DVD: Quick and Dirty Guide to Salsa - Part 2
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Quick and Dirty Part 2
Viking,
A lot of time has passed since your post, so you probably have already seen disk 2.
I have access to a DVD rental place here in the States, so I rented it. On the good side, it shows a lot of patterns. I like that. I am not going to practice everyone of the more than 20 shown. But I am grateful to be exposed to the seemingly endless variety of patterns in Salsa.
On the other hand, I find the naming of the moves hard to keep straight. Beginner and intermediates in my area have learned patterns without a reference to the spanish names constantly used on the DVD's in the "Quick and Dirty" series.
I was taught patterns with names like "cross body lead" instead of a spanish naming. I don't mind calling it by a proper name, but I don't know it the spanish naming is common in Salsa. It would seem reasonable to me that most patterns have a spanish name. Is this the case?
Gratefully, the format is DVD so that one can hit the rewind a lot. Most patterns are quickly explained and just as quickly demo'ed (about 2 minutes per pattern).
This DVD is definitely for intermediates. As a beginner, I done only two of the patterns on this disk.
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Viking,
A lot of time has passed since your post, so you probably have already seen disk 2.
I have access to a DVD rental place here in the States, so I rented it. On the good side, it shows a lot of patterns. I like that. I am not going to practice everyone of the more than 20 shown. But I am grateful to be exposed to the seemingly endless variety of patterns in Salsa.
On the other hand, I find the naming of the moves hard to keep straight. Beginner and intermediates in my area have learned patterns without a reference to the spanish names constantly used on the DVD's in the "Quick and Dirty" series.
I was taught patterns with names like "cross body lead" instead of a spanish naming. I don't mind calling it by a proper name, but I don't know it the spanish naming is common in Salsa. It would seem reasonable to me that most patterns have a spanish name. Is this the case?
Gratefully, the format is DVD so that one can hit the rewind a lot. Most patterns are quickly explained and just as quickly demo'ed (about 2 minutes per pattern).
This DVD is definitely for intermediates. As a beginner, I done only two of the patterns on this disk.
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Viking01? Are you still around? 
Great review Dickda1. 
Great review Dickda1. 
Ditto! Very informative, thanks!peachexploration said:Great review Dickda1.
I know it's been a while...
I guess sometimes life just gets in the way...
And to be honest , i didnt expect a reply on this topic after all that time...
To the point: I havent gotten it yet... I'm still in doubt whether it's worth to shell out the cash for the transportation/import costs....
On the naming of the moves:
(and i'm referring to Cuban/Casino/Rueda style salsa here)
The spanish names are always (at least in this part of the world) used in classes... and it makes sense: a lot of casino moves are used in rueda where a caller shouts out the name of the move to be executed... without those names no couple would know which figure to execute...
dickda1, thanks for the quick review
i'ts very much appreciated!
thanks,
Erik
I guess sometimes life just gets in the way...
And to be honest , i didnt expect a reply on this topic after all that time...
To the point: I havent gotten it yet... I'm still in doubt whether it's worth to shell out the cash for the transportation/import costs....
On the naming of the moves:
(and i'm referring to Cuban/Casino/Rueda style salsa here)
The spanish names are always (at least in this part of the world) used in classes... and it makes sense: a lot of casino moves are used in rueda where a caller shouts out the name of the move to be executed... without those names no couple would know which figure to execute...
dickda1, thanks for the quick review
i'ts very much appreciated!thanks,
Erik