Salsa On2 Concepts to Understand

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sexual harris

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I'm new to dancing on2 salsa and I'm learning a lot of techniques and patterns which are great, but I feel i'm lacking concepts and over-arching principles. For example: The woman owns the track, so use the rails when you're leading... Can you share some fundamental ideas that helped you progress in Salsa dancing on2.
 
Second most important concept of on2 salsa is percussion. Learn your instruments and their musical motives. Embrace it, immerse in it. Congas, campana, timbales, bongos, clave. Forget about rest of the music. Percussion is where on2's at.
 
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Third most important on2 concept is shines. Once you achieve basics of shoes, you have to practice shines. Do all basic ones, steal Eddie Torres curricula, make your own, and copy from other dancers. Do them on dance floor with partner, without partner, with mates or mirror.
 
Smejmoon said:
Third most important on2 concept is shines. Once you achieve basics of shoes, you have to practice shines. Do all basic ones, steal Eddie Torres curricula, make your own, and copy from other dancers. Do them on dance floor with partner, without partner, with mates or mirror.
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ON2 Dancers prefer to do shines the entire dance. Preferably without looking at each other and with as little relation to the music as possible.
 
sexual harris said:
I'm new to dancing on2 salsa and I'm learning a lot of techniques and patterns which are great, but I feel i'm lacking concepts and over-arching principles. For example: The woman owns the track, so use the rails when you're leading... Can you share some fundamental ideas that helped you progress in Salsa dancing on2.
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The track/rails thing is also in dancing on1 - it's a linear dancing thing moreso than on on2 thing.

One I can tell you is to really be able to hear the tumbao rhythm in the music (conga drums), to the point where you no longer even have to try.

Another is to practice multiple spins (for the follow) starting on 1 rather than on 2.
 
Jag75 said:
Trolling?
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Not really, the other on2 concepts that came to my mind are dangerous on dance floor. Especially if done by untrained dancer. Better learn salsa concepts in general, not focus on on2 beyond TOP 3 CONCEPTS. Most general salsa ideas apply to most styles. And almost all on1 concepts to on2.
 
sexual harris said:
I'm new to dancing on2 salsa and I'm learning a lot of techniques and patterns which are great, but I feel i'm lacking concepts and over-arching principles. For example: The woman owns the track, so use the rails when you're leading... Can you share some fundamental ideas that helped you progress in Salsa dancing on2.
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What's with your choosen nick/handle?
 
Jag75 said:
The track/rails thing is also in dancing on1 - it's a linear dancing thing moreso than on on2 thing.

One I can tell you is to really be able to hear the tumbao rhythm in the music (conga drums), to the point where you no longer even have to try.

Another is to practice multiple spins (for the follow) starting on 1 rather than on 2.
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But on2 has one rail and on1 has two rails!
 
Jag75 said:
The track/rails thing is also in dancing on1 - it's a linear dancing thing moreso than on on2 thing.

One I can tell you is to really be able to hear the tumbao rhythm in the music (conga drums), to the point where you no longer even have to try.

Another is to practice multiple spins (for the follow) starting on 1 rather than on 2.
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Thanks!
 
Smejmoon said:
Most important concept of on2 dancing is to follow fashion and invest in clothing. Check the Milan dancers. They are the spearhead of on2 salsa.
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As long as you wear a blazer, sunglasses and no socks then you're set.

Gag reflex on the entire Milan dancers thing. Those are on2 dancers of a specific style but they aren't the fabric of the NY scene. I have friends that have been in that scene for decades and stylistically the range is greater than just what Adolfo puts together. I think that's one reason I enjoyed Frankie's social so much.

Smejmoon said:
Second most important concept of on2 salsa is percussion. Learn your instruments and their musical motives. Embrace it, immerse in it. Congas, campana, timbales, bongos, clave. Forget about rest of the music. Percussion is where on2's at.
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x2. Become obsessive about the music structure and theory. You do that and the rest kind of falls into place. We can talk technique but the reality is that this is what I notice as the biggest differentiation in my travels from my time in NYC.
 
opm1s6 said:
As long as you wear a blazer, sunglasses and no socks then you're set.

Gag reflex on the entire Milan dancers thing. Those are on2 dancers of a specific style but they aren't the fabric of the NY scene. I have friends that have been in that scene for decades and stylistically the range is greater than just what Adolfo puts together. I think that's one reason I enjoyed Frankie's social so much.



x2. Become obsessive about the music structure and theory. You do that and the rest kind of falls into place. We can talk technique but the reality is that this is what I notice as the biggest differentiation in my travels from my time in NYC.
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I think you missed Smejmoon's sarcasm. He's alluding to on2 dancers being obsessed with percussion at the expense of melody.
 
Jag75 said:
I think you missed Smejmoon's sarcasm. He's alluding to on2 dancers being obsessed with percussion at the expense of melody.
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Hyperbole.
In order of priorities for on2 dancer, the bass would come after percussion, and only then melodic instruments. Maybe it's the other way around down under? ;)
 
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