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Recommended Salsa Music
(Music-CDs)
How much money have you spent on music-CD's
and end up with only one or two songs on a CD
you actually
like?
How much time did you spent asking people for
tips just to get that one song you just heard?
This is a very expensive and time consuming way
to find
what you like.
Our team made the same experience and spent
hundreds of dollars and lots of time until they
had the music they like.
This is the music we play at our classes and
dances. This is the music which is so popular in
our community.
Why not benefit from many years of experience of
our team and save a lot of time and money?
We spent over 5 years getting a great
collections of Salsa music together which we
also play during our popular classes.
We offer a comprehensive list of favorite Salsa
songs which we play during our classes & dances.
Because of copyright laws we can not sell copies
of the music but we can offer for a fair price a
list which contains all the favorites songs.
Because this is a comprehensive list
of songs and not a CD with the actual songs, you
are flexible making your decisions because you
can pick the songs from this list before you
purchase any CD.
These are songs you also hear at events and in clubs.
You can spend $25 on one or two CD's and be
lucky or you can get this comprehensive list and support a small independent local
Salsa organization.
We do the research for you!
We buy the CD's, determine the speed and type of each
song, review and rate.
Available electronically (MS Excel format) or as
Hard Copy. The electronic version has the
advantage that it has features such as sorting
and filtering.
Release 2.0:
available now CD-Reviews with Speed !
Contains a list of all of our
favorite songs plus a review section of CD's.
The list shows following: Album, Artist, Track Number, Song, Speed (slow,
moderate, fast), Style (Cumbia, Merengue,
Cha-Cha, Mambo, Techno, Afro, etc) Comments
**, plus complete
CD review with rating (5-star rating).
Latest CD's reviewed (status Dec 2005):
- Nuevo Milenio, el Gran Combo
- Fabricando Fantasia, Tito Nieves
- Across 110 Street, Spanish Harlem Orchestra
- Control Resoluto, Grupo Niche
- Putumayo Latin Groove, Various Artists
- Saboreando.., Wayne Gorbea...
Our instructors and teachers are reviewing
popular CD's or you can just request to
review a CD before you actually buy it *.
In
addition, we are also reviewing CD's of other
styles such as Cumbia, Merengue, Cha-Cha, if
they are suitable for dance.
Avoid costly surprises: such as "Salsa
Around the World" has mainly Cha-Cha on instead
of Salsa.
Get the songs with the highest ratings and get
what you want !
Example of the new 'Salsa Review list'
Release 2.0:
This Release 2.0 has over 30 albums with
over hundred songs.
| Album
Title |
Artist
Name |
Track # |
Song Title |
Duration
(minutes) |
Dancing
Speed *** |
Style |
Rating
(5 is best)
**** |
Comments
** |
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Mi Tierra |
Gloria Estefan |
2 |
Mi Tierra |
4:36 |
Fast |
Salsa |
4 |
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Mi Tierra |
Gloria Estefan |
3 |
Ayer |
5:13 |
Moderate-Fast |
Salsa |
5 |
This changes the speed and rhythm at the end. |
| La Salsa La Traigo Yo |
Sonora Carruseles |
3 |
La Comay |
4:36 |
Moderate |
Salsa |
5 |
Intense and great rhythm. |
| African Salsa |
African Salsa |
4 |
African Salsa |
5:36 |
Moderate |
Salsa |
5 |
Great African rhythm using strings. |
| African Salsa |
African Salsa |
5 |
Boul Topato |
5:36 |
Slow |
Cha-Cha |
4 |
This is a Cha-Cha but can dance Salsa
step to it. |
* Requires that we have the CD already or that
we agree to purchase the CD.
** Not all songs have comments guaranteed. We do not make
comments in order to fill out the space but when we think we
need to make a comment for this song.
*** Dancing Speed: we count the Salsa beat of 8 within 10
seconds and determine this way the dancing speed based on how if
it is a slow, moderate of fast song to dance to. We also show
the actual speed number in units.
**** Rating (1-5 while 5 is best): each CD will be rated by
multiple instructors. This way you get a good average.
Cost of List:
Release 2.0 (with CD Review): $15.00 (one-time
buy) or $22.00 with next available update.
(You pay more
for a CD or for a one to two hour dance class).
Payment of list:
We accept cash, local checks or Money Order.
You can send us via mail to our P.O.BOX or pay
during our classes.
Once we received payment, we will send you
the Excel spreadsheet or print it our for you.
Contact:
e-mail:
Tel.: 831-457-7432
Address:
Cruzy
P.O.BOX 95
Santa Cruz, CA 95063-0095
Purchase your
music CD's or DVD's right here from this
Website!:
We purchase our CD's and DVDs through
Amazon.com or the DVD link shown on top of this
page.
You can get great deals used or new and support
our small organization.
Simply click on the Amazon.com image above. It gives you the option
to purchase used or new.
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Recommended Accessories (Shoes,
Clothes, etc)
(With this list we want to help you finding the right
material. This list represents the opinion of some people of our
Salsa community. The list is a living document, meaning that we keep updating
this list. You can purchase some of the accessories through the
Cruzy.org Website and support us. Simply click on the music
image above and choose from the search menu.)
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Try to purchase any
shoes or accessories through our
Amazon.com link:
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| Shoes |
General suggestions:
You have to ask yourself for what purpose do you want to
wear the shoes: a dance class or a dance event.
Some people wear the same of dance shoes for both, class
or event because they feel better with them.
Most shoes are black.
We do not suggest to dance with your bare feet because
we have seen many injuries and long-term strains.
All shoes:
All shoes should glide well enough on wooden floor but
should not be too slippery.
We do not recommend to wear tennis shoes because they do
not glide.
They all need to fit and feel well in order to avoid
blisters or injuries.
We strongly recommend that you try on your shoes before you
purchase them.
Dance class shoes:
We listed below some recommendations of brands for dance
class shoes.
Some people feel more comfortable wearing for example
basket ball shoes which do not have too much traction in
order to allow easy spins and turns.
Dance Event shoes:
Some people wear more classy shoes for dance events.
Some prefer to wear their professional dance-class
shoes.
The professional dance class shoes have a modern design
which might allow to fit for dance events.
As long as they provide you comfort (not blisters), good
gliding capability (for spins and turns) and are not too
slippery, we think they are good.
Your feet will thank you!
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| Capezio (TM) Dance sneakers |
www.capezio.com |
Capezio is a also a popular brand from
the USA. Affordable dance shoes for men and women. About
$40-75. |
| Bloch (TM) Dance sneakers |
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Bloch is also a popular brand from
Australia. They do not have shoes for men but suggest
that men get 3 sizes larger than your street shoe. They
are in the same price range like the Capezio |
Freed of London (TM)
www.freedusa.com |
www.freedusa.com |
Freed of London. A brand in England.
These shoes are more pricey but they are made of leather
and they have heels. Prices are about $100 and up.
However, we just looked at it and found a good sales for
about $60.
Freed offers shoes made for men as well. |
Local store
in Santa Cruz, CA |
Jackson's Shoes
on 1306 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz, CA |
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| General Website |
www.discountdance.com |
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| General Website |
www.zappos.com |
Free shipping on Blich dance shoes |
| General Website |
www.danceshoesonline.com |
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