Testimonials for
SalsaCrazy's Instructional DVDs!
These
DVD's are exceptional, and we hear from dozens of customers every
day about what a change they've made in their lives. Take a
look at what just a few of our customer's are saying about Learning to
Dance with us and our dance videos!
These are
real testimonials from real people all over the world, sent in over
the last year (spelling and grammar has not been
corrected, reprinted). Some decided to leave their words in their own voice, and we added those where we could (hit the
play button).
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Dear Evan, I have danced Salsa/Mambo for the past five (5) years. I've taken lesons from the top instructors in Los Angeles, and own three (3) instructional videos from other instructors.
I always felt unsure about my "next move", on the dance floor. I never really felt good and even worse I didn't feel like I looked "COOL" on the floor.
I purchased your entire collection of DVD's on line, the transaction was a breeze. Right now, I've been consentrating on the Intermediate Level Disc #2 for the last month or so. And Buddy, moves are just comming out of me on the floor. Doubles to the left, Doubles to the right, Head Loops, partner moves-a-plenty!!!
By the way, I now feel great, And...I look "Very Cool" on the floor. Which, for many us fellows, is the bottom line
Thanks so much!!!
Joseph
P.S.
The lighting could brought up just a bit. I like the lighter backgrounds for viewing ease.
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-- Joseph Du Pree |
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I HAVE YOUR BEGINNER'S TRIO COLLECTION. AND I LOVE ALL OF THEM, HOW YOU EXPLAIN EVERYTHING. I HAVE DIFFERENT KINDS OF SALSA DVDS AND YOURS IS THE BEST. I LOVE THEM!!
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-- Ada |
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Dear Evan have enjoyed the beginners series vol 123. A big help for a new dancer such as mysel I am now starting to watch the intermiadte DVD continue to keep up the good work the dvd's are easy to follow and the instruction is great. One of the best investments I've made in a long time.
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-- Rick Bowman |
I am a Puerto Rican grown man
and it has always been embarassing for me to know that I can't dance
salsa. I bought the beginners series 1 - 3 and I am starting to get
the basic rhythms. It has truly helped me and I am so eager to
finish tape 1 so that I can get to 2 and three. Because of this, I
practice about 3 times a week. Thank you for showing me what I've
been missing for so long. -- Rafael Quintero
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yes i am teaching dancing in miami and your salsa dvd are great .for me they very helpful.thank,s..let me know a soon you ave more,,am leaving for two months,so i will like before the end of june if possible ..thank,s..
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Salsa has definitely changed my
life and my attitude towards people and life in general. Not only
did have I loose 2 stone in weight, my body is trimmer and I am
fitter than I have been in years. Salsa has taken 10 years off my
age, and my health has improved tremenedouly. Salsa has also boosted
my confidence, enabling me to make lots of new friends, it makes me
feel good about myself. When I'm dancing I forget all my problems as
if I'm transported to another planet - problem free!! The downside
of Salsa has been that it has ruined my relationships with people
who don't understand the dance. They think you're out there to pull
all the time, which is not the case. The majority of salseros just
want to dance and enjoy themselves. DVDs have helped me mainly
improve my posture and styling, which is something that is difficult
to do whilst dancing with someone unless you have practised it
beforehand. I hope to continue dancing for as long as possible!!!
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LET ME START OUT BY SAYING THAT THIS VIDEO TOTALLY CHANGE MY LIFE. THE REASON I SAY THIS IS BECAUSE BEFORE LEARNING ABOUT THIS DVD, MY DANCING, SHALE WE SAY, WAS LAME. MOST OF THE TIMES THAT I WENT TO PARTY'S, I WAS ALWAYS TO SHY TO STEP ON THE DANCE FLOOR, I JUST DIDN'T WANT TO LOOK LIKE AN IDIOT JUST MOVING MY LEGS. SO ONE DAY I DECIDED TO FACE MY FEAR, AND LEARN TO SALSA DANCE. I JUST HAD ONE PROBLEM, I NEEDED A PARTNER. SO I ASK MY BEST FRIEND NYDIA, IF YOU WANTED TO LEARN WITH ME SHE SAID YES OF THE BAT. SHE ALSO STANK, ON THE DANCE FLOOR, I MEAN THAT IN A GOOD WAY, anyway. AS SOON AS I GOT A PARTNER, WE STARTED LEARNING TO SALSA DANCE. THIS DVD WAS WONDERFUL, I MEAN AWESOME, IT GAVE REALLY EASY STEPS ON WHAT TO DO AND WHAT NOT TO DO. THE GUY IN THE VIDEO WAS VERY ENTERTAINING AND FUNNY. I THINK THIS WAS PART OF WHAT MADE MY EXPERIENCE ENJOYABLE. IT TOOK US ABOUT 2-4 WEEKS TO GET ALL THE STEPS JUST RIGHT. BUT AS NYDIA AND I WENT TO A PARTY MY FRIEND AND HER FRIENDS COULD NOT BELIEVE THAT WE KNEW HOW TO DANCE, IN SO LITTLE TIME. EVEN THOUGH WE MADE A FEW MISTAKES THAT DID NOT STOP US FROM TAKING ON THE FLOOR. THIS HELP ME FACE MY FEAR ON THE FLOOR. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS VIDEO TO ANYONE WHO DOESN'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT SALSA DANCE. I LOOK FORWARD ON GETTING VOL. 2 OF LEARN TO DANCE SALSA.
I HOPE THIS TESTIMONIAL HELP YOU GUY UNDERSTAND HOW ENJOYABLE THIS DVD WAS FOR ME, LOOKING FORWARD ON GETTING "BEGINNER SERIES: VOLUMES 2"
SINCERELY, ALEJANDRO R.
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My husband and I
have taken the beginning and intermediate salsa classes.
It's been a really really sexy, fun way to spend time
together. What a great way to get intimate with someone you
enjoy. Oh - and he tells me my "graduation gift" will be a
night on the town dancing. This is the same guy who started
out dreading classes because he said he wasn't any good. Now
he can actually dance and smile at the same time - and feels
confident enough to hit the clubs. That is what I call a
success story. -- Laurie Waters |
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The Beginner's
DVDs are a great learning tool for a begining salsa dancer.
Evan is very detailed in his explanation of each movement of
your hands and feets. It is a great investment that will
give you alot of confidence when you get on the dance floor
at a salsa club. Larry
aka "The People's Choice" Orinda, CA
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My wife and I are beginner salsa dancers.Although we have taken several leasons I've found the 3 beginner videos very helpful with concise,in-depth and easy to follow instruction.We're learning great moves and sequences and having a ball.
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--David
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the dvd series is the best i have ever bought, it is better than the others cause it shows every step and really breaks it down. it also helps that evan is such a good teacher, he was born to teach.
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--Marcus Mckeever |
It had been 6 years since I last
danced salsa due to a knee injury. I got your DVD's to start getting
back into the swing of things. Practiced by myself but it all
started coming back. Then I went to a wedding recently. I was at a
table with a bunch of friends of the bride's mother and lo and
behold there was a single man there that loved to dance salsa! Well
we had a blast on the dance floor and I couldn't believe that I
remembered it all - he was surprised that I was able to follow him
with ease - of course, he couldn't be more surprised than me. So
thanks for bringing it all back. When my daughter comes home from
college, she wants to learn it and I will start her with your DVD's!
-- Susan
I purchased the Salsa Dvd series
two and three. Love the lessons and will purchase your next DVD. My
partner and I dedicate every Tuesday night to watching the DVD
lesson and practicing. Being dedicated is the only way to learn.
Thanks for doing such a great job of teaching on your DVDs.
-- Bob Bowen
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As owner of several other series of instructional salsa DVDs, I have no trouble in saying that the SalsaCrazy series is far and away the best set of instructional videos out there. Where other videos strain to teach a variety of "moves" ranging from simple to highly complex, the SalsaCrazy videos teach the student "DANCING". This is the least intimidating series of videos out there. I like that Evan doesn't come off as a professional dancer showing how good he is and doesn't make everything too technical. Most DVDs have dancers that are highly technical (rigid arms, arched back, toes so pointed they could puncture a concrete bunker) and thus boring or mildly cocky - the SalsaCrazy vids focus on having a GREAT TIME on the dance floor! The lessons and focus on a good attitude on the floor are very similar to those given by my 'live' salsa instructor. Evan presents himself as a(n) (abnormally!!) happy dude trying to show his partner a "crazy" good time. Looking forward to the intermediate series!
- an Ottawa Salsafanatic :)
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-- Kristiaan Ewen,
Ottawa |
I ordered the DVD's before the
holiday's but naturally I had no time to watch them. Well I worked
thru the first one over the last month and looked at the other two.
Wow! These DVD's go into much more detail on the technique of Salsa.
After watching and practicing you will know how to Salsa. The
emphasis seems to be more quality instruction, as opposed to lists
of patterns. -- Doug Wainer
It was 1992 at the Candlelight
ballroom,which no longer exists,that I was introduced to both Salsa
and Argentine Tango, within weeks of each other. I couldn't make up
my mind which to learn, so I learned both of them .It was like
falling in love with two men at the same time!And I had to have both
of them! One was fun and playful and sexy, and wore T-shirts. The
other was elegant and dressed all in black that one wore a 1940's
hat. They both spoke Spanish, and knew how to move to all kinds of
rhythms.They both flirted with me outrageously, but in VERY
different ways.What's a girl to do? There were times I danced Tango
in El Cerrito, and after a couple of hours went down the street and
got in an hour of Salsa.How's that for unfaithful! I couldn't just
live in one world. If I had been dancing Tango a lot, I had to have
my Salsa "fix". I had to have two different kinds of
clothes;well,the Tango wardrobe was pretty much black dresses and a
lot of jewelry. My life is so rich now- I have TWO "families" of
friends, TWO rhythms to dance to, TWO very different moods to be in,
and TWO kinds of men to dance with. Well, why shouldn't I? I have
two feet, don't I? -- Ann C.
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I moved from the East Coast to San Francisco in 1994 to attend law school. I was older than my classmates as I was a "returning student." All I did was study and take care of my kid. Occasionally, I would venture out into the club scene, but I never met anyone. One day in 1997, a friend from law school told me about the new salsa scene. She talked me into taking a class at the Metronome. That was it-- I was hooked. After the second lesson, I really wanted to move--more than the structured class would allow--so I started hanging out at Pier 23 on Wednesday nights. During the summer, each week, Ritmo y Armonia played and the same people came. I would dance the whole night long and I made a lot of friends. I found that being held in the arms of a sexy latin man while dancing was a cure for my loneliness without intruding on the time I needed to put into my studies. Today, some things have changed in my life--I am a lawyer, my kid is graduating from high school and heading off to college. The one thing that hasn't changed in my life is the joy I feel when I am on the dance floor, moving to the salsa beat with the right partner.
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-- Joyce GoodGal |
I used to dance since I was a
little girl living with my family in the former U.S.S.R. Most of the
children in my country had some sort of introduction to the world of
music and dance, and I was no different. Upon entering the U.S.
though I was always too busy to get back to dancing: marriage, kids,
school, work, etc. Then about four years ago I made a decision to
learn how to express myself through dance and took up salsa and
tango. Another reason that prompted me to start dancing again was
the fact that after being single for awhile and breaking up with my
boyfriend I was looking to fill my time with something meaningful.
Dancing allowed me not only to heal and grow, but also to develop
and to feel again. I can't imagine my life without dancing. -- Elana
Kasha
Thanks for your video. You
helped me in a great way. See before the video, I hated dancing with
my husband because he couldn't dance too well. One night he saw me
practicing with the video by myself and decided to join me. Every
since, I loved dancing with my husband. We look forward to the next
video!
angieortega12@yahoo.com
The learners Vol 1 is very good
with so much detail, but in steady stages, so it soaks in easy.
-- UK
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I want to thank you very much for making this dvd. I met a woman who loves to dance salsa and I never danced in my life. I went to many dance instructors, and litterally spent thousands.
Much to my surprise,I found out that EVERY Instructor I found, and used DID NOT KNOW HOW TO TEACH!!!!!! AT 60 DOLLARS PER HOUR!!!I recently got engaged, and I KNOW with your dvd I'll be dancing salsa at my wedding.I also want to say that out of all these so called dance instructors, not one guarrenteed me ANYTHING.I love the fact that if I miss something or misunderstand something that I can go back and wath over and over again especially with the little box, at the bottom of the screen with a close up of the dancers feet, or topic at hand.
Anyone truely can learn with this video!!!!
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-- Joseph Turano, PA |
I absolutely loved the
first volume. I was dancing with some prima dona who learned
elsewhere, and she moved like a robot! The rhythm taught on
your DVD was so much more fluid, I moved like hot honey- I was
so smooth! I have confidence in my ability knowing I have a
"private expert" in my corner!
-- S. Thomas
My wife and I have been
dancing for over 25 years and wanted to learn the latest crase,
the Salsa. Your DVD volume #1 arrived on Thursday and within a
few hours, my wife and I were dancing. WOW! YOur instructions
and visuals re great. The very next night, we went dancing at
a local ballroom and were doing the Salsa. Great DVD. Just
love you guys.
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ndiachen@[omitted]
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"Piece of Cake!" Evan breaks everything down very well, he communicates clearly, and has a great sense of humor. Moira is an awesome dancer. The video has very good production values, shot in a great place, has reverse angle of footwork. Its a great product.
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-- Mark Dukas |
I purchased volume 1 of
salsa dancing while I also was attending a group instruction.
The video was a tremendous. The instruction given was so much
more detailed than my live instructor. in addition I now could
model myself against an expert instead of against the others
in my dans class who are in the same incompetent level I was
in. I would suggest the video to anyone and in fact I already
have.
-- Joan Allen, Tampa Bay
When I discovered salsa I
woke up - I was dancing five nights a week wearing out my
shoes and even losing weight even though I still had a healthy
appetite. This sensual sexy ecstatic dance ignited my pilot
light and made me feel like I was flying. I'll never stop!
-- Mary B.
 
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