Mambo On 2

Dancing on 2 does not just mean breaking forward on the second beat. It is about how the dancer hears the music. In simple terms, the melody of our music is on 1, but the drumbeat/percussion beat has an accent on 2. When you dance on 2, you are dancing with the conga drum. The 2 dancer breaks forward on the conga's "slap" stroke, ie. the drum's accent.

All You Need to Know to Dance On 2
The dancer needs to be able to do the following:
1. Count the 8 beats of the music.
2. Hear and dance to the Conga "slap" stroke...the drum's accent.
3. Leaders break forward on beat 6.

Why Dance on 2?

It provides the dance with a very special "off beat" look that is off beat to the melody but on beat to the drum!

How Many Ways Are There to Dance On 2?

The New York 2" Dancer dances with the music's drum beat (the conga drum in Salsa).

The clave dancer is still breaking forward and backward on beats 2 and 6 which is the same as the New York "2" dancer. However, each is hearing and feeling the music differently.