Don't waste the music!

Following are our recommendations on
Music-CDs, DVDs and Accessories

You can order Music CDs, DVDs and Accessories through our Website and support us using following links (just click on it):

Recommended Salsa Music

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.

* 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.

Recommended DVDs

(We want to help you finding the right material. You can purchase any DVDs through the Cruzy.org Website and support us. Simply click on the DVD image above.)

Try to purchase any shoes or accessories through our Amazon.com link:

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!

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		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
General Website	www.discountdance.com
General Website	www.zappos.com	Free shipping on Blich dance shoes
General Website	www.danceshoesonline.com