UKSALSA CHAT | SUZYQ CHAT 

Subject: What is on2
From: Jazzman (O Akman)
Date: 19th Jan 2005, 11:06 pm

Okay someone is definately taking the piss

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... but don't practise THAT if you want to dance on2 the way it's danced in the clubs! That's called Razzmatazz timing, and is pretty rare. The regular "on2" you see in the UK is Eddie Torres (or Palladium IIRC) style, which is hard to explain, but fortunately I don't have to

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Palladium= Eddie T?????

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http://www.salsanewyork.com/ourdancemusic.htm#DEFINITION

The timing of steps on1 and on2 is the same: 1,2,3; 5,6,7.

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But but but........timing, timing, I repeat timing.

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It's where the steps go that is different
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Steps as in ladders right?

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(women's mambo)

On1: Back Forward Together; Forward Backward Together;

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You can mambo on 1.........Help!

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On2: Forward Forward Back; Back Back Forward

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And this is called dancing?

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For men's timing reverse the directions. As to left or right foot, it's the same both styles.

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So, you reverse direction but use same feet?

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The reason it's called on2 is 'cos you BREAK (= change direction) on 2 and 6, rather than 1 and 5.
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You mean it not a CIA plot?