitz
7. Ladies Latin Styling-Salsa-Jaana Kunitz
8. Ladies Latin Styling-Chachacha-Jaana Kunitz
9. Quick and Dirty Guide to Salsa (Intermediate)
10. Learn to Dance the Salsa CD 2-A sexy and stylish approach – Tennia
11. Style Like Nobody’s Watching – Olivia Dasso
12. Red Hot Salsa - Mambo Shines. Ron and Bethena Rosario
13. Instant Belly Dancer-Curves-Neon
14. Instant Belly Dancer-Hips Plus-Neon
15. Salsa Cubana—Basics
16. Salsa Cubana-Advanced
17. You can dance the cha cha
18. Kaytee’s Beginners Guide to Salsa