A forum member (Rumnet) found a great video by an instructor exaggerating the salsa basic step on2 timing. Again, if you haven't already check out the forum post "Salsa Technicals : On1 vs On2. The Difference ". This video shows the example of what I have been trying to explain in words. When dancing on2, the pause happens when your feet are apart - and therefore you actually have two whole counts to get your feet back together. While On1 and On2 are TECHNICALLY the same steps, the way they are EXECUTED are different.

I can just feel all the hate mail that is already headed my way. "Oh, here goes Anthony, talking about On2"... but before you hit that send button - first read the article.

As you know, I started this program on Sept 1st, mainly to fix all the mistakes I felt I kept making. I felt I was not up to par with what I could be. I had gone to the Palm Springs salsa congress, and of course, realized that to dance with the best dancers, I had to dance on2. Not really sure why I they all danced On2, but I just knew it had to be done to play by their rules. Even though I usually have a problem with authority and rules, I decided I would be up for the challenge and make sure I became a better On2 dancer before the San Francisco salsa congress.

Here is a useful table to help convert dancing salsa dancing On1 timing to On2 timing and its variants.

Well, it finally happened. I can dance on2 much better than I started. I really don't have to think about counting that much anymore (I do have my screw-ups, but I quickly realize and fix them). It happened this week. I went dancing every day except Monday for at least 2-3 hours (on2). But, guess what? I had to dance on1 with some ladies in the crowd - and OH MY... I couldn't. I literally forgot what on1 was. My feet didn't feel right, they didn't step in the right spots - I ended up autocorrecting myself to go back on2. I guess I've built the new 'on2' white blood cells and they are kicking the on1 cells out... in the words of Rodney King: Can't we just all get along?