Salsaventura Rhythm & Timing - How to Dance in Time with Salsa Music

[@HeyThereGuy]

Helpful video. It would be great if there was a 30-minute version of this same walk through where we can drill following your rhythm.

[@redshark618]

Thanks for posting these! I really appreciate it. All your videos are helping me understand the many aspects of salsa. Soon I'll have enough courage to attend my first social.

[@salsaventura]

Great to hear this. Please find more videos and levels at Salsaventura.tv

[@beny9345]

love your videos! quick question as an absolute beginner on some things i think are not explained here. can you explain how the steps are matched to the music? when do you step forward? when you hear the double beat from the tumbao or when you hear the click? when do you step in place? etc. let me know!

[@salsaventura]

Hi, we step just after the double tones of the tumbao. Therefor we dance on 1. The click is the slap. The slap is on 2 and on 6.

[@jackdyer9562]

I have been enjoying your videos but im very confused on the timing/numbers with the basic steps.from the original video i counted six beats. 1-step left 2-tap right 3-come back to start 4- step right 5-tap left 6-come back to center... Where is the extra one coming in. I think i learned something wrong here lol

[@Hugo97HD]

Does this work for Cuban salsa? Thank you very much for your effort

[@salsaventura]

Cubans, in general, play more with the timing. You see quit a lot of them dancing on 1, on 3, on 5 and on 7. They also switch to On2 from a basic frame position, stepping sideways on 4 and 8. This video is about how to learn to dance on 1.

[@williamgills4581]

Why do you teach how to dance on one (tiempo)? Almost all of the Cuban dances (perhaps with the exception of casino) are danced On2 (contratiempo). Most people who learn to dance On2 can also dance On1, but not the other way around. In other words, learning to dance On2 includes being able to dance On1, but not the other way around. Any self-respecting salsa dancer should be able to dance on both, which usually implies learning to dance On2.

[@williamgills4581]

When I say "most" of the Cuban dances, I mean: son, son montuno, mambo, cha cha cha, guajira, guaracha, pachanga, etc; and some Cubans even dance casino On2.

[@salsaventura]

Hi William. You wrote: "Learning to dance On2 includes being able to dance On1, but not the other way around". I can not agree on that. Most people that have never learned to dance on 1 but only on 2 have a hard time switching to on1. Same goes visa versa. Exception is those people that were already dancing on1 and then learned how to dance on2. They usually do not forget how to dance on1. We are coming with a new series on how to dance on2 soon.