Mikko Kemppe

Salsa Timing & Musicality - Tips To Becoming A More Musical Salsa Dancer - Part 2

This is the second part to becoming a more musical salsa dancer. In the first part you learned about the importance of mastering salsa timing, the importance of learning to recognize the different types of salsa music, and the importance of recognizing th... Read >

Salsa Timing & Musicality- Tips To Becoming A More Musical Salsa Dancer - Part 1

Have you ever seen a salsa dancer who was able to magically hit all of the accents and breaks in the music? Someone who made you wonder, "how in the world did he/she did it?" Or maybe you have been dancing salsa for awhile, salsa timing has become easy ... Read >

Salsa Rhythm - Mastering The Four Most Important Salsa Rhythms In The Music

As a salsa dancer, the more you understand the different salsa rhythms that make up the music, the better salsa dancer you will be. But that is not all. When you understand and can recognize the different rhythms in the music you will enjoy your dancing m... Read >

Salsa Timing - How To Go From On1 To On2 Salsa Timing In One Day

When, I started dancing salsa, I first learned On1. It was only after couple of years after I had become proficient at dancing On1 that I made the switch to dancing On2. In this article, I am going to give you 5 tips to help you to go from On1 salsa timin... Read >

Salsa Timing - Switching From On2 To On1 Salsa Timing

The interesting thing is that hardly anyone ever talks about switching from On2 salsa timing to On1. Unless, you live in New York or Puerto Rico, generally speaking most people begin learn to dance salsa emphasizing the first beat of the music, which is ... Read >

Salsa Timing - 5 Tips To Improve Your Salsa Timing

When I started dancing salsa, it took me a very long time just to understand how to dance on the correct salsa timing . In fact, I had been dancing salsa for about two years until I even found out there was such a thing. Until that time all I had known w... Read >

Salsa Timing - 5 Simply Steps To Finding The Correct Salsa Timing And Rhythm

In this article I am going to explain the 5 simple steps to finding the correct salsa timing and rhythm. This article is going to cover the most basic aspect of the salsa timing: the rhythm without much discussion about the actual counts of the music. Man... Read >

US Salsa Open - Want To Compete At The US Salsa Open?

Are you absolute beginner or a newcomer, novice, intermediate, or maybe an advanced amateur salsa dancer? If so, here is some very exciting news to you!! Ricardo Sanchez with PB & G Productions is producing the first ever US Salsa Open competition where ... Read >