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35yo overweight dude here with the artistic movement range of a refrigerator, but after the first time watching this video I am confident I can learn this great dance if only to the basics. Thank you a million times!!!!
Way to go! Find a local social dance. Lots of fun and you meet lots of nice solo dancers and cool to practice as the places I choose switch partners and becomes very fun!
After years trying to learn Salsa and my wife pushing me to learn salsa. FINALLY I FOUND THE CHANNEL THAT REALLY REALLY REALLY TEACH THE REAL BASICS I NEEDED. THANKS A LOT❤
Dancing is beautiful exercises. It helps my body flexible and fit. Hopefully I can follow through this process... Thanks to both of you, Great presentation and take care.
Hi, is your salsa linear salsa or Cuban sauce? I really like your way of teaching. But my daughter really likes Cuban salsa. And I can't tell the difference in the training. So is your salsa, Cuban salsa or linear salsa?😊 Thank you
My impression of you guys teaching is that you truly care about the beginner learners. Slow, repetitions , encouragement & good tips & the music! You’re both amazing instructors & all participants will benefit & learn salsa without a doubt! Many, many thanks!!
Bravo!!! This video so far is the best one I have found in TH-cam about Salsa for beginners. Thank you for being so specific and detailed together with necessary repetition. Love the way you guys teach and demonstrate!
I appreciate your teaching so much. Especially I like that you face the wall, so that I can copy your left side with my left side, your right with my right. Otherwise I get distracted by the fact that we're facing the opposite way! This works for me, so thanks.
You Guys have no idea how grateful i am for this video, Yesterday was my first salsa class and i'm not gonna say much but it was a disaster on my part💀💀😆😆, I'm practicing today with your video because tomorrow i have another class. This is exactly what i needed. Thank you very much!!!!☺☺
Very impressive! I like how clear the instructions and demonstrations are! You make these steps so so so easy! I have been to several salsa classes and they were never that simple! I like the concept of moving the body or traveling with the feet just accompanying it in unison. It's so much better than moving the feet first and then the body follows. In the latter case, you'd now have to keep track of the feet movement and body movement as separate entities. Excellent videos! I'm a subscriber!
Thank you for this clear beginner tutorial! I have watched many videos, but yours is the most easy to follow. Looking forward to your next salsa steps videos!
Thank you so much!! Finally some great, easy to understand, simple teachers here! I love how you explain every single movement, instead of starting with 3-4 movements right away as most teachers I've seen, do. It is so easy to get confused with them but not with you guys! Plus you guys are smooooth! And she is goooorgeous! 😍 I feel I'm doing this for the first time 😁🥰
Brilliant tutorial!! Perfect for beginners, broken down into easy chunks, and at the end of the tutorial you have a great little routine. I didn't realise how much I had learnt until it all came together at the end. Great workout too. I loved it, thank you :)
I love this so much, so helpful. I just start twice salsa course, have problem with mu feet and hand movement. After watch this video, I feel on fire 🔥 and want to learn more Salsa dance. Thank you ❤💃
Thank you for this. Your explanations are clear and easy to follow. However it seems to me that the music is out of sync with the steps. I tried dancing on 1-2-3 and 5-6-7 with the music, but I was moving to a different rhythm than you.
Great lesson! Really enjoyed this. Only thing I’d add is sometimes it’s hard to dance “backwards and in high heels” when you’ve just learned the steps in reverse. Telling the women to forget what they’ve practiced and use the right foot backwards instead of the left foot forward isn’t enough. If she were to dance her steps while he leads and dances (starting on the left) from the beginning, it would lock in the pattern. That’s probably not do-able in the studio, but when filming for video it would really help to at least differentiate the two techniques from the start.
I used to dance on 2 salsa in Korea, but now I live in the midwest US and they only dance on 1. I was super confused at first and most instructors here didn't even know there was a difference between on 1 and on 2 salsa, so it's super refreshing to see you guys make that distinction. During Covid, I hope to learn on 1 salsa through your videos with my husband (beginner dancer). Thanks so much! We greatly enjoyed this video
Hi Yury, Salsa breaks on 1 Mambo breaks on 2 It’s a tricky distinction. Mambo has a distinct look because of the pause on 1 before the movement begins.
I love the tip about leading with the body rather than with the legs. I've done Zumba for years, but I've never learned this concept. I feel like my posture and the feel and look of my movements are better than before. Thank you!
I wish some of these tutorials showed the perspective for women with right foot back on one, instead of always for the men. 😬 We have to change what we're used to/what you've been teaching us. It's muscle memory as you say, so we're practicing the wrong thing! If anyone knows of any beginner videos with women in mind, please let me know 🙂
Awesome video but disappointed in choice of music. Shit sounded like an old Nokia alarm clock. Is that what Salsa music is like or you put it there for copyright?
For a beginner , first lesson , your lady partner is moving her hips too much ... The beginner won't learn the basic step easily because she will be trying to move the hips like the lady in the video. You should do ONE thing at a time , ONE THING ONLY ....
Thank you for the feedback 😎, but we also mention in this video not to focus on the body movement, this tutorial is mainly just for the steps. :) We have a dedicated online course as well where we go over "one thing at a time." If she did not move her hips, we would then get a comment that she does not move her hips, so its a lose/lose. We do our basic the way we do at its minimum in this video to help inspire a beginner to what is possible. As you can see from the comments below, this video has helped many students and beginners improve their Salsa basics. Have a great day!
This is amazing, thanks a lot guys! One question I have is how much should the guy move? Should I focus on more minimalist movements with the hips and arms or does it not really matter (maybe this is covered in more advanced lessons lol)
Hey Alexander! Ad ia salsa teacher for 12 years my best advice for beginners, and also an answer your question: 1. Especially as a leader before worrying about the movements of the hips and such- It is MUCH MORE IMPORTANT to master the steps and the leading first, Don't practice until you get them right (maybe once) *practice until you cannot get them wrong* I hope it was helpful!
I just started lessons in person... these we there exact steps and sequence they taught us... your approach was easier to follow... thank you for sharing!!!
Haha I just love these videos . They are just done so well. Just a random white guy raised around Puerto Rican’s Mexican and Colombians I had no choice but to learn to dance bachata merengue salsa etc. but I come here anyway . These videos are lovely.
Excellent break downs. Really helped me get the rhythm and movement. Also that left turn demetrio did in example of difference of left and right was funny
Such a great video that breaks it down into simple steps. While I knew many of these basics, the breakdown on the turns was super helpful. I subscribed because it's so good and want to see more.
Yes, That's right it's all about muscle memory. It aligns with our mind our body and also keep our posture healthy just like exercise. I love it. Thanks. I'm learning this tutorial slow and surely I'll. keep on dancing.
I took in person beginners Salsa class before Covid and this was a great refresher. It showed me how much muscle memory is important. I tried a hip hop video, which I've never tried, and I almost fell on my face! I felt comfortable with this re-introduction. And I found myself smiling and nodding my head when either of you asked how it was going. Nice job making me feel like I was in a live class!! Thank you!!
Very Good. I learned to dance Salsa a few years ago, but I didn´t practice it afterwards for a long time. So it is perfect to refresh my knowledge. Really good explained (and I have seen a lot of movies and I have had a lot of teachers during my life [Standard Dance / Latin Dance / Show Dance / Line Dance / Rock'n'Roll [the 8step counting] / Boogie Woogie and Boogie Woogie Formation up to the German Masters). But one wish: I guess the Lady is from the States and she speaks sometimes very fast. Especially for international visitors it is sometimes hard to follow her words. International Visitors mostly are not familiar with the speed american people talk about things...
Watch Next: Want to learn how to dance Salsa? Take this free 1 hour lesson with us online to get started. :)
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@Hayden Kane oooo99999999ooooooo9ooo
Beautiful ❤️
Done my practice, now all I need is a Nicole Thompson in my life
Ballate bene
What dance shoes are you wearing?
35yo overweight dude here with the artistic movement range of a refrigerator, but after the first time watching this video I am confident I can learn this great dance if only to the basics. Thank you a million times!!!!
You can do it! Keep it up!!
Confidence is the key! Stay lit homie more power to you! I’m a 25yo Cuban who can’t dance even tho my mom can dance beautifully 💃 we got this .
Way to go! Find a local social dance. Lots of fun and you meet lots of nice solo dancers and cool to practice as the places I choose switch partners and becomes very fun!
Get after it Leadran!
Are you still dancing?
I just started going out to salsa clubs,.on my own. Wjy not! Everyone there just loves dance and its fun
After years trying to learn Salsa and my wife pushing me to learn salsa. FINALLY I FOUND THE CHANNEL THAT REALLY REALLY REALLY TEACH THE REAL BASICS I NEEDED.
THANKS A LOT❤
That is so great to hear!
Dancing is beautiful exercises.
It helps my body flexible and fit.
Hopefully I can follow through this process...
Thanks to both of you,
Great presentation and take care.
Best of luck!
Thank you both! FINALLY in 30 minutes I learned the basics so easily. Really appreciate you !
Great to hear!
Absolutely love the way you both teach on this video! And you attitude makes it fun!! Also like the captions.
Thanks so much! 😊
Very good teaching! This exactly what i need🙂 thanks a lot👍
thank you so much ghassen, happy you enjoyed the video! :)
Thank you again 🙂 i will follow your channel for ever 🙂
Great teachers
thank you Jenny! :D
Thank you very much , very enteresting,looks easy but confusing ... !!!!
Thank you so much ❤❤❤
You're welcome 😊
Hi, is your salsa linear salsa or Cuban sauce? I really like your way of teaching. But my daughter really likes Cuban salsa. And I can't tell the difference in the training. So is your salsa, Cuban salsa or linear salsa?😊 Thank you
Hi there,
We are from Los Angeles, we dance what you call linear salsa in our videos. We also call it Salsa On1
I like this
Thats good .
Thank you for watching 😄
Is there any difference between dancing salsa on 1 which you show and dancing mambo. Salsa on 1 looks like an identical step to mambo.
mambo is dance on2, dancers do exactly the same except that they start one beat later when dancing mambo :)
22:40
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Is it me or did the count feel off in the end with the music. Not criticizing I'm just trying to figure out if something is off with me lol
It’s going to sound like a ridiculous tip, but if you practice this in the shower the splashing sound of your feet helps you get in the rhythm faster😅
Love this!
This is exactly what i need. Im so uncoordinated and this step by step instructions are so helpful. One day ill become a dance machine!
So glad to hear this video helped! :D
thank you so much
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Me too!! 😄🤩
So, it passed one year already! Are you a dance machine now? 😂
Lean, mean, basic machine 😉
My impression of you guys teaching is that you truly care about the beginner learners. Slow, repetitions , encouragement & good tips & the music! You’re both amazing instructors & all participants will benefit & learn salsa without a doubt! Many, many thanks!!
Our pleasure! We really do enjoy focusing on our beginner dancers on youtube and on our online course :)
So effective to turn your back to the camera! So much easier to follow for dance challenged people like me.
yay! happy to hear it was helpful!
You are the best teachers. The way you explain is amazing. Ugh grateful for these
thank you so much!!
Yesss!
Bravo!!! This video so far is the best one I have found in TH-cam about Salsa for beginners. Thank you for being so specific and detailed together with necessary repetition. Love the way you guys teach and demonstrate!
You are so welcome!
I appreciate your teaching so much. Especially I like that you face the wall, so that I can copy your left side with my left side, your right with my right. Otherwise I get distracted by the fact that we're facing the opposite way! This works for me, so thanks.
thank you! :D
You Guys have no idea how grateful i am for this video, Yesterday was my first salsa class and i'm not gonna say much but it was a disaster on my part💀💀😆😆, I'm practicing today with your video because tomorrow i have another class. This is exactly what i needed. Thank you very much!!!!☺☺
Oh me too ! A pureee disaster !!! If you cant turn all the choreography is useless
We are glad you found this helpful!
Why am i so horrible at this! I caught onto bachata so much easier lol
Salsa can be a little tricky at first, don't worry, you got this!
Best beginner Salsa tutorial ever. I only knew the first basic and the cucaracha step (side to side step) from other teachers, thank you for this.
Thank you so much! glad you enjoyed it! :)
Very impressive! I like how clear the instructions and demonstrations are!
You make these steps so so so easy!
I have been to several salsa classes and they were never that simple!
I like the concept of moving the body or traveling with the feet just accompanying it in unison.
It's so much better than moving the feet first and then the body follows.
In the latter case, you'd now have to keep track of the feet movement and body movement as separate entities.
Excellent videos! I'm a subscriber!
thank you so much Ian!
Thank you for this clear beginner tutorial! I have watched many videos, but yours is the most easy to follow. Looking forward to your next salsa steps videos!
Merke so happy to hear that you enjoyed it! 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🎉 Thank you Merle!
thank yo so much
Thank you so much!! Finally some great, easy to understand, simple teachers here! I love how you explain every single movement, instead of starting with 3-4 movements right away as most teachers I've seen, do. It is so easy to get confused with them but not with you guys! Plus you guys are smooooth! And she is goooorgeous! 😍
I feel I'm doing this for the first time 😁🥰
no problem Alejandro! thank you for watching and we appreciate your message! :D
I did search a lot but this is the best beginners video i did ever found. Really calm and complete. Good job!
thank you so much Machiel!
thank you so much
Thanks for your comment, helped stay tuned 😅🙌🏽
Brilliant tutorial!! Perfect for beginners, broken down into easy chunks, and at the end of the tutorial you have a great little routine. I didn't realise how much I had learnt until it all came together at the end. Great workout too. I loved it, thank you :)
thank you monica! so glad you enjoyed this tutorial! :D
Where my fellow Latino/as trying to learn how to dance at?
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Right here ✋🏼😂 her tips rly making it finally make sense
Great video, I wasn't overwhelmed and there was enough practice to get the basics down within the time frame of the video. Amazing and thank you 🙏🏽
Glad it was helpful!
I love this so much, so helpful. I just start twice salsa course, have problem with mu feet and hand movement. After watch this video, I feel on fire 🔥 and want to learn more Salsa dance. Thank you ❤💃
So happy this video helped! 🎉
I live in Peru more than 7 years, never learn to dance better, but I doing good with your video! Thanks
Thats great! Glad you found it helpful!
I’m being cheeky but Nicole has such expressive hip movements so the shifts are easier to anticipate ! This is fabulous!
haha thanks!
You look amazing 🤩
Exactly what I needed. Very clear visual and verbal instructions. The sharing of essential tips was very much appreciated as well. Thank you 😊
I think i'm gonna use the video for an animation (if you guys are ok with that of course!) Cause i find it really cool and usefull!
Thank you for this. Your explanations are clear and easy to follow. However it seems to me that the music is out of sync with the steps. I tried dancing on 1-2-3 and 5-6-7 with the music, but I was moving to a different rhythm than you.
You're not crazy. I can't believe that more people haven't commented about this. Either that or you and I have no rhythm.
Great lesson! Really enjoyed this. Only thing I’d add is sometimes it’s hard to dance “backwards and in high heels” when you’ve just learned the steps in reverse. Telling the women to forget what they’ve practiced and use the right foot backwards instead of the left foot forward isn’t enough. If she were to dance her steps while he leads and dances (starting on the left) from the beginning, it would lock in the pattern. That’s probably not do-able in the studio, but when filming for video it would really help to at least differentiate the two techniques from the start.
I used to dance on 2 salsa in Korea, but now I live in the midwest US and they only dance on 1. I was super confused at first and most instructors here didn't even know there was a difference between on 1 and on 2 salsa, so it's super refreshing to see you guys make that distinction. During Covid, I hope to learn on 1 salsa through your videos with my husband (beginner dancer). Thanks so much! We greatly enjoyed this video
Thank you so much Yury!! 🎉🕺🏾🙏🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾 happy you enjoyed the video!!
Hi Yury,
Salsa breaks on 1
Mambo breaks on 2
It’s a tricky distinction. Mambo has a distinct look because of the pause on 1 before the movement begins.
The best basic Salsa video this is my go to and this is the one I sent to my friends and family
Thank you! The explanations are so clear, even I could do that haha 🤠
no problem! happy you enjoyed the video! :D
You two are greatest teachers, thank you so much for helping me get the left turn & right turn correctly!!!!!!
no problem! thank you so much!
You two are soooooo amazing together! And very good teachers. I know nothing about salsa but you break it up so easy! ⭐💗🌹
Thank you so much Mary! 🎉🕺🏾🙌🏾🙏🏾
Very hard for me
You can do it!
I really love the guys energy and humor and fun noises. Laughed a lot during this class,super enjoyable. I love the lady too she's brilliant.
Thanks so much 🙏
As a female I love watching her move the hips and arms. A very good example to follow.
thanks for the kind words!
I love the tip about leading with the body rather than with the legs. I've done Zumba for years, but I've never learned this concept. I feel like my posture and the feel and look of my movements are better than before. Thank you!
You're so welcome!
I wish some of these tutorials showed the perspective for women with right foot back on one, instead of always for the men. 😬
We have to change what we're used to/what you've been teaching us. It's muscle memory as you say, so we're practicing the wrong thing!
If anyone knows of any beginner videos with women in mind, please let me know 🙂
thanks for your feedback 👍
Hell yeah, feels good when you go through all steps without fail.
Now the hard part is trying to not look so stiff!!
🎉🎉🎉
Awesome video but disappointed in choice of music. Shit sounded like an old Nokia alarm clock. Is that what Salsa music is like or you put it there for copyright?
Copyright 😬
Wonderful lesson, easy to follow, nicely paced dance routine steps...thank you
happy you enjoyed it! thank you!
For a beginner , first lesson , your lady partner is moving her hips too much ... The beginner won't learn the basic step easily because she will be trying to move the hips like the lady in the video. You should do ONE thing at a time , ONE THING ONLY ....
Thank you for the feedback 😎, but we also mention in this video not to focus on the body movement, this tutorial is mainly just for the steps. :) We have a dedicated online course as well where we go over "one thing at a time."
If she did not move her hips, we would then get a comment that she does not move her hips, so its a lose/lose. We do our basic the way we do at its minimum in this video to help inspire a beginner to what is possible.
As you can see from the comments below, this video has helped many students and beginners improve their Salsa basics. Have a great day!
ahh i love it when personality shines through 14:40 amazing basics. thankyou
😁 Glad you enjoyed it!
Thanks guys to share this video
I enjoyed it
I'm a beginner
But the left turn and the right turn is difficult
I will try to practice everyday
👌
You can do it!
This is amazing, thanks a lot guys! One question I have is how much should the guy move? Should I focus on more minimalist movements with the hips and arms or does it not really matter (maybe this is covered in more advanced lessons lol)
Hey Alexander! Ad ia salsa teacher for 12 years my best advice for beginners, and also an answer your question:
1. Especially as a leader before worrying about the movements of the hips and such-
It is MUCH MORE IMPORTANT to master the steps and the leading first,
Don't practice until you get them right (maybe once)
*practice until you cannot get them wrong*
I hope it was helpful!
I just started lessons in person... these we there exact steps and sequence they taught us... your approach was easier to follow... thank you for sharing!!!
Glad it was helpful!
This was wonderful!!! You two are excellent teachers! Mucho gracias 😁❤️
thank you so much! glad you enjoyed it!
Thank you darlings! I was once among the best in our dance class, but I needed to dust off my knowledge 😁 Adriana
Wonderful! Our Pleasure!
OMG, this was perfect!!!! Thank you so much.
no problem! :D
Haha I just love these videos . They are just done so well. Just a random white guy raised around Puerto Rican’s Mexican and Colombians I had no choice but to learn to dance bachata merengue salsa etc. but I come here anyway . These videos are lovely.
thank you! happy you loved it! :D
Great video, thanks a million - clear explanation and easy to follow. I really enjoyed :-)
no problem!! happy to enjoyed it!
That was awesome, you 've put a smile on my face thanks guys...........Splendid.
Our pleasure!
Excellent break downs. Really helped me get the rhythm and movement. Also that left turn demetrio did in example of difference of left and right was funny
so happy to hear that the video helped! :D
Your tips are really great & helpful. Thanks.
thank you! :)
Such a great video that breaks it down into simple steps. While I knew many of these basics, the breakdown on the turns was super helpful. I subscribed because it's so good and want to see more.
thank you alyssa! happy you enjoyed it :D
Great Instructions! This is a phenomenal video! I'm so excited! Learning so much! Thank you.
You are an efficient and effective teacher .Your students can learn easily.You teach succesfully.
thank you so much!
lol! I feel so robotic but I'll keep trying! Thank you for a detailed video!!
You got this!
Yes, That's right it's all about muscle memory. It aligns with our mind our body and also keep our posture healthy just like exercise. I love it. Thanks. I'm learning this tutorial slow and surely I'll. keep on dancing.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thanks so much I wanted to learn salsa and use it for exercise too!
You're so welcome!
AMAZING! This was fun! Thank you for teaching so well! :)
thank you michelle! :D
...⚘👏👏👏⚘... I think these teachers, know, what are the most beginner problem when they start to learn ....
😄 Thanks for watching!
Wow, great teachers! You give a great tutorial 😁❤️
thank you so much Tracy!
Why don't you dance together at the end of the video, so we beginners can see how it works practicing in couple?
Hi Jonah, we do have videos of us dancing together in our "Salsa Partnerwork Course"
Decided to learn salsa and searchers for a lot of tutorials. This one is by far the best! Thanks!
no problem! so happy this video helped! :D
My teacher send this in classroom I 9
Thank you very much for posting this! It's very beginner friendly, clear and easy to follow, amazing teaching :)
You're very welcome!
I enjoyed your basic salsa lesson and will enjoy to continue your salsa lesson
thank you so much! :D
What would be the next video to watch right after this video?
Thank you 🙏
you can try our salsa fundamentals with a partner :) th-cam.com/video/M0-VyUTij6Y/w-d-xo.html
love this!! easy to follow and fun to learn, you are great teachers!
thank you randy! :D
Thank you so much!
This really helps 🙏
glad this video helped! :D
Thank you for this. I’ve been wanting to learn salsa for over 15 years. I used to go to a salsa club and nobody adopted me lol
you are most welcome!
So good, loving practicing each day xx
Yay! Practice Practice Practice 🙌🏼
Exelente, estoy empezando y se me hizo bastante bien , gracias chicos.
Genial!
This is great! I hope to learn so much with you guys!
Thank you Anna! :D
I ❤️ this fundamentals. Thank you!
Glad you like them!
I took in person beginners Salsa class before Covid and this was a great refresher. It showed me how much muscle memory is important. I tried a hip hop video, which I've never tried, and I almost fell on my face! I felt comfortable with this re-introduction. And I found myself smiling and nodding my head when either of you asked how it was going. Nice job making me feel like I was in a live class!! Thank you!!
thats great! specially the smiling and head nodding! so glad you enjoyed it!
You two make a great dance couple and the steps are easy to follow, Mucha gracia
Thank you so much!
24:44
Thank you I think you are the one for me to watch. Got this class and I want to do well. Hoping this helps me. I will check in later.
Glad it was helpful! You got this!
I loved this!! You made it so easy to follow. Can you post more salsa tutorials? I'm trying to learn so that I can dance with my husband ❤️❤️❤️
hey! yes, we will post a few from our online course so students can get a preview of our full course! :D www.bachatadanceacademyonline.com/salsa
@@BachataDanceAcademy woot woot!!!! Thank you! I'll be watching!
Very basic and easy to follow 👌😉. The best instructional video I have seen so far!
thank you so much Michael! happy you enjoyed it! :D
Where is your dance studio located?
in ensemble for In the Heights and this is so helpful!
So glad to hear! Best of luck!
Very Good. I learned to dance Salsa a few years ago, but I didn´t practice it afterwards for a long time. So it is perfect to refresh my knowledge.
Really good explained (and I have seen a lot of movies and I have had a lot of teachers during my life [Standard Dance / Latin Dance / Show Dance / Line Dance / Rock'n'Roll [the 8step counting] / Boogie Woogie and Boogie Woogie Formation up to the German Masters).
But one wish: I guess the Lady is from the States and she speaks sometimes very fast. Especially for international visitors it is sometimes hard to follow her words. International Visitors mostly are not familiar with the speed american people talk about things...
Thank you for watching 😄
One of the best videos for the beginners like me, never danced in my life. Hope i can pick it up, Thanks & Regards.
thank you!
Brilliant beginners video. Easy to follow basic salsa steps. Look forward to your next one..
thank you Rico! :D
Excellent tutorial 👍 thank you so much 😍
you are so welcome!
Loved the instructions. It was clear and easy to follow. The two of you are marvellous.
thank you so much! :D
we are all gringos in this comment section for sure