Basic
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Le basic de salsa est le schéma fondamental de transfert de poids en pareja utilisé pour établir le timing, la distance et le cadre avant les tours, les actions en cross-body ou les shines ; la salsa est principalement une danse de pareja, bien que le travail de pieds en solo fasse également partie de la forme.[1] Dans la version courante On1, le leader effectue un break arrière sur le pied gauche sur le 1, remplace sur le 2, ferme ou rassemble sur le 3, puis effectue un break avant sur le pied droit sur le 5, remplace sur le 6, et ferme ou rassemble sur le 7 ; le follower reflète avec les pieds opposés, effectuant un break arrière sur le droit sur le 1 et avant sur le gauche sur le 5. La figure ne comporte aucune rotation nette : tout tour du corps n’est qu’un léger ajustement stylistique, revenant à la même relation de face à face à la fin de chaque mesure. En tant que fondement de danse social, il s’inscrit dans le développement plus large, afro-caribéen et new-yorkais, de la salsa, avec des racines cubaines et portoricaines et une diffusion internationale ultérieure à travers les scènes de salsa du XXe siècle.[2]
Comment ça se danse
Signaux de guidage et de suivi
ComptageOn1 salsa basic: break once per measure, on 1 and 5. Steps are 1-2-3, pause or hold through 4, then 5-6-7, pause or hold through 8. This card encodes On1 only; On2/mambo shifts the break structure and should be taught as its own timing variant.
Guide
On1: count 1 break back with the left foot while maintaining forward tone through the frame; count 2 replace weight to the right; count 3 collect or close the left under the body. Count 5 break forward with the right; count 6 replace to the left; count 7 collect or close the right, arriving balanced and still facing the follower.
Suiveur
On1: count 1 break back with the right foot, mirroring the leader with opposite footwork and the same away-from-partner body direction; count 2 replace weight to the left; count 3 collect or close the right. Count 5 break forward with the left; count 6 replace to the right; count 7 collect or close the left, arriving balanced and still facing the leader.
Temps musicalComfortable for social On1 salsa around 150-185 bpm. At 190 bpm and above the pattern remains possible, but it becomes the fast end for clean beginner execution rather than a comfortable training tempo.
À apprendre d'abord
Prérequis
- Comfortable walking weight changes
- Basic closed or open partnered frame
- Ability to hear the 1 and 5 in salsa phrasing
Attention
Erreurs courantes
- Breaking with the same foot as the partner rather than mirrored opposite feet.
- Having the follower step forward on count 1; in this On1 basic the follower breaks back on count 1 and forward on count 5.
- Adding an extra break inside the same measure instead of breaking once per measure.
- Rocking the torso heavily while leaving the weight between the feet, which prevents a clear replace step.
- Letting the collected 3 or 7 become a large travel step, which distorts partner distance.
À ne pas confondre avec
Mouvements faciles à confondre
- Cuban casino guapea: a related basic-feeling foundation but not the same linear closed-position salsa basic.
- Mambo On2 basic: similar structure, but the breaks fall on 2 and 6 rather than 1 and 5.
- Side basic: a lateral basic pattern, not the forward-and-back partnered basic described here.
- Back basic: often used for both partners breaking away, but it is not the full two-measure forward-and-back basic.
Autour du monde
Autres noms
Los Angeles On1 / international studio salsa
basic step
Common English teaching term for the forward-and-back salsa foundation.
Spanish-language salsa instruction
paso básico
Common Spanish teaching term for the salsa basic; this is not the cross-step term paso cruzado.
New York On2 / mambo scene
basic
The local timing is commonly On2, but this card's mechanics are written for the On1 count; the On2 basic requires a separate timing map.
Puerto Rico
paso básico
Used as a general Spanish-language term for the foundational salsa step, with local timing and styling variations.
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Bailar Editorial Team. (2026). Basic. Bailar Biblioteca. Récupéré le July 5, 2026, depuis https://getbailar.com/biblioteca/move/basic
Bailar Editorial Team. “Basic.” Bailar Biblioteca, 2026, getbailar.com/biblioteca/move/basic. Consulté le 5 July 2026.
Bailar Editorial Team. “Basic.” Bailar Biblioteca. Consulté le July 5, 2026. https://getbailar.com/biblioteca/move/basic.
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