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INTRO   |   NEW YORK   |   LOS ANGELES   |   CUMBIA   |   CUBAN   |   ENDING   |   FREESTYLE DISCUSSIONS



 

Chapter 1

Intro

0:00:00

Highlights Intro

 

Chapter 2

Multi Style Salsa

0:02:16

Intro to Video

0:03:46

Why we've made this video / Scope of this DVD

 

Chapter 3 

New York Style

0:05:59

Intro to NY Style

0:06:32

Frame of NY Style

0:06:47

Hand hold of NY Style

0:07:04

Different Counts ("on 2") of NY Style explained

0:07:18

Stepping on 2,3,4, 6,7,8. Also known as:

  • Classic Mambo
  • Cuban contra-tiempo
  • Puerto Rican 2
  • Ballroom 2
  • Power 2
  • Son Montuno style
  • Palladium style
  • Classic style

0:08:42

Stepping on 1,2,3, 5,6,7. Also known as:

  • Modern Mambo
  • Mambo Tipico
  • Eddie Torres style
  • New York 2 (Referring to the more common style danced today in New York, but not the only style from New York.)

0:09:54

Comparing the two types of "2"

0:10:54

Why is the "Eddie Torres Two" still considered breaking "on 2" if you step on 1,2,3 5,6,7?

0:11:17

Why the "Eddie Torres Two" is similiar to dancing "on 1" and where it came from. Also why the woman starts forward instead of back.

0:12:17

But most men in NY style actually start by going forward (with woman starting back) on the "6"

0:13:50

How the dance is started -- just extending the previous discussion

Chapter 4 

Demo of NY Style

0:14:39

Demo of NY Style

0:16:39

Spins to the right in NY Style

0:17:56

How the man preps the woman for a double or triple right turn

0:19:07

Applying NY prep turn to dancing "On 2" (2,3,4) - double right turn

0:19:59

Applying NY prep pturn to dancing "On 1" - double right turn

0:20:12

Applying NY prep turn to dancing "On 2" (2,3,4) - triple right turn

0:20:24

Touch-n-go

0:20:43

Man keeps elbows up

0:21:01

NY Arm "Bounce" before turn

0:21:19

Understanding the difference between the two ways of "2" a little better.  (stepping 2,3,4 versus 2,3,..,5)

Chapter 5

Demos of On 2 dancing

0:22:36

Demos of On 2 dancing

0:23:38

Some extra ladies styling for "On 2" (2,3,4) using the "extra time" of New York Style (Hip Roll)

0:25:24

No "arm push" used in NY Style

0:24:46

NY Hand Styling with different options

0:28:02

The Copa - where it came from

0:28:59

Contrasting Copa with a cumbia turn

0:29:35

Copa footwork and timing for both types of "2"

0:30:54

Copa "Code" - footwork done by woman without actually leading, how that doesn't work with cumbia dancers, and how to mix (lead and follow) cumbia with copa

 

Chapter 6

Los Angeles Style

0:34:37

Intro to Los Angeles Style

0:34:43

Dancing "on 1"

0:35:28

More open position and hand grip

0:36:36

Head snap back and "Head Banger"

0:37:35

LA is very Macho Style

0:38:15

XB lead with right hand instead of left

0:38:34

Bigger moves and more space

0:38:53

Ladies fingering style in LA style

0:39:04

Multiple left turns used more in LA style compared to NY multiple right turns

0:30:20

Various Multiple left turns and technique for leading it

0:40:31

LA style has many of its roots from Cumbia style

0:40:52

Timing footwork on multiple turns

0:41:21

LA style uses larger circles around woman's head to lead multiple turns

0:42:03

with "Cumbia pull-in to get out of the multiple spin" (switching to "on 5")

0:43:27

Switching from dancing "on 5" back to "on 1"

0:44:11

Getting out of multiple left turns with a rotating XB

0:46:17

Getting out of multiple left turns with an Aqua Dip

Chapter 7

Demo of Los Angeles Style

0:48:08

Demo of Los Angeles Style

0:49:20

Dancing in a slot in LA Style? (Influx of immigrants from Latin America vs. influence of New York Style
& West-Coast Swing.)

0:50:53

Rotating XB: NY Style version and LA Style version

0:51:51

LA style is so showy in part because of Hollywood

0:52:30

Rotating XB: on a "9" (good way to change your "dance space")

0:53:57

Hop - "Betty Boop"

0:54:47

Male Hop

0:55:14

Male Leg Out Hop And Jazz Flair Pose and sometimes men & woman do "Jazz Flair Pose"

0:56:15

Multipe Right Turn with Switching Hands

0:56:44

Intro to Crazy LA tricks and ending the song with such a move

0:57:35

Twist

0:58:04

Dip

0:58:34

Distunguising between the Twist and the Dip

0:59:11

Neck Drop

1:00:30

Neck Drop with open legs

 

Chapter 8

Cumbia Style

1:01:26

Intro to Cumbia Style

1:01:31

Background of Cumbia Style

1:02:56

Cumbia basic

1:03:32

Basic Cumbia turns

1:04:30

Cumbia turn variations

 

Variation #1: "Stomach Massage"

 

Variation #2: "Cumbia Reject"

 

Variation #3: "Cumbia Reject Shoulder"

 

Variation #4: "Wind Arm Behind Back"

 

Variation #5: "Behind Back Cumbias"

 

Variation #6: "Switch Hands" (Actually at 1:06:10)

1:05:22

Cumbia is "Anti Cross Body Lead"

1:05:50

How to get out of cumbia turns (The Cumbia "Pull-In")

1:06:36

Cumbia is "Anti Cross Body Lead" (why cross body leads don't work with Cumbia dancers)

Chapter 9

Demo of Cumbia Style

1:08:24

Demo of Cumbia Style

1:09:15

Multiple Spins in Cumbia Style (Cumbia "Super Measure")

1:10:27

Optional Cumbia tap step

1:10:53

Psuedo Cross Body Lead for Cumbia

1:11:10

Stiffer Arms when doing Cumbia turns ("lock" your arms on 1 and on 5)

 

Chapter 10

Cuban Style

1:12:15

Intro to Cuban Style

1:12:23

Circular, not linear as in NY/LA style

1:12:41

Son Walkaround from Son

1:13:17

Difference in turning between styles (Cuban "Hecho" turn)

1:14:00

Hecho and walkaround

1:14:12

Difference between styles in who is walking around who

1:14:54

Different hand grip in Cuban style

1:15:23

Vacilala

1:15:54

Attempting to lead Vacilala with a pure NY/LA dancer follower and how to use this to recognize styles

1:16:38

Why Cuban's "walk" instead of "spin"

1:17:30

Multiple turns in Cuba style

1:18:40

Leading and Following Challenge of conveying which style multiple to do

1:20:29

You can actually alter the woman's timing if you are a great lead and follow.

1:21:29

Clarifying terms used to describe Cuban Style - "Salsa", "Casino", "Rueda de Casino", "Rueda", "Timba",
"Tembleque", "Despolote"

1:23:43

What is "Son"? "Contra-tiempo"

1:24:47

Counting to "8" in Cuba?

1:25:20

What is "Afro-Cuban Rumba?" and using it in Salsa

1:26:27

How does a "LA/NY" woman deal witha male Cuban dancer?

1:26:47

Hand grip for Cuban style

1:27:35

Starting the dance in Cuban style

1:29:18

For women - forget about dancing in a line and needing to do any fast spins. Cuban style is generally danced in a more relaxed way than NY/LA style

1:30:16

Cuban moves can be simple or complex

1:30:39

Complex Cuban move: "Cuba Libre" follwed by "Bayamo" follwed by "Trompo"

1:31:04

Woman's arms should be very loose when executing close-in moves

Chapter 11

Demo of Cuban Style

1:31:51

Demo of Cuban Style with Yanieri Martinez Lopez

1:36:30

Where does the woman step on 1? - In Cuban style: back, in place, or even forward

1:38:45

Firm arm tension is needed by woman for these types of moves

1:39:55

Controlling exactly where on floor woman steps on 1

1:40:25

When to use stepping back (Basic), stepping in place (Vacilala or Hecho), stepping forward on 1 (Son Walkaround)

1:41:05

Caminala

1:41:58

Woman's left arm placement during "caminala" and other moves

1:44:01

Woman's left arm comes forward no matter what in Cuba style. How to quickly tell if woman dancer is from Cuba or not.

1:45:18

Time spent studying dance in Cuba and the struggle to learn their style.

1:45:50

Cuban basic step

1:46:12

Cuban "forward-forward" basic step and how this leads naturally into "vacailala" and "hecho"

1:47:36

Why and how to dance "on 3" in Cuban style. "A tiempo" - dancing "on 3" (or "on 1")

1:50:46

Why and how to dance "on 2" in Cuban style. "Contra-tiempo" - dancing "on 2"

1:52:10

The lack of understanding between people who dance different styles. The bottom line is to keep an open mind when dancing around the world. Don't block anybody out, because the whole purpose of salsa is to help bring unity.

 

Chapter 12

Putting it all together

1:55:50

How does the man adapt to dancing with woman of different dance styles? (It's a challenge. First hold her, get on beat, try cross body lead, try basic NY right turn, try basic Cuban right turn.)

1:57:33

Slowly, over time, add in other moves to get her to start dancing styles she doesn't yet know

1:58:37

So what you're saying Eric basically, which is what I've always said, is that a fantastic leader truly ends up following.

1:59:20

CONCLUSION -- This DVD is meant to help you recognize and deal with all sorts of different dance styles whether you are a leader or a follower - to bring everybody together and to dance together no matter what culture you are from, and to have a good time.

 

Chapter 13

Credits

2:00:17

Credits (2:00:10 non-drop frame)

 

 

Freestyle Discussion

Duration (min:sec)

Some of the topics discussed

Discussion # 1

5:19

Edie's Salsa Therapy Session

Discussion # 2

8:10

Spaghetti Arms; Cuban Floors; Body Movement; Dance History

Discussion # 3

4:04

Start forward or back in New York Style??

Discussion # 4

9:56

Dancing "on 3"; Judging Timing, New Yorkers; Dancing in Colombia

Discussion # 5

10:02

Seduction on and off the dance floor

Discussion # 6

4:40

Not dancing "on 1" or "on 2"; Dancing with guys off-beat; Dancing with Tito Puente

Discussion # 7

5:49

Learning to hear the music

Discussion # 8

4:46

Catching the Cuban Groove; Dancing without turning; Adapting to non-linear dancers

Discussion # 9

6:29

The valuable but overlooked Cumbia style; The main reason most people dance