When you start - at least at the beginning level - you should realize that you will be exposed to something that perhaps you have seen before, but not tried as much in person. Just as any form of learning new material, it is a bit frustrating and confusing at first and that is to be expected. Review the video several times and "read read read" the descriptions - You'll be amazed how you learn something new every time you watch or read the material. Do not overload yourself with the course trying to "mimic" everything in one hour. If you have not realized, people take a couple of months to just learn maybe up to 10 moves, so there is no use trying to push yourself beyond your limits. It is not wise to jump straight to Vol 2 and 3 without having a good grasp of Vol 1. It would feel like trying to do a marathon without the proper training phase. You will actually get more frustrated with yourself or partner and even blame the application for not transforming you into a Salsa dancer. Remember to take your time. Start with one or two lessons per day. Practice all the time. Find your "sweet" spot when it comes to balance, weight distribution, coordination, and timing. Once you reach that point, try adding some styling - coordinate your steps with a shoulder shake or hip rotation. Again do it settle maintaining a good flow and making sure it would fit with your personality and dance floor attitude.
These lessons were created in a systematic way - meaning that the next lesson will be slightly harder than the previous one. What we are trying to do is to give you a good foundation that you will later apply to develop your own moves and patterns. And trust me you will. Once you realize how 90% of the dancing falls within a small number of core footwork for the follower, you will be able to design different "leading angles" while dancing. This simply means that the Leader is able to lead a particular move (e.g. Outside Turn) from different positions relative to the follower, using different hand hold or frame connection, and with the option of including self-turns in either direction. If it happened to us, it will happen to you. The key words though are patience, time and practice.
Cheers and happy dancing,
Christian
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