Cool Moves "Revealed"
Instructional Salsa/Mambo Dance Video

Learn a MOVE a MINUTE in the privacy of your own home!
Sixty minutes of Sixty moves
 

        
 

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Description

Cool Moves "Revealed" is the brainchild of Eric "El Cubanito" Freeman and Edie, "The Salsa FREAK." In her first video, Edie simply put together an ensemble of various shows, practice sessions, and nightclub scenes taken with several of her partners. Each demonstrated a different style and added flavor to the dance. This video also demonstrated the agonizing hours and hours of practice it took her to become the dancer she is today. It allowed the student to see different stages of her development and how it was not always easy "getting there." This is so important to students  who would like to reach and set a higher level of dance.

Now, Cool Moves "Revealed" highlights the moves danced by her partner in Boulder, Colorado, Eric Freeman.  Eric, "The Diamond in the Rough of Colorado" is an exceptionally talented dancer who not only can dance on the "two", (both styles), but the "one", the "three", and the "four." Eric, a graduate of Berkeley with a Masters Degree in Electrical Engineering, has traveled to Cuba seven times, recording and picking up new dance moves and styles.  Eric has also taken classes in the United States with Masters like Eddie Torres of New York, and Luis Vazquez of California.

Over the course of several years, Eric has compiled and documented a list of over 2,500 Salsa/Mambo dance moves, completely documented and written in his computer notes. Whenever Eric learns a new move, he documents it by describing each move in his own written dance language in complete detail.

Cool Moves "Revealed" lists the first sixty of his 2,500 documented dance moves. His move list is so extensive and detailed, we were thinking of submitting it to the library of Congress!

Below are the first sixty moves from Cool Moves "Revealed", explained in complete detail, for you to reference and practice while viewing the instructional video.  Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Eric at eric@salsaville.com.

Please note, that to avoid any confusion, the video has officially been renamed from "Cool Moves Revealed, Volume II" to simply "Cool Moves Revealed." This is because "Cool Moves Revealed, Volume I" never existed, and although "Cool Moves, Volume I" did exist (a salsaweb.com video production), it was taken off the market a few years ago.
"Cool Moves Revealed" on DVD has be digitally re-mastered. The sound has been much improved over the VHS version. The video was also re-edited and so it looks more professional than before (it's more in-line with the quality of the rest of salsaville.com videos -- it has much better titling and transitions and has been generally cleaned up.)


Cool Moves "Revealed"
Instructional Dance Video

Study Notes

Key

"/" separates previous move from next move

L           Left
R           Right

Turns
WRT         Woman Right Turn
WLT         Woman Left Turn
MRT         Man Right Turn
MLT         Man Left Turn
2WRT        Double Woman Right Turn

Hands
L-L         Man's Left Hand holding Woman's Left Hand
L-R         Man's Left Hand holding Woman's Right Hand
R-R         Man's Right Hand holding Woman's Right Hand
R-L         Man's Right Hand holding Woman's Left Hand

R-R:L-L     R-R hands above and L-L hands below

L-R:WRT     WRT with L-R hands
RE:WRT      Released WRT
RE:L-R:WRT  Released WRT with L-R hands

Moves
XB          Cross-Body Lead
XB:WLT      Cross-Body Lead with WLT
R-R:XB      Cross-Body Lead with R-R

Timing
on1         dancing on 1
on2         dancing on 2
 

VIDEO

Introduction

Demos of dancing on different beats of the music
- on1 (stepping on 1,2,3 & 5,6,7)
- on2 (stepping on 2,3,4 & 6,7,8)
- on3 (stepping on 3,4,5 & 7,8,1)
- on4 (stepping on 4,5,6 & 8,1,2)
- on2 "mambo tipico" (stepping on 5,6,7 & 1,2,3)
 

"60" COOL MOVES
 

Section I: Right Turns, Left Turns and More

#1: WRT with L-R with release (RE:L-R:WRT)

#2: R-R coming by her switching to L-R / RE:WRT switching places

#3: R-R coming by her / WRT / again / coming by her switching to L-R / RE:WRT with simul MLT

#4: WRT with R-R:L-L / 3 head combs / XB

#5: WRT with R-R / head comb / karate chop release WRT

#6: WRT with R-R:L-L into double head comb and XB

#7: XB / side break / 2WRT

#8: 2WRT with R-R:L-L with hands slipping and double head comb and XB

#9: WRT with R-R:L-L / box / WRT / box / L-L:2WRT / head comb and XB

#10: WRT / MRT twice switching hands behind back

#11: WRT / MRT / back-2MRT / 2MRT all switching hands behind back

#12: WRT with R-R / head comb and MRT / head duck / grab L-R and snap woman back

#13: WRT with R-R / head comb / re-grab L-R and MRT

#14: WRT with R-R / head comb and MRT / head duck and MRT / head duck

#15: Behind back shake hand with WRT with switching places

#16: Behind back shake hand with WRT with switching places and simul MLT with switching hands behind back

#17: Tornado: behind back shake hand with 2WRT

#18: Behind back shake hand with WRT catching L-L behind her back / sweethearts / MRT and straight into XB

#19: WLT pushing off woman's left hip

#20: WLT releasing R-L / XB

#21: WLT wrap / unwrap / R-L:2WRT
 

Section II: Cross Body Leads

#22: XB with MRT switching hands behind back

#23: XB with L-R:WLT

#24: XB with RE:R-L:WLT

#25: WRT with R-R:L-L / XB with L-L:WLT / head comb and XB

#26: R-R:WRT / head comb her and XB with L-L:(2)WLT / head comb and XB

#27: R-R:WRT / head comb her and XB with WLT with woman head duck

#28: XB with R-R:WLT letting go after hands wind behind her back

#29: XB with R-R:WLT over her head / head comb and MRT / head duck

#30: XB with WLT by pulling her right shoulder /XB with WLT by rotating her hips /

#31: XB with WLT wrap / unwrap / R-L:2WRT

#32: XB with partial R-R:WLT / small bend / unwind / R-R:2WRT

#33: XB with partial R-R:WLT / hand flair / unwind / R-R:2WRT

#34: XB with partial R-R:WLT / hand flair / unwind / 2WRT with hands slipping /double head comb and XB

#35: XB with WLT / rotating XB
 

Section III: Miscellaneous Moves

#36: WRT / double head comb and reach under for R-R and XB:WLT / head comb and MRT with behind back hand drop into hand checks (2 or 4) / unwind / R-R:2WRT

#37: WRT / double head comb and reach under for R-R and XB:WLT / bring her around / XB:WLT and another WLT and body slam

#38: Tunnel Move: 8 beat version / 10 beat version

#39: a. on1: wrapped WLT and double unwind into hammerlock
b. switching on1 to on3: wrapped WLT and slow double unwind into hammerlock
c. switching on3 to on1: hammerlock and slow unwind and wrap
In counting portion of video, b. is done twice (without c.) by accident.
 

Section IV: Cuban Style Moves

#40: R-R:XB / flip L leg over R-R / RE:WRT

#41: R-R:XB / flip L leg over R-R and MRT / 2WRT

#42: Flip L leg over L-R / flip R leg over L-R and switch to R-R / drop and double pump / come up and XB

#43: Joel move: R-L by her left shoulder and L-R over her head and rotate clockwise together / release R-L and come around / WLT

#44: Cuban style WRT / XB / Vacilala / XB
 

Section V: Dips

#45: start XB into Aqua Dip

#46: XB:WLT into Drop Dip

#47: R-L:WRT / released wrap WLT and catch and Flair

#48: Cave Man
 

Section VI: Multiple Turns

#49: L-R:WRT / three WLT with last turn wrapping arms behind back / unwind

#50: R-R:WRT / Triple-Triple (three WLT / three WRT)

#51: L-R:WRT / multiple WLT / straight into ducking under L-R hands / unwind

#52: L-R:WRT / multiple WLT / straight into Dip

#53: R-R:WRT / multiple WLT / speeding up turns / straight into body Slam
 

Section VII: More Advanced Moves

#54: XB / side break / 3WRT

#55: The Jeff and Edie everything move

#56: Behind cumbias and kneel down

#57: Octopus

#58: Vanessa super special

#59: Puente

#60: The 3:30 in the morning drop
 

Final Demos

Dancing demo (on1)

Dancing demo (on2)

Dancing demo, Cuban Casino style (on3)