My body movement is very much a work in progress, so just follow my feet - they're on time! -Robin

I've been, for the longest time, so mystified by on2. You literally made it brain dead simple to understand while others make it WAAAAYYYYY more complicated than it has any right to be. Literally, JUST FIND THE 2nd and 6th BEAT AND USE THOSE INSTEAD OF THE 1st and 7th!!!!! Thank you so much.

@thedancedojo

2 жыл бұрын

So glad it helped Bob! Im writing an article to deeper explain timing right now too. follow us on IG if you're interested @thedancedojo -Robin

thank you so much for making this video, it was explained in a way I could understand.

@thedancedojo

3 жыл бұрын

You're super welcome! Glad it was clear and helpful. -Robin

I started a latin music class last year and practiced a lot but didnt get very far, I used to cry for an hour before class. It was humiliating and I got yelled at to no avail. Then I got segregated and couldnt go to the "advanced part of class" or play the instrument that I had practiced all summer. I watched all this in two days and finally gained some confidence. THANK YOU

@thedancedojo

8 ай бұрын

That's amazing Roberta! So happy it was able to help :) -robin

You. Are. A. Life. Saver.

@thedancedojo

3 жыл бұрын

glad it helped! -robin

It's greatist video for me to repeat with not deeply thinking!

@thedancedojo

8 ай бұрын

Glad you're enjoying it! -robin

very helpful, thank you Dance Dojo for such educational and really training videos! I'm really enjoying them and trying by myself, even for this 5-min practice - this is something I want to follow with I, myself, originally trained to Transition from On1 to On2 by Supermario, when he came to Ukraine, love when he said - you only need hell a lot of training and counting if you really want to switch to On2 from On1

@thedancedojo

4 жыл бұрын

I totally agree with Mario, it's pure repetition to re-train your brain. Once you do it, you can dance on both timings. Thanks for the love and keep enjoying dance! -Robin

Very useful

@thedancedojo

3 жыл бұрын

Happy it helped Ally, thanks :) -robin

thanks for these! could you make the same type of videos for harder songs to follow? especially the super rhythmic ones with drums only and improv where it gets hard to follow. cheers

@thedancedojo

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for the suggestion

this Find The Beat playlist playlist is awesome. I just spent my whole sunday ripping through it. I feel connected with music on a whole 'nother level. I started weekly salsa classes last week. I bombed my first class lol. I think Ima surprise the instructor with my newfound musicality.

@thedancedojo

3 жыл бұрын

Love it Rashad! keep putting in work like this and you're going to see big results. really appreciate you sharing your experience. it means a ton! -robin

I will try ti do it on 1 just to improve my timing because I often switch on 2 instead.

@thedancedojo

4 жыл бұрын

Love it! We have a full Finding the Beat Playlist which you can find in the video description below (it's 99% on1) -Robin

I dance mainly On1 and quite good in finding the On1 timing. Now trying to learn On2 and don't know why it seems so challenging. It does not help too that with On2 all the footsteps are done from the ladies point of view. I think it will be easier to learn On2 as a lead if the footwork were done from the lead's point of view like On1 salsa.

@thedancedojo

2 жыл бұрын

I bet the follows say the same thing! haha. you'll get it. it juat takes some time. keep at it! 🙌 -robin

Do you have a video that you show how to count when a salsa song changes count in the same song? Hopefully that makes sense. I struggle when salsa dancing falling back in time when it changes on me

@MarianaFigueroa11

3 жыл бұрын

Example Gilbertito Santa Rosa song” qué manera de quererte” or Mark Anthony song “El Cantante” It’s such a dynamic song how do you keep track of the different counts when dancing

@thedancedojo

3 жыл бұрын

I know exactly what you mean Mariana. Sometimes the musicians decide to simply play a 4 beat phrase and then they start a new phrase on the 1, instead of playing an 8 beat phrase we're all used to. The result is the 1 and the 5 get switched around and people are confused. When this happens you don't change how you count music, you just have to realize when the timing switches so you can adjust your dancing. In that sense there's nothing to teach you in terms of counting, the counting is the same. it's up to you to simply be aware of the timing switch, find the 1 again and adjust your steps. I made this video on how to adjust your steps when you realize the timing has changed: kzread.info/dash/bejne/poqmy9SahrqWoLQ.html&ab_channel=DanceDojo. - did that make sense? -robin

@MarianaFigueroa11

2 жыл бұрын

@@thedancedojo thank you so much! This is exactly the video I was looking for

@abreumorillo

2 жыл бұрын

If you can follow the clave you will notice that those songs keep a pretty consistent count. Sometimes there is some silence by the pulse is there.

3, 5 & 7 for me!

@thedancedojo

4 жыл бұрын

🤔 huhhh?

@victoriac.attorneyatlaw

4 жыл бұрын

@@thedancedojo Ya, no "2" for me!

@thedancedojo

4 жыл бұрын

@@victoriac.attorneyatlaw One day I'll get you to try it ;) -Robin

Man your passion is great however you need to unlock your hips and raise your feet when you dance. The upper body movement should be a consequence of correct hip movement and not a discoordinated move. Just have it in mind your videos are nice

@thedancedojo

4 жыл бұрын

yup im working on it :) -robin

Salsa on 2 but you still started dancing with the left foot going forward? don't make sense to me

@thedancedojo

Жыл бұрын

When dancing solo, like teaching a class, the convention is to step on the follow's timing, forward on the 2. It doesn't mean you can't switch it around. There's no rules, BUT this is the most common way you'll see it in any class you go to. -robin

Salsa female turn on 2

@thedancedojo

Жыл бұрын

Hey Alena! We break down all the individual moves in full detail in the online course. You can try it totally free for a week and learn as much as you want. Definitely recommend you checking it out for those details you're looking for (check the Shines module) thedancedojo.com/product/free-trial - let me know how it goes! -robin

Bruh…was struggling to keep the beat with the moves but great video! 🫡

@thedancedojo

Жыл бұрын

It'll come. keep at it! thanks