Styles of Salsa

Salsa has it's many styles such as Cuban style, Los Angeles style, New York style, Colombian style, Puerto Rican style,Old School style and so much more. But the two styles that people are familar with are "On 1" or/and "On 2." Now you may be thinking, salsa is just salsa but dancing "on 1" is much different from dancing "on 2." Dancing "on 1" seems to be faster while "on 2" one can really flow and take their time when dancing with a partner or doing shines (fancy footwork one does individually). LA Style leans towards "on 1," while NY Style is "on 2" or also known as Mambo. Below shows how 'On 1' is different from 'On 2.' As you see, 'on 1' you start step 1 with your left foot, while 'on 2' you start step 1 on your right foot, then stepping foward on your left, on 2.