How to Salsa Dance : On1 or On2?

This video will briefly describe the difference between dancing salsa on on1 timing compared to dancing salsa on2 timing. The main difference is on which step do you 'break' when doing the basic salsa dance step. This is one of the most common questions we get, and we decided to answer it in video form. See more videos at http://addicted2salsa.com

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• on1
• on2
• salsa
• dancing
• dance
• mambo
• beginner
• steps
• basic
• timing
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[evrencp]

which style is more popular? on1 or on2



[apersaud]

@evrencp Depends on your location's social salsa scene. In San Diego, we have a good mixture of on2 and on1.

[MaNiTo973]

And thanks by the way, I do follow y'alls videos

[apersaud]

@MaNiTo973 Thanks!

[LUISAMY]

@apersaud SALUDOS A SAN DIEGO CALIFORNIA DESPUES DE GUADALAJARA ES SAN DIEGO LO MEJOR DE LO MEJOR

[kernel37]

i love u salsa <3

[godsart]

Hello I am taking beginner salsa courses and I now understand I am learning the on1 timing. What is the "purpose" of the on2 timing or of have different counts?

[lilga2011]

I think if you have a good leader (male) and a good follower (fem) of course it should not matter dancing is feeling it!!!!! some people r so worry about counting instead of dancing. what you should tell people counting is to have a basic idea but go and have fun!!!! and men please be good leaders if your partener looks good you will look great

[apersaud]

@stephanschleim These video are meant for beginners and we try to keep it very simple in order provide a quick understanding : are they learning on1 or on2 in class? This way new dancers don't feel overwhelmed and become discouraged early on from learning salsa dancing. Feel free to provide a more technical video explanation, we would love to share it!

[stephanschleim]

@apersaud Sorry but I think that this is mistaken: How can you say that you dance on2 to the clave when in the 3-part of the Son Clave the emphasis is on 1, 2 1/2 and 4? If you include the Rumba Clave, things are even more complicated: What are on2 dancers doing on 4 1/2? You can just as well say that you dance on1 on the clave (and would be just as mistaken).

If you are dancing on2, then you are, in my opinion, dancing on the "clap" of the Conga's Tumbao. The clave does not help here at all.

[apersaud]

@gharlston11 You might want to check out our other videos. We can basic to advance steps on both on1 and on2 almost every time.