New York STYLE IS DANCED IN A LINE SIMILAR TO LA STYLE SALSA. However,
unlike LA STYLE, it is danced on the second beat of the music ("on
2"), and the follower steps forward on the first measure of the music,
not the leader. The etiquette of New York STYLE IS STRICT ABOUT
REMAINING IN THE "slot" and avoiding traveling dancing in a sandbox
area with a lot of spins, turns and styling. There is greater emphasis
on performing "shines" in which dancers separate themselves and dance
solo with intricate footwork and styling for a time—suspected
origins from Swing and New York Tap.Though he did not create New York
style salsa, Eddie Torres is credited with popularizing it, and for
having the follower step forward on the second beat of the first
measure.
There are two distinct developments of New York salsa as a music and
dance genre:
Primary original evolution from Mambo era when Cuban music was
introduced to New York due to influx of migrating Cuban dissidents and
Latin migrants during Pre/Post Cuban Revolution in the 1950s and
1960s. This era is known as the "Palladium Era". At this time, the
music and dance was called "Mambo" or "Rhumba"—connoting the general
term without being specific. The most famous dancer during this era
was Puerto-Rican descendant Pedro "Cuban Pete" Aguilar,[6] also known
"The King of Latin Beat".
Secondary evolution during the late 1970s, Latin migrants,
particularly Puerto Ricans, contributed to the New York SALSA
DEVELOPMENT DURING THE "NuYorican" era of Héctor Lavoe which greatly
popularized SALSA AS A TERM AND MODERN LATIN MUSIC THROUGHOUT THE
WORLD. SALSA SUPERSTARS WERE "discovered" during the era, such as Ray
Baretto ("The Godfather") and Celia Cruz ("The Queen of SALSA"). There
are also SALSA ARTISTS THAT TRANSCEND BOTH PERIODS, notably the
legendary Puerto Rican Tito Puente ("The Mambo King").
These two developments create a fusion of a new salsa music and dance
genre, different than its Latin American and L.A. Style counterparts.
New York style salsa emphasizes harmony with the percussive
instruments in salsa music, such as the congas, timbales, and clave,
since many or all of those instruments often mark the second beat in
the music
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