So I thought I might post something that is pretty useful for me right now. I actually wrote this on a napkin at a club while I was working on my on2. Sometimes I go to the club and I see a move that I like and decompose it. Now, I can’t only decompose it now, but I have to ‘translate’ it to the beat pattern I need to dance on. For example, if I see an On1 move, I need to figure out how to do it On1, and then translate the steps On1. If you have this similar situation on how to translate moves, I give you this useful table:
| On1 Steps | NY On2 Steps | PR On2 #1 | PR On2 #2 | |||
| 1 | <-> | 6 | <-> |
2 | 2 | |
| 2 | <-> | 7 | <-> | 3 | 3 | |
| 3 | <-> | 8 (pause) | <-> | 4 (pause) | 4 | |
| Neutral | 4 (pause) | <-> | 1 | <-> | 5 | 5 (pause) |
| 5 | <-> | 2 | <-> | 6 | 6 | |
| 6 | <-> | 3 | <-> | 7 | 7 | |
| 7 | <-> | 4 (pause) | <-> | 8 (pause) | 8 | |
| Neutral | 8 (pause) | <-> | 5 | <-> | 1 | 1 (pause) |
One thing you’ll notice is that from On1 to any form of On2, there is no direct step-correlation. Why? Well, its mainly because the pauses taken are in differnt locations. Therefore, dancing On2, is slower than dancing On1. I will write an article later on about what I call ‘hang-time’ in order to explain this effect - but I hope this table helps some of you trying to decypher any moves you see. The amount of Hang-Time is shown in yellow for each type of style.
[UPDATED] Not sure about #2 PR, but it was submitted by a user. There might be more than 1 style in Puerto Rico.. funny, I’m Puerto Rican, and I should know… too bad that when you are growing up in PR, all you hear is reggaeton/rap. Sad that most of my childhood friends never really danced salsa.
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