Basic Salsa Steps Table : Map On1 to On2 timing steps
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:<table><tbody><tr><td></td><td>On1 Steps</td><td></td><td>NY On2 Steps</td><td></td><td>PR On2 #1</td><td>PR On2 #2</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>1</td><td><-></td><td>6</td><td><-></td><td>2</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>2</td><td><-></td><td>7</td><td><-></td><td>3</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>3</td><td><-></td><td>8 (pause)</td><td><-></td><td>4 (pause)</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td>Neutral </td><td>4 (pause)</td><td><-></td><td>1</td><td><-></td><td>5</td><td>5 (pause)</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>5</td><td><-></td><td>2</td><td><-></td><td>6</td><td>6</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>6</td><td><-></td><td>3</td><td><-></td><td>7</td><td>7</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>7</td><td><-></td><td>4 (pause)</td><td><-></td><td>8 (pause)</td><td>8</td></tr><tr><td>Neutral </td><td>8 (pause)</td><td><-></td><td>5</td><td><-></td><td>1</td><td>1 (pause)</td></tr></tbody></table>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.