SALSA ON 1 vs. SALSA ON 2... What's the difference?

Sophie Cazeneuve from Salsa New York explains the fundamental difference between Salsa "On 1" and "On 2" styles.
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[@KatCap]

What a great visual & thoughtful video on clarifying, thank you lots!

[@joseLuisIturbideLopez]

The difference is more about timing instead starting direction. It was missing to mention that Salsa on 2 gets its name because the accent is in the step 2 and 6 while in Salsa on 1 those are quick and short steps.

[@onegirloneworld]

Very helpful! Nice, simple explanation. I dance on 1.

[@mai567]

Thank you! This was quick and clear!

[@pleasestop1760]

Excellent video,thank you for sharing.

[@giuseppedeluca9231]

Very helpful video!!! Thank you 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@maxstrengthooo]

simple explanation.great

[@natascharas7149]

At my firts dance school i learned salsa on1 At my currant dance school they dance salsa on2 Thanks for this video! now i know i did learned it correct but just a diffirant style

[@pfavayi]

You explained it the way an on1 Cuban salsa dancer can understand....

[@sergioandre6394]

Al fin lo entendí!

[@pierretroussard6570]

Salut Sophie, Chaîne très complète. 👏👏👏 Biz de france

[@sophiedancesport]

Pierre Troussard merci Pierre !

[@nickquik]

Ok. I was confused at first. But now I understand.... she said she was going to show the footwork with n distinction of the follower or leader. I missed that part and it made it seem like 6 different type of foot work....ok so the first two footwork, on1 was leader footwork and on2 was follower. The last 4 was on1 leader and follower and on2 was leader and follower....

[@imkitsoularas]

If i understood correct then.. just say... on ! first goes left foot on 2 first goes right foot. Right?

[@holyhorinao]

very kind🇯🇵いいね。

[@Smoove_papii]

Her salsa on2 beat is correct but when you step your 1 it should be slightly in front of your left not parallel to it. Same with partner work you should start with your left foot slightly in front of your right

[@websalsero]

Erick BP yes, correct! You never close in the middle. The same for salsa on1. When you explain that for beginners, they tend to stop in the middle, rather to pause but still moving to next stop. They end up dancing like robots. Teachers think it is easier to teach like this, but you not doing them a favor showing something nobody does while dancing.

[@JohnDoe-ll2df]

Beginners are often taught to step to the middle, and then when they have that down, they are taught to step past the other foot.

[@sophiedancesport]

I like to teach feet together and then explain to my student that it depends on how much space they have to dance. You can travel the basic or keep it more on the spot depending on how much space you have. It is important to know both , and be able to adapt to your social environment. And you need to start somewhere when you teach someone novice :-) Happy New Year !

[@Gus-iw3si]

so on-2, basically you 'rock-step' on 3 and not 1, you travel on your 1 and 2. This was the way I was taught salsa on-2.

[@alexavalladares6877]

No hablo inglés pero te entendí perfectamente :)

[@OnTwoFan]

Why is the reason that On 2 the leader has to step back on the second beat ?with Razz M'Tazz Mambo Style the leader starts forward on2

[@websalsero]

OnTwoFan yes, she omitted that information too. There are different ways to dance on2.

[@sophiedancesport]

When you start forward on 2 as a leader it is called Mambo . There is many ways Salsa is being danced ( Columbian salsa, Portorican salsa , Cuban salsa , Mambo, salsa on 1 , on 2 ....) :-)

[@emmanuelisanda1449]

@@sophiedancesport Colombians and Puertoricans are coming for you once they see this comment 🤣

[@nikitam9205]

only one question after I watched this video, what's the difference?

[@sophiedancesport]

Nikita M there is no big difference on the footwork. The difference is about when the weight is being redirected ! Salsa on 1 , the weight is being redirected on 1 The leader starts forward. Salsa 2: the weight is being redirect on 2 ! The leader starts backward . I hope that helps! ;-)

[@youtuub]

niki on1 folks do on2 all the time too, they just don't realize it, like in cross body lead for example the lady is invited to come forward and to pass the lead, well on2 is just that, a way to facilitate cross body lead, by inviting/drawing in the follower on the very first start of the move.

[@AM-ok5lf]

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[@breakthroughmoment1647]

I dance on 1 because it seems easier. Would you agree?

[@Hoosierontherun]

Salsa on 1 here!

[@giovanniflormoran3506]

Awesome, i got it ...may u star turning on 2..?

[@natascharas7149]

Right turn salsa on2 timing I learned to start turning on count 2

[@sophiedancesport]

Yes for salsa on 2 , as a leader, you would start your rotation as you step forward on 6 on your left foot for a right turn. ( since the leader starts backward on 1) For the follower right turn starts on 2 as she steps forward on her left foot.

[@julla1416]

Would be better if you used a microphone headset. Can't hear you well.

[@jaymiami5813]

So why New York only dances on 2

[@jaymiami5813]

The difference between Salsa on 1 and salsa on 2 if I would count the countries in the world that dance sensor on 1 I will not have enough fingers the only people that dance on 2 New York so let's start with the countries number one Cuba where everything started Puerto Rico Dominican Republic Columbia Venezuela Panama Peru Bolivia Mexico Curacao Spain France Italy Russia Japan Switzerland all these countries dance on 1

[@KP-us1ld]

This sounds right to me. I've danced 1 my whole life and just looking at 2 doesn't translate well for me or my culture. It's like backwards.

[@lisozonder4014]

So confusing, the lady always starts with the right foot backwards!

[@youtuub]

with on2 music the lady steps forward first

[@diegovlogs8400]

mmm i dont think thats salsa on2, shes stepping at 1 and 5 while on2 is 234 678

[@sophiedancesport]

HelloDiego Hello Diego 234 678 is called Mambo when 123 - 567 changing direction on 2 ( or breaking on 2) is called New York Style Salsa or Salsa on 2 :-)

[@ehm2392]

234-678 is mambo, not Salsa on2.

[@cmeast]

Salsa on-2 should be danced to the instrumentation, specifically the clave and the tumbao. Stepping back into your center would then be on the second part of the tumbao, so normally between the 4 and the 5, and between the 8 and the 1. This is hard. Because it's hard, it's often taught by the numbers instead. Some schools teach 234 678, when you return to the centre on 4 and 8. Some schools teach 235 671, where you return to the centre on 5 and 1. Some schools teach 'quick quick slow' 234 678 is easiest, and fits the music better, because you're still stepping back to the tumbao, but it's the same rhythm as on-1 and so you're losing that beautiful 'quick, quick, slow' feel where you're gliding through the slow, 'return to centre' step. 235 671 has that slow, gliding feel and it still feels good musically - the one is an important beat, especially for newer songs due to the prevalence of on-1, but it's missing the tumbao which is heartbeat of salsa songs. This is why some teach 'quick quick slow', with the break at 2 and 6, but ignoring the other numbers. This... kinda works, but can lead to misunderstanding where people don't know where to step. Ultimately, we all want to dance connecting to the music as much as possible, as there's no quick solution. All you can do is listen to the song, and step on the beats that call to you and that your partner can feel. I will dance on-2 with all of the above, depending on the tempo, the instruments and my follower. As for the names, I've heard lots of terminology used (and misused) by experts (and 'experts') so I don't worry about whether people want to call it New York Style, or Mambo, or just On-2.

[@youtuub]

@@cmeast from my observation, mambo is on2 way of dancing with on1 music , )

[@leojulian1000]

Es gracioso, si bailas salsa y co o hombre pisas el 5 adelante, como mo hace la chica normalmente, te dicen que estas fuera del tiempo, pero si bailas mambo, 2 atras se reconoce como estilo🤷‍♂️, un poco ilógico,,, 123pausa 4, 567pausa8,,,esto es on1,, si bailas on2, 234,pausa5,678,pausa 1,,,son,,.

[@mynameisray6174]

123 - 567 = a tiempo 234 - 678 = contratiempo Es verdad que se baila el Son en contratiempo. ¡Pero no todos los bailes en contratiempo son automáticamente bailes del Son! It's true that the Son is danced in contratiempo timing. But not all dances that are danced on contratiempo timing are automatically Son dances.

[@alexsirko7881]

@@mynameisray6174 1,3,5,7- tiempo.... 2,4,6,8 - contratiempo

[@mynameisray6174]

@@alexsirko7881 we agree on that. My post about the sequences 123-567 and 234 - 567 referred the dance steps and timing when dancing a tiempo and contra tiempo respectively. But, for instance, one could even dance a tiempo with a 345 - 781 sequence (which I regularly do).

[@RedowaCzardas]

Without watching, Salsa is on the 1, Mambo is on the 2. Mambo has a time signatures closer to ChaCha. Being that you rock forward or backward on the 2 is chacha as well.

[@ftobin]

Good point about cha-cha breaking on 2. I actually learned cha-cha breaking on 1 -- my teacher thought (and I agree) it matches modern music better because the big hit will be on 1. In fact, for almost all dance styles, having the emphasis on 1 seems to fit modern music better.

[@youtuub]

@@ftobin what is modern music, you mean pop song?

[@ftobin]

@@youtuub Includes but not exclusive to pop: easy examples are anything in the Dance/Trance and related spaces.

[@youtuub]

@@ftobin can you give examples of big hits that are on1?

[@ftobin]

@@youtuub Cry For You by September, a whole bunch after the first minute kzbin.info/www/bejne/jp_Vg4mXYsihaKs or Partysaurus Overflow kzbin.info/www/bejne/rGfGgqOXYsaDraM again after the first minute. Almost anything upbeat by Lady Gaga (Born this Way, Just Dance, etc). You can see it most prevalent in pop or EDM music after the first verse as the chorus hits, usually around the 1-minute mark.

[@colombiancooking]

Ahora lo malo es bueno. How about you just dance to the rhythm and leave it at that instead of being arything to the music.

[@sophiedancesport]

Yes Ricardo !! Thank you for that ! Happy New Year to you with lots of dancing:-)

[@danieldelacruz7305]

Salsa on 1 is like Cuban and on 2 is New York

[@wilsonvelasquez9715]

Its Crap!

[@johnwicked9301]

She has no idea of what’s doing giving wrong information.

[@ShadowRing0219]

Salsa on 2 is whack

[@strtme]

1 is..

[@AM-ok5lf]

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[@AM-ok5lf]

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