| Have you ever wondered why one salsa dancer | | | | beat of the music or the second, and thus the |
| seems to take salsa dance steps one way while | | | | names On1 and On2. |
| another takes them a complete different way. Well, | | | | When you dance salsa On1, emphasizing the first |
| let me clear up any confusion you might have. | | | | beat of the music, the leader generally steps with his |
| First of all, there are many different styles of salsa | | | | her left foot while the follower steps with his/her |
| dancing: Puerto Rican Style, New York Style, Miami | | | | right foot on the first beat of the music, like in the |
| Style, Colombian Style, LA Style, Cuban Style, and | | | | LA style, Cuban Style, and Colombian Style. |
| some even claim Aussie Style and London Style. | | | | Depending on which of these styles you dance, the |
| However, no matter what style of salsa you dance | | | | leader either takes the step forward like in LA style |
| all salsa dance steps and styles can be categorized | | | | or back like in the Cuban Rueda style. In either case, |
| into two main categories: On1 & On2. | | | | both men and women emphasize the first beat of |
| This means that no matter what style of salsa you | | | | the music. |
| dance, all of the styles emphasize either the first | | | | |