Salsa in Aarhus, Danmark

Aarhus is a small town in Jutland, Danmark and not exactly the place where you would think to
find a lot of salsa places. But you are wrong, I did find a nice place: "La Timba".

You can go there on Thursdays and the dj will be playing a lot of fast paced cuban salsa, but after 10 PM
that changes. A local dance school finishes the courses around that time and people who dance LA salsa start pouring in.

The atmosphere is very friendly, and there are plenty of open people to dance with.
So be sure to get there before 10 to get a seat. You get fresh fruit at the counter, and they have a website.

I had a great evening there so maybe you should go there as well when when you end up in Aarhus.
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Achtung herrn ein promenade - chacha from the 70's

This is a great starting video for chachacha, but the 70's look and the German make it hilarious.

Salsa knee to knee

I used to dance a lot on 2, mambo step: you start on 2, going backwards.
There is not much difference with dancing on 1, just start a little bit later ...

Then I heard that there was a different style, on2 starting on the first beat which is slightly different
and not that easy to spot. The real difference is not that the steps are different, the breaks and pauses just fall on different parts of the beat.

Now dancing on 2 becomes even more complicated. When both dancers, men and women dance on 2, but not the same style, .. it feels akward because you bumping into each others knees.

A song was starting and he asked her to dance. She said yes and they locked bodies in the semidarkness.

Then they bumped knees. Then they pulled in different directions. Then the song became interminable. When it was over, they spent time talking but did not dance again.
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Ms. Shanley was dancing ''on 2,'' known as New York-style mambo, in which the first long step, known as the break step, comes on the second beat and there are no pauses. Mr. Lopez was dancing ''on 1,'' the style favored by many mambo dancers in which the first long step comes on the first beat, and the dancers pause on the fourth and the eighth beats.
Battle of the Mambo Is Bruising Some Toes

But in the end it really doesn't matter:

During my short time in the fabulous world of Salsa, I have grown to realize something. Dancing Salsa On2 is not necessary better than dancing on On1 or vice-versa, but dancing On-time is always better than dancing Off-time. Yes I still prefer to dance On2, if the option (honestly) presents itself. However, I have learned to feel the music regardless of what beat I break on.
Salsa on 1, on 2 or On Time

Eddie Torres - Taller

Great salsa moves by living salsa legend Eddy Torres, not a very new video on youtube, but it still does the trick.