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Level II - 1/23/09 - Class 3
Excerpt 1 - Overview Review; Adding Hop Entrance; Adding Head Accents; Adding Head Rolls to Right Traveling Turn
Excerpt 2 - Adding Heel Dig; Tips for Head Rolls to Suzi Q Cross Over Section; Shoulder Shimmey Explained;
Tips for Increasing Mobility and Flexibility in Shoulder Joint for Shimmey
Excerpt 4 - Adding Stationary/Flat Slave Step Breakdown; Adding Bojangles Breakdown; Importance
of Body Movement in Salsa; Shine Combo with Counts
Excerpt 5 - Arm Correction; Entrance to Bojangles; Shine Combo with Counts
Excerpt 6 - Shine Combo with Music
Excerpt 7 - Men's Footwork for Partnerwork
Excerpt 8 - Personalized Attention Leaders (LESO)
Excerpt 9 - Adding Body Roll Styling to Copa Recovery; Feeding Off Partner's
Energy; Creating Shoulder Space for Barrel Turn; Adding Copa with Reverse Walkaround; Adjusting Lead to Different Followers;
Left Spin to Drop Hand Catch
Excerpt 10 - Arm Height Correction During Spins
Excerpt 11 - Open Break to Reverse .5 Walkaround Breakdown
Excerpt 12 - Partnerwork to Extra Slow Music; Working on
Control and Articulation of Movement
Excerpt 13 - Partnerwork with Music (Tempo)
Excerpt 14 - Annoucements (LESO)
Excerpt 15 - Partnerwork with Music
Level II - 1/17/09 - Class 2
Excerpt 1 - Annoucements (LESO)
Excerpt 2 - Adding 1.5 Right Traveling Turn and Head Accents to 1st Part
Excerpt 3 - Review Cross Overs to Suzi; Reverse Body Roll Breakdown
Excerpt 1 - Front Double Cross Overs; Cyncopated
Front Crossovers; Variation on Cyncopated Crossovers
Excerpt 2 - Flair Variation Through Mambo Jazz
Excerpt 3 - Swing Step with Figure 8
Arms; Alternating Spins; Suzi Q Plus
Excerpt 4 - Ending; Tips; Overhead
Arm Styling for Swing Step
Excerpt 5 - Corrections;
What is a Spiral?
Excerpt 6 - Shine Combo
with Music
Excerpt 7 - Inside
Right Double Spin to Drop Hand Catch; Distinguishing Each Movement During Partnerwork
Excerpt 8 - Cross
Body Lead Inside Turn to Hammer Lock Hand Switch; Delivering Your Partner
Excerpt 9 - Hand Switch to Hammer Lock
Excerpt 10 - First Section
with Music; Ronde Sweep
Excerpt 11 - Ronde Sweep Tips; Shoulder Stop to Mambo Jazz
Excerpt 12 - Using Inside Forearm to Unwind from Shoulder Cradle to Hammer Lock Position
Excerpt 13 - Partnerwork Combo with Music
Excerpt 14 - Bonus Bucks (LESO)
Ladies Styling INT - 1/26/09 - Class 1
Excerpt 1 - Warm Up Isolations; Head Rolls, Shoulder Isolations
Excerpt 2 - Warm Up; Body Rolls; Lower Body Isolations
Excerpt 3 - Reverse Body Roll (Bicycle); Circular Ribcage
Isolations; Tips & Corrections
Excerpt 4 - Right
Spin Section with Circular Ribcage Isolations; Finger & Hand Positions
Excerpt 5 - Left
Spin; Adding Head Rolls
Excerpt 6 - Footwork
Section Breakdown
Excerpt 7 - Combo with Music
Level II - 1/23/09 - Class 3
Excerpt 1 - Overview Review; Adding Hop Entrance; Adding Head Accents; Adding Head Rolls to Right Traveling
Turn
Excerpt 2 - Adding Heel Dig; Tips for Head Rolls to Suzi Q Cross Over Section; Shoulder Shimmey Explained;
Tips for Increasing Mobility and Flexibility in Shoulder Joint for Shimmey
Excerpt 4 - Adding Stationary/Flat Slave Step Breakdown; Adding Bojangles Breakdown; Importance
of Body Movement in Salsa; Shine Combo with Counts
Excerpt 5 - Arm Correction; Entrance to Bojangles; Shine Combo with Counts
Excerpt 6 - Shine Combo with Music
Excerpt 7 - Men's Footwork for Partnerwork
Excerpt 8 - Personalized Attention Leaders (LESO)
Excerpt 9 - Adding Body Roll Styling to Copa Recovery; Feeding
Off Partner's Energy; Creating Shoulder Space for Barrel Turn; Adding Copa with Reverse Walkaround; Adjusting Lead to Different
Followers; Left Spin to Drop Hand Catch
Excerpt 10 - Arm Height Correction During Spins
Excerpt 11 - Open Break to Reverse .5 Walkaround
Breakdown
Excerpt 12 - Partnerwork to Extra Slow
Music; Working on Control and Articulation of Movement
Excerpt 13 - Partnerwork with Music
(Tempo)
Level II - 1/9/09 - Class 1
Excerpt 1 - What is Cyncopated Rhythm? Half Turn, Cyncopated Sequence
Breakdown
Excerpt 2 - Right Traveling Turn (.5); Crossovers; Suzi Q;
Angles for Cyncopated Sequence
Excerpt 3 - Ending Walks
Excerpt 4 - Shine Combo with Slow Music; Feeling
of Cyncopation
Excerpt 7 - Alternating Waist
Cradles with Hand Release
Excerpt 8 - Connection
of Lower Body During Partnerwork; Count of Hand Release; 1st Part to Tempo with Counts; Maintaining L Arm Position During
Turns; Skimming Followers Head During Turns and Spins Adding Subtleties to Your Patterns; Rolling off Forearm; Connecting
to Your Leaders Frame
Excerpt 9 - Exit
from Hammerlock Breakdown; Feeling Your Partner Out; Making Sure Your Partner is with You Energetically; 1st Part with Music
Excerpt 10 - Stationary
Right Inside Spins; Signal for Multiple Spins; Hand Position for Leading Spins; How to Engage Middle Finger Connection from
Leader; How to Adjust Spotting with Height Disparity; POSTURE
Excerpt 11 - 1st
Part with Music
Excerpt 12 - Barrel
Turn to Drop Hand Catch Breakdown
Excerpt 13 - Working Hook During Barrel
Turn; Hand Position for Barrel Turn; Arm Engagement; Quick Recoveries; Ladies Styling, Utilzing Your Slow Count for Extra
Styling; Closeness "L" Positions; Hanging the Elbow as a Follower
Excerpt 14 - Working Drop Hand Catch to
Cross Hand Position; Connecting to Drop Hand Catch; Meeting Your Partner Half Way; Snoopy-Sizing Preparation for Spins Leading;
Tail End Breakdown
Excerpt 15 - Basic Arm Position Correction
Excerpt 16 - Full Partnerwork Combo with Music
Level II - 12/12/08 - Class 2
Excerpt 1 - Spin Pattern Footwork Review
Excerpt 2 - Incorporating Arms; Prepping
for Spin; Basic Stretches Before Spinning
Excerpt 3 - Purpose of Practicing
Prep; Adding Right Spin; Arm Corrections for Spins; Head Spotting/Focus for Spins; Maintaining Elbow Alignment During Spins
Excerpt 4 - Left Spin Drill Breakdown
Excerpt 5 - Basic Rule
For Head Spotting; Spin Combo
Excerpt 6 - Annoucements
(LESO)
Excerpt 7 - Whip
Review; How to Maintain Closeness for Follower Exiting Whip
Excerpt 2 - Cross Body Lead Inside Turn
with Check Breakdown
Excerpt 3 - Stationary Turn Sequence
Excerpt 4 - Drilling
Turn Sequence (LESO)
Excerpt 5 - Spin
Drill with Music
Excerpt 6 - Cross
Body Lead Check to Roger Rabbit Breakdown; Posse Legline
Excerpt 7 - Arms
for Ronde; Traveling Touch with Contr Body Shoulders; Creating Dimention through Diagonal
Excerpt 8 - Drilling
Traveling Touch Section and Section 1
Excerpt 9 - Cross
Over to Contra Body Shoulders Body Roll Breakdown; Body Roll Correction
Excerpt 10 - Flamenco Hands for
Spin Wind Up; Adding Head, Arms and Contra Body Shoulders to Turn Sequence
Excerpt 11 - Ending Breakdown;
Full Combo with Counts
Excerpt 12 - Combo with Slow
Music
Excerpt 13 - Working Combo
to Tempo; Using Hip to Transition from Ronde to Posse; Keeping Legs Close To Center
Excerpt 14 - Combo with Music
Level I - 12/10/08 - Class 2
Excerpt 1 - Men's Walk Around aka Back Hook Turn
Excerpt 2 - Ladies Walk Around; Difference between Ladies Walk
Around and Right Walking Turn; Corrections for Men's Walk Around (Back Hook Turn)
Excerpt 3 - Shine Combo with Music
Excerpt 4 - What Does Dancing on the Slot Mean?
Excerpt 5 - Working Partner Connection; Matching
Partner's Energy; Using Resistance to Motivate Movement
Excerpt 6 - Intro to Right Traveling
Turn; Partnership Distance; Ladies Turn Correction; Using Head Spotting in Partnerwork; Initiating Lead
Excerpt 7 - Leading and Following
Techniques; Cross Body Lead in Open Partner Position Student Question
Excerpt 8 - Student Practice/Corrections (LESO)
Excerpt 9 - Partnerwork
Combo to Slow Music (LESO)
Excerpt 10 - Partnerwork
Combo with Music
Ladies Beginner Spin - 12/1/08 - Class 1
Excerpt 1 - Purpose of Class; Opening Stretches
Excerpt 2 - Wind Up for Stationary Spin; Spin Position; Registering
Each Movement
Excerpt 3 - Locking Knees; Take Off Position; Keeping
Straight Posture
Excerpt 4 - Wind Up Exercise Breakdown
Excerpt 5 - Turn Drill Breakdown; Adding
Arms and Spin
Excerpt 6 - Spin Drill with Music
Level I - 12/3/08 - Class 1
Excerpt 1 - What is Chord Beat/Half Time? Chord Beat Cross Overs;
Proper Technique for Executing Cross Overs
Excerpt 2 - Engaging Ball of Foot; Half Turns; Using Opposition
of the Body to Turn; What is Musicality?; Expressing Musicality Through Your Movement
Excerpt 3 - Cross Overs on Salsa Rhythm; Shine Combo
with Counts
Excerpt 4 - Shine Combo with Music
Excerpt 5 - Annoucements
Excerpt 6 - Intro to Cross Body
Lead
Excerpt 7 - Cross Body Lead
Corrections; Using Lower Body to Intiate Lead
Excerpt 8 - Cross
Body Lead to Open Break; Open Break Corrections for Lead and Follow
Excerpt 9 - Review
Touch Section; Review Hand Positiong and Changes for Entrance and Exit from Turns
Excerpt 10 - How
to Get the Follower Where You Want Her to Go
Excerpt 11 - Adding
Ending Transition Cross Body Lead from Open Partner Position
Excerpt 12 - Combo
with Counts (LESO)
Excerpt 13 - Partnerwork with Music
Fine Points - 11/24/08 - Class 4
Excerpt 1 - Opening Stretches; Warm Up Breakdown
Excerpt 2 - Warm Up with Music
Excerpt 3 - Right Spin Exercise Breakdown
Excerpt 4 - Right Spin Exercise
with Music
Excerpt 5 - Spin Techniques
Excerpt 6 - Spins
in Partnerwork Drill
Excerpt 7 - Student
Corrections
Excerpt 8 - Annoucements
(LESO)
Level I - 11/19/08 - Class 3
Excerpt 1 - What is a Shine? Chug; Double Time; Creating
Forward Energy; Directional Basics Review
Excerpt 2 - Review Right Walking Turn; Shine Combo
with Counts
Excerpt 3 - Shine Combo with Music
Excerpt 4 - Annoucements (LESO)
Excerpt 5 - Reviewing Right Outside
Turn in Partnership
Excerpt 6 - Engaging the
Lead; Responding to the Lead; Hand Connection During Right Outside Turn; Utilizing Chug Energy in Partnerwork
Excerpt 7 - Ladies
Open Break; Accentuating Count "5"
Excerpt 8 - Prepping
for Right Outside Turn Drill; Open Break Right Outside Turn with Music
Excerpt 9 - Breakdown
Touch Step in Partnerwork
Excerpt 10 - Touch
Step in Partnerwork
Excerpt 11 - Difference
Between Outside and Inside Turns; Intro to Right Inside Turn
Excerpt 12 - Partnerwork
with Counts
Excerpt 13 - Partnerwork with Music
Level II - 11/21/08 - Class 3
Excerpt 1 - Spiral Variation Review; Touch Catch
Excerpt 2 - When Touch Catch Usually Happens
Excerpt 3 - Adding Hops to Cross Overs;
Mambo Jazz
Excerpt 4 - Zig Zag Cross Overs;
Adding Dynamics to Your Movement
Excerpt 5 - Mambo Jazz Arm
Position; Last Section Breakdown
Excerpt 6 - Double
Time Right Traveling Turn
Excerpt 7 - Shines
Combo with Counts and Music
Excerpt 8 - Annoucements
(LESO)
Excerpt 9 - Partnerwork
Review; Adding Styling; Connecting to Leader's Energy
Excerpt 10 - Adding
Right Traveling Turn Double Time; Hand Position Change for Entrance to Left Traveling Turn
Excerpt 11 - Basket to Drop Hand
Catch to Copa
Excerpt 12 - Partnerwork with Counts
and Music
Excerpt 13 - Partnerwork with Music
(LESO)
Level II - 11/14/08 - Class 2
Excerpt 1 - Right Traveling Turn Double Timed
Excerpt 2 - Style Variation on Spiral Step
Excerpt 3 - Touch Catch; Forward and Back Crossovers on
Salsa Rhythm; Shine Combo with Counts
Excerpt 4 - Cross Over Corrections; Drilling Cross
Overs; Engaging Ball of Foot; Engaging Upper Body Energy
Excerpt 5 - Adding Shoulder Shimmey to Touch
Catch; Touch Catch Section with Music
Excerpt 6 - Crossovers; Shine Combo
with Music
Excerpt 7 - Annoucements
Excerpt 8 - Partnerwork
Review; Adding Peek-a-Boo
Excerpt 9 - Basket
Step; Waiting for the Lead; What a Great Lead Should Feel Like
Excerpt 10 - Connecting
Body to Lead Basket Step
Excerpt 11 - Making
Body and Lead Simultaneous; Distance During Basket; Offering Energy to Your Partner; Difference Between Count "1" in Cross
Body Lead & Basket Step
Excerpt 12 - Combo
with Counts
Excerpt 13 - Partnerwork Combo with Music
Fine Points - 11/17/08 - Class 3
Excerpt 1 - Annoucements (LESO)
Excerpt 2 - Understanding Music: How Music Is Constructed
Excerpt 3 - Musical Dialogue: Finding the Beginning
and End of the 8 Count; What is a Down Beat?
Excerpt 4 - Auditory Drill: Piano (Vamp); Horns;
Lyrics; Playing Off Different Instruments
Excerpt 5 - Why Count?; How Changing
Clave Affects Your Basic and Timing
Excerpt 6 - Tips for Turns; Earth
Connection; Head Spotting Arm Position
Excerpt 7 - How Salsa Rhythm
is Relative to Your Turn; Drilling Right Walking Turn; Footwork Combo with Counts; Footwork Combo with Music
Excerpt 8 - Annoucements
Excerpt 9 - Partnerwork
Cycle Overview; Open Break Right Outside Turn
Excerpt 10 - Open
Break Breakdown (LESO)
Excerpt 11 - Open
Break Breakdown in Partnership; Open Break with Music
Excerpt 12 - Right
Outside Turn Breakdown (LESO)
Excerpt 13 - Right Outside Turn in Partnership
Breakdown
Excerpt 14 - Drilling Turn Execution; Over
Leverage; Allowing Lead to Lead; Arm Position; Partnerwork Combo with Counts; Plugging in on "1"; Making Cup and Hooking During
Turn; Meeting/Greeting Step
Excerpt 15 - Partnerwork Combo With Music; Final Correction
Level II - 11/7/08 - Class 1
Excerpt 1 - Welcome (LESO)
Excerpt 2 - Spiral Step; Mambo Jazz, Change of Direction
Technique Drill
Excerpt 3 - Change of Direction Technique
Drill Breakdown
Excerpt 4 - Student Question on Weight
Transfer & Posture
Excerpt 5 - Shine & Change
of Direction Drill Combo with Music
Excerpt 6 - Right and Left Traveling Turns; Wind Up for Traveling Turns
Excerpt 7 - Signal
for Left Traveling Turn; Connection Between Lead and Follow
Excerpt 8 - Spin Hammerlock Check to Mambo Jazz; Follower Completing Wrapped
Positions; Using Follower's Body Weight for Lead; Skimming Lead's Body
Excerpt 9 - Leader's
Footwork and Counts for Spin Hammerlock Check to Mambo Jazz Section; Right Traveling Turn from Waist Cradle; How to Avoid
Arm Tangle from Wrapped Positions; Mambo Jazz Position in Partnership
Excerpt 10 - Student
Corrections (LESO)
Excerpt 11 - Partnerwork
Section Drilling
Excerpt 12 - Partnerwork
with Music
Level I - 11/5/08 - Class 1
Excerpt 1 - Welcome (LESO)
Excerpt 2 - Why Salsa? Contra Body Motion; How We Create
Contra Body Motion; Weight Transfer
Excerpt 3 - Basic Posture/Position; Characteristics
of Salsa; Latin Rhythms
Excerpt 4 - Warm Up with Music
Excerpt 5 - Defining the Roles of Leader
& Follower
Excerpt 6 - Three Partner Positions;
Spacing & Distance
Excerpt 7 - Intro to Turns
Excerpt 8 - Snakies;
Signals for Snakies and Turns
Excerpt 9 - Merengue
Combo with Counts
Excerpt 10 - Merengue
Combo with Music
Excerpt 11 - Transiting
from Open Partner Position to Cross Hand Position
Excerpt 12 - In
Energy; Salsa Basic
Excerpt 13 - Break Step Length; Legline
Excerpt 14 - Tumbao Rhythm
Excerpt 15 - Counting
Excerpt 16 - Salsa Basic Step with Counts and Music
The Fine Points - 11/3/08 - Class 1
Excerpt 1 - Annoucements (LESO)
Excerpt 2 - Contra Body Motion Diagram with Counts
for Basic Step; Course Description; What is Contra Body Motion? Breaking Down Basic Contra Body Motion and Counts for Basic;
Lower Body Contra Body Motion with Counts; Using Whole Count for Your Movement
Excerpt 3 - Ball Heel Connection; Knee Line;
Adding Basic to Lower Body Contra Body Motion
Excerpt 4 - Upper
Body Contra Body Motion; Movement of the Shoulders in Contra Body Motion; Counts for Upper Body Contra Body Motion; Making
Distinctions between Upper and Lower Contra Body Motions
Excerpt 5 - Combining
Lower & Upper Body Contra Body Motion
Excerpt 6 - Upper
and Lower Contra Body Motion with Music
Excerpt 7 - Foot Corrections;
Ridding Your Basic of Mannerisms
Excerpt 8 - Intro
to Clave: What is Clave? Types of clave; How clave Fits into our 8 Count; Musical Rhythm Diagram Breakdown; What Creates Tension
in Salsa Music?
Excerpt 9 - 3/2 Clave Breakdown & Drill
Excerpt 10 - 3/2 Clave Auditory Drill
Excerpt 11 - 2/3 Clave Breakdown and Auditory Drill
Level I - 10/22/08 - Class 3
Excerpt 1 - Annoucements
Excerpt 2 - Breakdown Preparation for Basic Spins
Excerpt 3 - Right and Left Spins in Action; Using Arms
to Help Spin; Keeping Elbows Level During Spins
Excerpt 7 - Using Body in Opposition
for Spins; Upper Body During Turns/Spins; Arm Position During Spins; Legline for Turn Ending
Excerpt 8 - Walkaround
Turns to Right Spins with Forward and Side Preps
Excerpt 9 - Shine
Combo with Counts
Excerpt 10 - Shine
Combo with Music
Excerpt 11 - Partnerwork
Overview; Counts for Snakies; Single Double Snakies Breakdown
Excerpt 12 - Adding
Shoulder Shimmeys to Drop Hand Catch; Walkaround Breakdown; Distinguishing Woman's Placement in Frame
Excerpt 13 - Adding Ladies Styling; First
Part with Counts
Excerpt 14 - Ending Ronde Cross Overs with
Head Roll
Excerpt 15 - Variation Ending for Walkaround
Excerpt 16 - Partnerwork Combo with Counts
Excerpt 17 - Partnerwork Combo with Music
Excerpt 18 - Final Corrections (Partnerwork)
Ladies Styling BS - 10/27/08 - Class 4
Excerpt 1 - Contra Body Motion of Shoulder; Warm Up
Excerpt 2 - Review Cross Body Lead Inside Turn; Working Ending
of Cross Body Lead Inside Turn
Excerpt 3 - Contra Body Shoulders; Beginning Breakdown
Excerpt 4 - Cross
Body Lead Inside Turn Variation Section Breakdown
Excerpt 5 - Side
Basic with Arm Styling to End Breakdown
Excerpt 6 - Last
Section Continued Breakdown; Combo with Counts
Excerpt 7 - Last Section Corrections
Excerpt 8 - Annoucements
(LESO)
Level II - 10/17/08 - Class 3
Excerpt 1 - Shines with Counts (Ladies) (LESO)
Excerpt 2 - Shines with Counts (Men) (LESO)
Excerpt 3 - Shines with Music Take 1
Excerpt 4 - Shines with Music Take 2
Excerpt 5 - Annoucements (LESO)
Excerpt 6 - How to Wind up Your Partner
for a Traveling Spin; Ladies Thread for Cross Body Lead Inside Turn; Counts for Thread
Excerpt 7 - Cross Body Pull
Technique for Leaders; Adding Reverse Body Roll Styling for Followers
Excerpt 8 - Staying Close
to Your Partner; Using Turn of Body for Arm Styling; Assisting Follower with Shoulder Lead During Shoulder Cradle Walkaround
Excerpt 9 - Master
Your Movement and Get Bonus Bucks! (LESO)
Excerpt 10 - Titanic
Mambo Jazz Left Spin to Hammer Lock Snakie; Lead for Exit from Mambo Jazz
Excerpt 11 - Adjusting
Lead to Taller Follwer (Exit of Titanic to Mambo Jazz); Importance of Follower's Plug in Raised Arm Position; Follower's Posture
and Head Position
Excerpt 12 - Cross
Body Pull to Hammer Lock Half Turn to Open Break Men's Left Traveling Turn; Importance of Hooking on in Hammer Lock Position;
Ending Casanova Styling; Using Your whole Body to Connect to Your Partner
Excerpt 13 - Partnerwork with Music
Level II - 10/10/08 - Class 2
Excerpt 1 - Annoucements (LESO)
Excerpt 2 - Shine Review; Alternating Spins; Importance of
Ladies' Beginner Spin Class; Tips for Alternating Spins; Drilling; Importance of Warm Up/Stretching Before Spins
Excerpt 3 - Alternating Spins; Left Spin; Toe Direction
for Left Spin; Contra Body Motion/Syncopated Footwork Section
Excerpt 6 - Partnerwork Overview;
Lead Technique for Cross Body Pull; Making Room for Follower
Excerpt 7 - Cross Body Lead
Inside Turn Shoulder Cradle Walkaround Breakdown; Count "1" for Cross Body Movement
Excerpt 8 - Student Corrections
(LESO)
Excerpt 9 - Partnerwork
with Music Take 1
Excerpt 10 - Extra
Tips and Corrections for Shoulder Cradle Walkaround
Excerpt 11 - Titanic
Mambo Jazz Breakdown; How to Keep Your Follower Balanced; Energy of Mambo Jazz
Excerpt 12 - Partnerwork
with Music Final
Ladies Beginner Spin - 10/6/08 - Class 1
Excerpt 1 - The Purpose of a Beginner Spin Course; Arm Overview/Breakdown; Arm Warm Up with Music
Excerpt 2 - Reverse Body Roll Warm Up Drill
Excerpt 3 - Traveling Turn Drill Breakdown; Chenee
Turns; Walking the Slot; Working on Half Time/Chord Beat; Using Contact of the Floor to Initiate Reverse Body Roll; Mambo
Jazz
Excerpt 4 - Left Side Breakdown; Engaging Head
Spotting; Cross Over Proper Weight Transfer
Excerpt 5 - Adding Arms to Drill Combo
Excerpt 6 - Arm Corrections; Maintaining
Back and Core Support; Elbow Alignment; Working Opposition of the Body; Accentuating Arm Styling; Arm Timing
Excerpt 7 - Length of Steps
During Traveling Turns
Excerpt 8 - Maintaining
Level During Back Cross Overs
Excerpt 9 - Drill
Combo with Music
Level II - 10/3/08 - Class 1
Excerpt 1 - Mambo Jazz; Taking the Step
Excerpt 2 - What is a Touch? Touch with Ballchange; Trivia Question
on Rhythm; Working on Clear Direction of Movement
Excerpt 3 - Reverse Body Roll to Back Hook Turn; Working
the Transition from Touch to Reverse Body Roll; Trivia Answer
Excerpt 4 - Adding Stylization to Touch Ballchange
Excerpt 5 - Shine Combo with Music
Excerpt 6 - Annoucements
Excerpt 7 - Cross Body Lead Inside
Turn Breakdown; How Spacing Affects Lead and Follow
Excerpt 8 - Maintaining
Arm Positiong During Traveling Turn; Building on the Basics through Upper Body Stylization
Excerpt 9 & 9.1 - Maintaining
Close Proximity to Your Partner; Adding Call-Out to Entrance of Double Handed Traveling Turn; What is a Call-Out? Adding Walkaround
Waist Cradle to Mambo Jazz
Excerpt 10 - Illusion;
Partnerwork Combo with Music (LESO)
Excerpt 2 - Half Turns; Introduction to Musicality; Interpretation
of Music Through Movement; Partnering with the Music; Reviewing Alternating Walking Turns
Excerpt 3 - Salsa from the 70s & 80s; Shines with
Music
Excerpt 4 - How to Engage the Balls of Your Feet;
Importance of Foot Alignment; Cross Over Corrections
Excerpt 5 - How to Increase Your Speed
of Movement Successfully; Drilling Shines with Speed
Excerpt 6 - Who invented the term
"Salsa"? What does Salsa Mean?
Excerpt 7 - Shines with Fast
Music
Excerpt 8 - Annoucements
Excerpt 9 - Exposing
Middle Finger; Practicing Upper Body Lead for Back to Back Alternating Turns; Drilling Using the Slow Count to Prep for Turns;
Maintaining Halo for Follower; Mastering Techniques for Turns for Lead and Follow
Excerpt 10 - Defining
Outside and Inside Turns
Excerpt 11 - First
Part Partnerwork with Music; When to Pick up Your Follower; Follower Correction: Staying Connected to the Frame During Cross
Body Lead
Excerpt 12 - Cross
Body Lead Corrections for Lead and Follow
Excerpt 13 - Intro to Right Traveling Turn;
The Slot
Excerpt 14 - Right Traveling Turn Corrections
Excerpt 15 - Maintaining Economy of Movement; Defining the Particulars of Open Break; Open Break Mastery
Excerpt 16 - Partnerwork with Music
Level II - 9/26/08 - Class 4
Excerpt 1 - Annoucements (LESO)
Excerpt 2 - Partnerwork Overview; Adding Men's Reverse Turn to
Right Traveling Turn (.5); Adding Loop to Right Traveling Turn (1.5)
Excerpt 3 - Adding Ladies Head Roll to Right Traveling Turn
Excerpt 4 - Adding Head Styling for Men; First Part
of Partnerwork Combo with Counts; Ladies Connection
Excerpt 5 - Swing To Cross Body Check to Stationary
Ladies Right Spin/Men's Back Hook Turn (Breakdown)
Excerpt 6 - Transition from Copa Through
Ending; Arm Styling for Men's Turn
Excerpt 7 - Ladies Distinguishing
Steps for Swing Exit
Excerpt 8 - Personal Corrections
(LESO)
Excerpt 9 - Kick-Heel
Pivot Clean Up of Lower Body for Upper Body Clarity; Maintaining Centerline with Arms
Excerpt 10 - Cleaning
Up Hook Steps with Arm Styling; Energy of Hook
Excerpt 11 - Pushing
Off for Left Spin; Combo with Counts; Working Energy of Hands
Excerpt 12 - Shines
with Music
Excerpt 13 - Partnerwork with Music
Level I - 9/24/08 - Class 4 (LESO)
Excerpt 1 - Annoucements
Excerpt 2 - Overview Review Shines Breakdown
Excerpt 3 - Footwork Overview with Music (LESO)
Excerpt 4 - Adding Left Walkaround Breakdown
Excerpt 5 - Shines with Counts and Music
Excerpt 6 - Quick Tips for Walkaround Turns
(LESO)
Excerpt 7 - Difference of Middle Finger
and Cup positions for Lead and Follow for Right Inside Turn & Right Outside Turn
Excerpt 8 - Right Outside Turn
in Partnerwork
Excerpt 9 - Cross Body Lead
Footwork Breakdown; Demo
Excerpt 10 - Cross
Body Lead Breakdown in Partnerwork; Distance and Placement
Excerpt 11 - Cross
Body Lead Drilling
Excerpt 12 - Cross
Body Lead; Adding Double Handed Open Break; Ladies Recovery Step
Excerpt 13 - Adding Back to Back Turns (W:Right
Inside Turn M: Right Outside Turn; W: Right Inside Turn); Rules for Leading Turn; Importance of Over Leverage
Excerpt 14 - Cross Body Lead; Open Break; Back
to Back Turns; Drilling Back to Back Turns
Excerpt 15 - Partnerwork Combo with Counts
Excerpt 16 - Partnerwork Combo with Music
Level II - 9/19/08 - Class 3
Excerpt 1 - Kick Heel Pivot (Breakdown)
Excerpt 2 - Kick Heel Pivot (cont'd)
Excerpt 3 - Suzi Q; Easy Hands; Releasing Tension in the
Body; Hook Steps; Double Spins; Spot for Double Spin
Excerpt 4 - Locking Hands; Centerline Energy; Combo
with Counts
Excerpt 5 - Head Styling for Back Basic
Excerpt 6 - Shines with Music (Slow)
Excerpt 7 - Body Movement and Spin
Corrections
Excerpt 8 - Shines with Fast
Music
Excerpt 9 - Partnerwork
Overview; Adding Men's Left Spin to Right Traveling Turn; Importance of Close Distance During Partnerwork; Count "7" and the
Open Break
Excerpt 10 - Refining
the Swing Step; Maintaining a Steady Rhythm Tempo/Speed of Music
Excerpt 11 - Compacting
Your Partnerwork for the Club; Moving in to Pick Follower Up for Swing Step; Cross Body Lead Connection to Swing Step
Excerpt 12 - Partnerwork
with Music
Level I - 9/17/08 - Class 2
Excerpt 1 - Annoucements (LESO)
Excerpt 2 - Review Overview: Salsa Rhythm and Tumbao DrillsReview
Overview: Salsa Rhythm and Tumbao Drills
Excerpt 3 - How to Count; Styles of Salsa; What does dancing
Salsa On2 Mean?
Excerpt 4 - The Power of an Educated Dancer; Join the
Super Star Club; Directional Basics
Excerpt 5 - Basic Right Walking Turn Breakdown
Excerpt 6 - Basic Shoulder Contra Body
Motion with Side Basics
Excerpt 7 - I CAN! Focusing In
Excerpt 8 - What is a Shine?
Chug; Double Time; The Key to Quick Recovery
Excerpt 9 - Shines with
Music
Excerpt 10 - Finger
Tip and Hook Connection; Follower's Plug; Tips for Followers to Connect to the Lead
Excerpt 10.5 - (LESO) Connection Drill Cont'd
Excerpt 11 - Open
Break; Auditory Learning; Staying Focused in Class
Excerpt 12 - Count
"7"; Height Discrepencies
Excerpt 13 - Open Break, Right Inside Turn; Follower's
Hand Connection; Leader's Use of Middle Finger for Turn; Arm Position for Turn; Partnerwork Combo with Counts
Level I - 9/10/08 - Class 1
Excerpt 1 - Welcome
Excerpt 2 - Creating Contra Body Motion; Hips; Commonalities
of Latin Dances; Using Visual Aides; Active Arms; Characteristics of Salsa Dance
Excerpt 3 - Latin Rhythms - Salsa & Merengue Rhythms;
Warm Up
Excerpt 4 - Warm Up with Music
Excerpt 5 - Roles of Lead and Follow; Frame;
Importance of Shadow Dancing
Excerpt 6 - 3 Partner Positions; Partner
Distance; Over Leverage/Under Leverage; L-Arms; Offering Energy to Your Partner; Basic Hand Positions and Height
Excerpt 7 - Basic Turn and Turn
Rules; Snakies; Signals for Snakies and Turns; Completing Delivery of a Lead
Excerpt 8 - Single &
Double Snakies; Adjusting Lead and Follow to Height; Avoiding Compromising Your Posture
Excerpt 9 - Merengue
Combo with Music
Excerpt 10 - Salsa
Basic Step; Length of Break Step
Excerpt 11 - Tumbao
- Associating Salsa Rhythm to Music
Excerpt 12 - Basic
in Partnerwork
Excerpt 13 - Importance of Staying in Tune with
the Class; Timing
Excerpt 14 - Changing Positions; Adding Single
Snakies; Connecting to Your Partner
Excerpt 15 - Tips for Follower; Using Your Senses
Excerpt 16 - Partnerwork Salsa Combo with Music
Level II - 9/5/08 - Class 1
Excerpt 1 - Annoucements (LESO)
Excerpt 2 - Suzi Q, Flare Breakdown; How to Get Speed Out of Your
Flare
Excerpt 3 - Adding Alternating Walkaround and Right and Left
Spins; Adding Ladies Arm Styling for Left Spin; Shine Combo with Counts; Contra Body Styling for Suzi Q
Excerpt 4 - Shine Combo with Music
Excerpt 5 - Partnerwork Combo Demo
Excerpt 6 - Lead and Follow's Breakdown
of Open Break to Hammer Lock Hand Switch; Right Traveling Turn Waist Grab
Excerpt 7 - Open Break Walkaround
Variaton Waist Grab Breakdown in Partnerwork
Excerpt 8 - Hammer Lock Hand
Switch Corrections
Excerpt 9 - Ladies Corrections
for Unwinding Out of Hammer Lock Position
Excerpt 10 - How
the Basic Helps You Answer Your Own Questions; Holding upper Body in Place with Over Head Arms (LESO)
Excerpt 11 - Partnerwork
with Music
Level I - 8/27/08 - Class 4
Excerpt 1 - Annoucements (LESO)
Excerpt 2 - Intro to Single Right Spin
Excerpt 3 - Single Right Spin Drill with Head Spotting
Excerpt 4 - Left Spin Breakdown
Excerpt 5 - Shine Combo; Chug and Half Turn Breakdowns
Excerpt 6 - Chord Beat Cross Overs Changing Direction
Breakdown; The Purpose and Importance of Learning Shines
Excerpt 7 - Chord Beat Crossovers with
Head Styling
Excerpt 8 - Walk Around Demo (LESO)
Excerpt 9 - Men's Breakdown
Walk Around/Spot Turn; Unwinding of Hips
Excerpt 10 - Walk Around
in Partnerwork; Corrections
Excerpt 11 - Walk
Around in Partnerwork; Positions of Lead and Follow During Walkaround; Talking Hearts/Chasing the Butt
Excerpt 12 - Partnerwork
Combo Review; Review Double Handed Right Traveling Turn; Arm Position for Open Break
Excerpt 13 - Ending Partnerwork Section Breakdown
Excerpt 14 - Partnerwork with Counts
Excerpt 15 - Partnerwork with Music
Excerpt 16 - Footwork and Partnerwork with Music
Archived Footage! Ladies Styling and Hand Styling Adv.
Beginner/Intermediate from the following class:
Excerpt 2 - Review Right Walk Around; Half Turns Breakdown
Excerpt 3 - Adding Left Walk Around Turn; Using Hips to Initiate
Turn; Turn Ending
Excerpt 4 - Difference Between Touch and Step; Drilling
Chord Beat Crossovers
Excerpt 5 - Adding Shoulder Isolations to Crossovers
(Breakdown)
Excerpt 6 - Footwork with Counts
Excerpt 7 - Footwork with Music
Excerpt 8 - Partnerwork with Music
Ladies Styling BS - 8/11/08 - Class 2
Excerpt 1 - Brief Review of Warm Up; New Corrections and Tips for Preparation
for Alternating Spins; The Brain Power of a Dancer
Excerpt 2 - Warm Up with Music
Excerpt 3 - Spin Drill Breakdown; Corrections; Stillness
of Arms and Upper Body During Turns; Maintaining Centerline of Arms
Excerpt 4 - Practicing
Take Off; Weight Over Spinning Leg; Pushing Off Leg Airbourne
Excerpt 5 - Spin
Drill with Music; Basic Step and Break Step Clarification
Excerpt 6 - Cross
Body Lead Inside Turn Breakdown; Chug Reference/Maintaining Forward Energy; Increasing Your Recovery Time
Excerpt 7 - Locking Thighs; Ending
Traveling Turns, the Norm and the Excerpts to the Norm; Closed Position Recovery
Excerpt 8 - Half Turn Breakdown
Combo with Counts and Side Basic with Hip Shimmey
Excerpt 9 - Combo
with Music
Ladies Styling BS - 8/4/08 - Class 1
Excerpt 1 - Distance, Posture, Characteristics of Salsa, Arm and Spin
Position
Excerpt 2 - Prepping Your Body for Spinning; Opening Stretches
and Explaination
Excerpt 3 - Alternating Spin Demo; Preparation Breakdown
for Alternating Spins; Opposition Rule
Excerpt 4 - Warm Up Breakdown for Alternating Spins
Excerpt 5 - Warm
Up with Music
Excerpt 6 - Spin
Drill Breakdown; Focus, Upperbody Posture; Sharing Space with Your Partner
Excerpt 7 - Spin Drill with Music
Excerpt 8 - Brief Breakdown
of Cross Body Lead Inside Turn (LESO)
Level I - 7/16/08 - Class 3
Excerpt 1 - Announcements/New Requirements (LESO)
Excerpt 2 - What is a Shine? Chug Breakdown; Double Time
Excerpt 3 - Tips for Chug; Chug with Rhythm Counting
Excerpt 4 -Right Walkaround Review and Breakdown; The
Ultimate Turn Rule for Leading a Turn; How to Make Your Teacher Ecstatic!
Excerpt 5 - Footwork Combo with Counts
Excerpt 6 - Practicality of the Chug for
Lead and Follow; Maintaining Forward Energy; Over Leverage
Excerpt 7 - Locking Ankles; Clean
Legline During Basic Step; Conserving Energy
Excerpt 8 - Eddie Torres; Original
Mambo: Salsa's Ancestry
Excerpt 9 - Footwork
with Music
Excerpt 10 - Footwork
with Music Take 2 (LESO)
Excerpt 11 - Annoucements
(LESO)
Excerpt 12 - Partnerwork
Review; Sharing the Space
Excerpt 13 - Signals for Turn; Ladies Connection
for Turns; Leads Hand Position for Turns; Turn Rule for Leaders; No Macy's Parade
Excerpt 14 - Difference Between Outside and Inside
Turns; Lead for Right Inside Turn; Leader and Follower Hand Position for Turns; Under and Over Leverage
Excerpt 15 - Speed in the Lead Finger Execution;
How to Strengthen Your Turn Finger
Excerpt 16 - Leaders Right Outside Turn Breakdown;
Avoiding Compromising Posture; Hand Position for Turn; Counts for Lead and Follow for Single Turns
Excerpt 17 - Tips for Leaders Right Outside Turn
Excerpt 18 - Parnterwork with Counts
Excerpt 19 - Keeping Arms at Follower's Solar
Plexus in Open Partner Position and Cross Hand Position
Excerpt 20 - Inside and Ouside Turn Question
(LESO)
Level II - 7/18/08 - Class 2
Excerpt 1 - Drop
Hand Catch Breakdown; Initiating Lead for Barrel Turn
Excerpt 2 - Right
Traveling Turn with Touch and Go Breakdown
Excerpt
3 - Hand Toss to Hammer Lock Breakdown; West Coast vs. East Coast Terminology;
Avoiding Over Rotation of Hand When Leading Spins; Skimming the Head
Excerpt
4 -Partnerwork Combo with Music
Excerpt
5 - (LESO) Combo with Fast Music; How to Get Power When Leading Multiple Spins;
Using Body to Lead; Keeping Lead Signals in Sight; Pulling Follower Forward to Lead
Excerpt 6 - (LESO) Creating Movement Through Basic Step; Maintaining Closeness; Over Leverage;
Bringing Woman Forward to Lead
Excerpt
7 - Creating Direction in Lead
Excerpt
8 - Corrections; Making Your Lead Signals Visable; No DEE; Holding Your Space
Excerpt
9 - Partnerwork Combo with Fast Music
Ladies Styling Beginner Spin - 7/14/08 - Class 2
Excerpt 1 - Warm Up (Breakdown/Review); Avoiding DEE/Basic Arm Positions;
Basic Posture; Stepping the Prep for Multiple Spins; Opening Stretches
Excerpt 2 - Warm Up
Excerpt 3 - Spin Drill Right and Left Spins with Hand
Styling with Music
Excerpt 4 - Corrections
Excerpt 5 - Spin
Drill 2 with Balance Hold with Music
Excerpt 6 - Right
Traveling Turn; Adding Basic Arm Styling; Right Traveling Turn Review and Breakdown; Focus for Right Traveling Turn
Excerpt 7 - Crossovers and Legline
Excerpt 8 - Combo with Music
Ladies Styling BS - 7/7/08 - Class 1
Excerpt 1 - Overview
- Posture; Bent Position; Intro to Multiple Right and Left Spins; Foot Position; Body Position
Excerpt 2 - Partner Position; Warm Up Breakdown; Prep for
Left and Right Spins; Correct Foot and Leg Position
Excerpt 3 - Warm
Up Breakdown - Preparation for Left Spin
Excerpt 4 - Warm Up with Music
Excerpt 5 - Stretches to be done before and after Warm Up
Excerpt 6 - Tips to Avoid Dizziness; Breakdown of Spin Drill for Right and Left Turns; Importance of Lower
Body Accuracy
Excerpt 7 - Spin Drill with Music
Excerpt 8 - Corrections for Left Spins; What is a Standing Leg?
Excerpt 9 - Spin Drill 2 with Music
Excerpt 10 - Right
Traveling Turn Breakdown
Excerpt 11 - Student
Question; Difference Between Dancing On1 and On2
Excerpt 12 - Creating
Beautiful Leg Line and Clean Basic Step
Excerpt 13 - Right Traveling Turn Ending; Locking Foot
Excerpt 14 -
Weight Transfer Rule
Excerpt
15 - Combo with Music
Level I - 7/2/08 - Class 1
Excerpt 1 - Welcome (LESO)
Excerpt 2 - Why Salsa? Where Salsa Comes from. Meaning of Mambo; What
is Contra Body Motion; Hips
Excerpt 3 - Ball Heel
Connection to the Floor; Visual Learning; Characteristics of Salsa
Excerpt 4 - Latin
Dances; Distinct Rhythms; Similarities and Differences Between 3 Latin Dances
Excerpt 5 - Warm Up with Music
Excerpt 6 - Job
of Lead and Follow; Frame; Under Leverage and Distance; Closed Partner Position; Connecting to Your Partner
Excerpt 7 - Mirroring your Partner; Hand Positions for Open Partner Position and Cross Hand Position; L Postion
of the Arm; Distance; Cross Hand Position
Excerpt 8 - Signal to Cross Hand Position; Height of Hands; Adjusting to Different Partners; Turn Position; Arm
Position for Turn; Signal for Turn; Snakies; Merengue Combo
Excerpt 9 - Merengue
Combo with Music
Excerpt 10 - Offering Energy to Your Partner; Proper Arm Position in Partnership
Excerpt 11 - Salsa Basic Breakdown with Rhythm Counts
Excerpt 12 - Tumbao - Associating Salsa Rhythm to the Music
Excerpt 13 - What
is a Break Step? Length of Break Step
Excerpt 14 - Salsa Basic with Music in Partnership
Level II - 6/27/08 - Class 8
Excerpt 1 - New Section - Open Break
to Hammer Lock Breakdown
Excerpt 2 - New Section Breakdown
Continued
Excerpt 3 - Cross Over Section
Breakdown
Excerpt 4 - Open Break
to Hammer Lock Breakdown in Partnerwork
Excerpt 5 - Relating
to Your Partner
Excerpt 6 - Crossover
Section; Making the Woman Feel Safe; Ladies Awareness on the Dance Floor
Excerpt 7 - New
Section with Counts; Adding Ladies Styling
Excerpt 8 - Whole Combo with Counts
Excerpt 9 - Men's and Ladies' Styling for Cross Body Pull; Relating to the Woman - Crossover Section
Excerpt 10 - Combo with Music Take 1
Excerpt 11 - (LESO) Announcements
Excerpt 12 - Intro to Touch and Go (Multiple Turns from Crossed Hand Position); Men's Variation Footwork
Excerpt 13 - Partnerwork
Combo with Music
Ladies Styling HH - 6/26/08 - Class 2
Excerpt 1 - Head
and Hand Overview; Elbow Relation to Hand
Excerpt 2 - Warm
Up - Hands
Excerpt 3 - Warm
Up - Head and Torso
Excerpt 4 - Flare Point Suzi Q Footwork and Arm Styling Review; Adding Head Rolls; Landing Weight for Stability;
Maintaining Bent Leg Position
Excerpt 5 - Head Roll to Body Roll Breakdown
Excerpt 6 - Tapping into Opposition of the Body; Arm Centerline; First Part with Counts
Excerpt 7 - Opposition and Arch Body Styling and Technique for
Front Crossovers
Excerpt 8 - Combo with Music First Section
Excerpt 9 - Accentuating Counts 2 & 6 with Head Roll in Grapevine
Excerpt 10 - Folding
Arm Styling Variation Drill
Excerpt 11 - Pointing
Toes on Kick; Focus on Head Roll with Grapevine; Holding Your Space
Excerpt 12 - Ending
Drop with Arm Styling; Combo with Counts
Excerpt 13 - Ending Stretch
Level II - 6/20/08 - Class 7
Excerpt 1 - Identifying Changing Clave
Excerpt 2 - Changing Clave Auditory
Drill
Excerpt 3 - Basket Practice
Drill
Excerpt 4 - Basket
Corrections
Excerpt 5 - Responding
to the Lead; Waiting for the Lead
Excerpt 6 - Staying
Connected to the Lead
Excerpt 7 - Cross
Body Lead Inside Turn with Check; Ladies Breakdown (LESO)
Excerpt 8 - Cross Body Lead Inside Turn with Check in Partnership
Excerpt 9 - More
Corrections on Forward Check; Drilling Forward Check
Excerpt 10 - Partnerwork with Music
Ladies Styling Head & Hands - 6/19/08 - Class 1
Excerpt 1 - Contra Body Motion of
the Upper Body and Hands Overview
Excerpt 2 - Warm Up Hands and
Upper Body
Excerpt 3 - Warm Up Part
2
Excerpt 4 - Flamenco Hand; Leading with Middle Finger
Excerpt 5 - How Speed of Music Effects Arm and Hand Movement
Excerpt 6 - Basic Body Roll Breakdown; How to Protect Your Lower Back During Body Roll; What is Lift?; How
To Create Lift
Excerpt 7 - Body Roll Breakdown with Handstyling; Kinesthetic Drill to Get in Touch with Your Body; Correction
for Body Roll; Hip Rolls to Hip Shimmey
Excerpt 8 - Grapevine
Section Breakdown with Arm and Hand Styling
Excerpt 9 - Hand Styling for Grapevine to drop to Circular Hips
Excerpt 10 - Circular
Hip Correciton; Distributing Weight
Excerpt 11 - Maximizing
Your Energy; Transition from Circular Hip to Half Turn
Excerpt 12 - Combo with Music
Level II - 6/13/08 - Class 6
Excerpt 1 - General
Music Overview: How music is Constructed; Tips to finding the "1" and the 8 Count; How to Find the Beginning and Ending of
a Phrase
Excerpt 2 - Lyrics; Horns, Piano;
Drills to get in Touch with the Music
Excerpt 3 - Cross Body Pull
Timing Correction
Excerpt 4 - New Windmill
Section Breakdown; Windmill Connection Drill
Excerpt 5 - Drilling
Basket Step
Excerpt 6 - Arm
Position and Finger/ Hand Change Position for Double Handed Right Traveling Turn; Ladies Foot work for Right Traveling Turn
Excerpt 7 - Combo
with Counts; Ladies Position for Forward Check Reverse Body Roll; Looking for Signal for Basket Step
Excerpt 8 - Combo
with Music; Looking for the Lead
Excerpt 9 - Combo
with Music - Take 2 (LESO)
Excerpt 10 - (LESO) Extra Practice Time; Communicating During the Week with Fellow Students and Me Via Youtube!
Ladies Styling AB - 6/12/08 - Class 6
Excerpt 1 - Hip Shimmey Breakdown;
Lower Body Isolations Warm Up
Excerpt 2 - Reverse Body Roll
Section with Lower Body Pump Breakdown
Excerpt 3 - Left Traveling
Turn Breakdown; First Half with Counts; Arm Slice Breakdown
Excerpt 4 - Drill Preparation to Turn; Arm Styling
Excerpt 5 - First Half with Counts; Delay Count 5; Musical Interpretation; First Half
with Music; Adding Additional Spirals to Turn Entrance; Control of Arm Movement
Excerpt 6 - Hair Comb to Mambo Jazz Section Breakdown
Excerpt 7 - Semi
Circles with Arm Styling to Reverse Body Roll Breakdown
Excerpt 12 - Basket;
Maintaining L Arm Position; Drop Hand Catch in Partnership
Excerpt 13 - Different Variations on Basket Step; Mambo Jazz Spacing Correction in Partnership
Excerpt 14 -
Last Few Corrections; Economy of Movement
Level I - 6/4/08 - Class 5
Excerpt 1 - Chord Beat Crossovers Breakdown; Half Time; Difference Between Touch
and Step; Weight Transfer
Excerpt 2 - Shine Combo with Counts
Excerpt 3 - Locking Thighs; Using Upper Body
Wind Up for Turns; Working Change of Direction in Basic Walkaround Turns; Arm Position for Turns; Locking Position for Turns
Excerpt 4 - Shine Combo with Music
Excerpt 5 - Leader's Mental Triggers
for Inspiring Patterns on the Dance Floor; Mixing Patterns Up; Creating Fluency in Transit Through Movement
Excerpt 6 - Hand Change for Under Turn; Drilling
Hand Change; Creating Fluidity of Movement; 'Dancing the Movement"
Excerpt 7 - Using Energy of the Torso to Lead
Excerpt 8 - Dance as an Unspoken Conversation;
Developing Your Sixth Sense
Excerpt 9 - Singing Through Movement; How to Get a Smile on the Dance Floor; Working Tempo of Movement
Excerpt 10 - Lead Signal for Cross Body Lead; Correct Foot Alignment
for Cross Body Lead; Working transition to Open Position; Drilling Cross Body Lead; How to Clear a Path for the Follower
Excerpt 11 - Partnerwork
with Counts
Ladies Styling AB - 5/28/08 - Class 4 Entire Class (LESO Only)
Excerpt 1 - Annoucements
(LESO)
Excerpt 2 - Breathing
Arms to Windmill Arms; Alternating Arm Styling Overview and Breakdown
Excerpt 3 - Scoop
to Unfolding Arms/Arm Styling for Basket; Using the Turn of the Body to Open Arms and Propel Movement
Excerpt 4 - Arms Warm Up
Excerpt 5 - Alternating Turn Drill Breakdown
Excerpt 6 - Alternating Turn Drill with Music
Excerpt 7 - (LESO) Importance of Consistent Practice of Spins
Excerpt 8 - Breakdown of Beginning Combo - Cross Body Lead Inside Turn, Reverse Body Roll with Arm Styling
Excerpt 9 - Half Turn to Turn Prep Breakdown
Excerpt 10 - Combo
Slow with Ending Alternating Turns with Arm Styling
Excrept 11 - Combo
with Counts
Excerpt 12 - Combo with Music
Level II - 5/23/08 - Class 4
Excerpt 1 - Ladies Basket Footwork Breakdown
Excerpt 2 - Foot Position for Turn in Basket;
Arm Position for Turn
Excerpt 3 - Arm and Finger Positions
for Basket Opening
Excerpt 4 - Accentuating "5" for
Right Traveling Turn; Quiet Upper Body
Excerpt 5 - Adding Reverse
Body Roll Breakdown; Ladies Styling Workshops; Ladies Footwork with Counts
Excerpt 6 - Footwork
Breakdown with Counts
Excerpt 7 - Footwork
Combo with Music
Excerpt 8 - Basket
in Partnerwork Breakdown
Excerpt 9 - Basket
Trouble Shooting
Ladies Styling AB - 5/22/08 - Class 3
Excerpt 1 - Arm Styling Breakdown; Breathing Arm
Excerpt 2 - Contraction
of Pelvis for Reverse Body Roll
Excerpt 3 - Warm
Up
Excerpt 4 - Knee Alignment for Spins
Excerpt 5 - Using Opposition to Spin; Speed of Spin Entrance; Finding Your Balance;
Prep Drill; Under Leverage and Distance; Subway Study Center; Upper Body Energy
Excerpt 6 - Alternating Spins; Engaging Upper Body Muscles; Using Ball of Foot to Create Contra Body Motion
Excerpt 7 - Transitioning from Right to Left Spin; The Effects of Negative Thoughts on the Body and Your
Movement
Excerpt 8 - Alternating Spins with Music
Excerpt 9 - Leg
Shooting Through on Cross Body Lead Inside Turn; Wind up for Turn
Excerpt 10 - Walking the Line; Working the Slot; Forward Energy
Excerpt 11 - Keeping Shoulders Down While Engaging Arms;
Extending Through Elbows
Excerpt 12 - Cross Body Lead Inside Turn with Arm
Styling and Counts
Excerpt 8 - Intro to Basic Right Walkaround in Closed Partner Position
Excerpt 9 - Initiating Partnership
Excerpt 10 - Partnerwork with Counts
Excerpt 11 - Partnerwork with Music
May/June Cycle 2008
Ladies Styling AB - 5/8/08 - Class 1
Excerpt 1 - Overview of Isolations and Arms
Excerpt 2 - Warm Up Part 1
Excerpt 3 - Warm Up Part 2
Excerpt 4 - Semi Circle with Arms and Hips; Reverse Body Roll;
Using Weight to Execute Movement; Pelvis Pumps
Excerpt 5 - Reverse Body Roll to Drop
Excerpt 6 - Half Turns with Arm Styling
Excerpt 7 - Grapevine
Excerpt 8 - Last Section - Reverse Body
Roll; Basic Body Roll with Arm Styling
Excerpt 9 - Trouble
Shooting Body Rolls
Excerpt 10 - Combo
with Music
Excerpt 11 - Movement
Motivated by Emotion
Excerpt 12 - Combo
with Music - Take 2
Level II - 5/2/08 - Class 1
Excerpt 1 - Welcome, Course Explaination; Intro to Clave; Tapping
into Auditory Skills; 3/2 Clave and 2/3 Clave
Excerpt 2 - 3/2 Clave Drill
Excerpt 3 - 3/2 Clave Drill with Music - Auditory Drill
Excerpt 4 - Student Comments and Questions on Clave
Excerpt 5 - Touch Catch Step Breakdown
Excerpt 6 - Right Traveling Turn Breakdown;
Chug Energy
Excerpt 7 - Weight Rule for Spins
and Traveling Turns; How to Maintain Balance
Excerpt 8 - Touch Catch
& Right Traveling Turn with Music
Excerpt 9 - Footwork Fast
Music
Excerpt 10 - Announcements (LESO)
Excerpt 11 - Partnerwork
- Men's Footwork for Hammer Lock; Hand Toss Breakdown; Right Traveling Turn
Excerpt 12 - Using
Body to Lead Hammer Lock; Windmill Arms; Plugging in/Connection
Excerpt 13 - Men's
Turn to Hammer Lock Breakdown
Excerpt 14 - Partnerwork
with Counts
Excerpt 15 - Partnerwork
with Music
Level I - 5/7/08 - Class 1
Excerpt 1 - Welcome (LESO)
Excerpt 2 - Intro to Contra Body Motion - Hips
Excerpt 3 - Alternating Rule; Commonalities of Latin Dances; Ball Heel Connection;
Weight Transfer; Characteristics of Latin Dance
Excerpt 4 - Rhythm; Starting Position and Posture; Warm Up Breakdown
Excerpt 5 - Warm
Up with Music
Excerpt 6 - Roles of Leader and Follower; Frame; Closed
Partner Position; Under Leverage and Distance
Excerpt 7 - Open
Partner Position and Cross Hand Position; Distance, Correct Arm and Hand Positions; How to Connect to your Partner
Excerpt 8 - Example of Plugging In
Excerpt 9 - Turn Position Signals for Turns and Snakies (hair comb); Returning to Start Position; Delivering the
Lead; Mirroring Rule; Working Turn Position Signals
for Turns and Snakies (hair comb); Returning to Start Position; Delivering the Lead; Mirroring Rule; Working Stilo
Excerpt 10 - How to Practice Maintaining
L Position for Spins
Excerpt 11 - Merengue with
Music
Excerpt 12 - Salsa
Basic Breakdown
Excerpt 13 - Benefits
of Video Classes
Excerpt 14 - Rhythm
Sheet; Intro to Tumbao; Associating Salsa Rhythm to Music; Ergonomic Movement; Length of Break Step; Salsa Basic with Music
Level II - 5/9/08 - Class 2
Excerpt 1 - Intro to 2/3 Clave; Original Mambo vs. Modern Day Mambo
Excerpt 2 - 2/3 Clave Drill; Auditory Drill with Music
Excerpt 3 - Feeling the Clave;
Cuban Pete/Palladium Dancer
Excerpt 4 - Walking
Touch Step Breakdown
Excerpt 5 - Shine Combo with Counts
Excerpt 6 - Shine Combo with Music
Excerpt 7 - Annoucements
(LESO)
Excerpt 8 - [Review] Hammer Lock Men's Hand
Rotation; Hand Toss
Excerpt 9 - [Review] Windmill Sequence (Matrix)
Excerpt 10 - First Section with
Rhythm Counts
Excerpt 11 -
[New] Hammer Lock Cross Body Lead
Excerpt 12 - Partnerwork
Combo with Counts
Excerpt 13 - Partnerwork Combo with Music
Level I - 5/14/08 - Class 2
Excerpt 1 - Video Annoucement; [Review] Marking Salsa Rhythm
Excerpt 2 - Kill the Bug! How to Create Earth Energy
Excerpt 3 - Engaging the Ball of the Foot to Step; Length of Break Step
Excerpt 4 - How to Count the Basic Step
Excerpt 5 - Adding Definition to your Basic Step; Length of all
Steps in the Basic
Excerpt 6 - Styles of Salsa; What Dancing On2 Means; Dance Energy; How we Count
Excerpt 7 - Directional Basics Breakdown
Excerpt 8 - Right Walk Around Turn - Breakdown;
In Energy; Tips for Turns; Quality of Movement
Excerpt 9 - Technique for Turning
Excerpt 10 - Footwork with Counts
Excerpt 11 - Drilling Right
Walkaround Turn
Excerpt 12 - Announcements
(LESO)
Excerpt 13 - Transitioning
from Basic to Side Basic; Implementing the Lead
Excerpt 14 - Partnerwork
Combo with Counts
Excerpt 15 - Open
Break to Touch Step - Men's Breakdown
Excerpt 16 - Open
Break to Touch Step - Women's Breakdown; Difference between Step and Touch/To Transfer Weight or Not?
Excerpt 17 - Partnerwork
Combo with Music
March/April Cycle 2008
Ladies Styling AB - Class 1 - 3/3/08
Excerpt 1 - Intro to Contra Body Motion Upper Body and Basic Body Roll
Excerpt 2 - Warm up
Excerpt 3 - Breakdown Suzi and Stationary Slave with Contra Body Motion and
Arms
Excerpt 4 - Cuban Breakdown
Excerpt 5 - Tall End Combo with Counts
Excerpt 6 - Cuban Drill
Intermediate Sampler - Class 1 - 3/4/08
Excerpt 1 - Portion of Warm Up
Excerpt 2 - Spin Drill Combo; Double Right Turn Breakdown; Using Start and Stop
Techniques to Improve Spins
Excerpt 2 - First Section with Counts; Adding Hand Toss
to Basket and Duck; Techniques for Open Break NY Style; Compact Movement; Creating a Direct Lead
Excerpt 3 - Part 2 Breakdown - Hand Switch; Dancing
on Slot; Waterfall; Titanic; Foward Crossovers
Excerpt 1 - Introduction; Spiral Step Breakdown; Investing in
Proper Dance Shoes; Engaging Ball of Foot; Speed and Agility; Incorporating Contra Body Motion
Excerpt 2 - How to Get Speed & Power; Hook Step Corrections - Alignment & Embellishments
Excerpt 3 - Right Hook Turn; Bringing Foot In; Rules for Speed; Shines with Counts
Excerpt 4 - Shines with Music
Excerpt 5 - Spiral Corrections
Excerpt 6 - Announcements (LESO)
Excerpt 7 - Copa Footwork Breakdown (Ladies)
Excerpt 8 - Video Class Testimonial (Public)
Excerpt 9 - Signal for Traveling Across the
Body; Travel Step
Excerpt 10 - Partnerwork with Counts
Excerpt 11 - New Section Breakdown;
Cross Hand Windmill
Excerpt 12 - Back to Back
Copa - Men's Lead; Ladies Arms
Excerpt 13 - Arm Position
Entrance to Copa; Corrections
Excerpt 14 - Men's
Footwork for Copa Partnerwork; Weight Shift and Body Momentum
Excerpt 5 - Side Basic with Hip Shimmey &
Head Roll
Excerpt 6 - Macarena en Clave. Video
Class Sample Free online sample posted.
Excerpt 7 - Part 1 - Teacher
Demo
Excerpt 8 - Part 1 with
Class
Excerpt 9 - Part 2
- Teacher Demo
Excerpt 10 - Combo
w/music
Level I - Class 3 - 1/23/08
Excerpt 1 - Types of turns, basic Right Walkaround Turn breakdown
Excerpt 2 - Turn Recovery
Excerpt 3 - Carrying salsa rhythm thru turn
Excerpt 4 - Head spotting
Excerpt 5 - (LESO) February Announcements
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Excerpt 6 - Personal Space
Excerpt 7 - Adding Basic Right Outside Turn in Partnerwork
Excerpt 8 - (LESO) Open Break tap in with counts
Excerpt 9 - Partnerwork with music
Level II - Class 4 - 1/25/08
Excerpt 1 - Footwork break down; reviewing chord beat and double time rhythms
Excerpt 2 - (LESO) Bunny Hop Special - (aka Ivan Special!)
Excerpt 3 - Footwork with counts
Excerpt 4 - Footwork with music
Excerpt 5 - (LESO) - Awesome Question! How styling
and improvisation affect counting
Excerpt 6 - (LESO) Mambojazz in partnerwork
(Breakdown), teacher funny
Excerpt 7 - Partnerwork with counts
Excerpt 8 - Partnerwork with music
(Rt travelling turns with headroll, hammerlock to drop hand catch, mambo jazz)
Ladies Styling - Class 3 - 1/28/08
Excerpt 1 - Basic Stretches before spinning
Excerpt 2 - Intro and preparation to Spinning - proper body posture, finding your
balance, creating momentum/body opposition, how to initiate and finish your spin
Excerpt 3 - Spin Intro and Prep cont'd
Excerpt 4 - Turn Prep Drill Breakdown
Excerpt 5 - Prep Turn Drill with Music
Excerpt 6 - Basic Right Travelling Turn
Excerpt 7 - Cross Body Lead Inside Turn Breakdown
Excerpt 8 - Cross Body Lead Inside Turn with
Arm Threading
Excerpt 9 - Trouble shooting for travelling
turns
Excerpt 10 - Combo with counts & music - including traveling and
stationary alternating spins
Level I - Class 4 - 1/30/08
Excerpt 1 - What is a Shine?
Excerpt 2 - Shine Chug Breakdown; Double Time
Excerpt 3 - Basic Right Walk Around Turn Review and Tips
Excerpt 4 - Footwork with music
Excerpt 5 - Over Leverage and Chug Energy during Open Break
Right Outside Turn in Partnerwork and giving signals
Excerpt 6 - Men's Proper Posture when executing turns
in partnerwork; drillling men's Right Outside Turn in Partnerwork; focus
Excerpt 7 - Partnerwork with counts
Excerpt 8 - (LESO) Loop SDS Extended PW Combo
Level II - Class 5 - 2/1/08
Excerpt 1 - Intro to shines, back hook turn, how to
get speed with compact movment
Excerpt 2 - Difference between touch and actual weight transfer (step)
Excerpt 3 - (LESO) - Counting and speaking Russian!
Excerpt 4 - Footwork with Music
Excerpt 5 - Cross Body Lead Review; Rules for Travelling Across
the Body; Right Travelling Turn, Open Break, Right Outside Turn; Ladies Footwork Right Outside Turn
Excerpt 6 - Partnerwork
with Music
Excerpt 7 - Ladies Footwork
for Cross Body Movement
Excerpt 8 - Adding Drop
Hand Catch - Whole Partnerwork Combo
Excerpt 5 - Right Traveling Turn Breakdown; Cross Body Lead from Open
Partner Position Breakdown; Difference between an outside turn and an inside turn
Excerpt 6 - Drop Hand Catch Breakdown
Excerpt 7 - Drop Hand Catch to Right Traveling Turn; how
to create different variations using the same turn.
Excerpt 8 - (LESO) Whole Partnerwork Combo with Counts and Music
Ladies Styling AB - Final Class (6) - 2/25/08
Excerpt 1 - Hip Shimmey with Arm Styling Breakdown
Excerpt 2 - Alternating 1/2 Turns/Pivots with Arm Styling; Ronde Breakdown; 1st
Half of Combo with Counts
Excerpt 3 - Right Traveling Turn with Arm Thread, Hip Pulses with Arm Styling,
Circular Hip with Arm Styling (Breakdowns)
Excerpt 4 - Head Roll thru Ending Breakdown
Excerpt 5 - Student Corrections and Styling Details
Excerpt 6 - Combo with Music
Level I - Class 8 (Final Class) - 2/27/08*
Excerpt 1 - Shoulder Cradle Breakdown
Excerpt 2 - Relating to your Partner during Partnerwork
Excerpt 3 - Teacher Demo of Partnerwork (Slow Music)
Excerpt 4 - Partnerwork with Music
*Please note that Class 7 Contains Breakdown of the Beginning of this Partnerwork so please refer to those
excerpts if necessary during your purchases.
Level II - Class 8 - 2/29/08
Excerpt 1 - Hoop Step Breakdown with Arm Styling
Excerpt 2 - Stationary Slave Step with Arms (Breakdown)
Excerpt 3 - About Expanding on Basic Shines
Excerpt 4 - Second Half Breakdown (Footwork Section)
Excerpt 5 - Body Movement Break Down Footwork Section
Excerpt 6 - Footwork with Counts; Footwork with Slow and
Fast Music
Excerpt 7 - Partnerwork Pattern with Counts
Excerpt 8 - Partnerwork Tips: Distance and
Relation in Space; Tips on Signals for Hammer Locks
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