Salsa
Pachanga
SalsaIntermediateShinesBoth
The grounded glide. A bouncy, bent-knee glide-step that looks like floating between the feet.
This move builds: Style …on the always-on five — Connection, Frame, Comfort, Posture, Consent.
A video walkthrough for this move is on the way.
- Entry
- open, none
- Exit
- open, none
- Tempo
- medium
- Musical use
- filler/accent
- Connector
- No
- Level
- Intermediate
- Cluster
- Shines
- Style
- Both
What This Move Is
A bouncy, grounded glide-step from pachanga music: the knees stay bent (never fully straighten), the weight glides between the feet (a moonwalk-like illusion) instead of tapping, with a knee-driven bounce rocking the upper body. Originally its own dance, now mostly seen inside salsa shines and especially loved by On2 crowds.
Key Points
- Solo: Keep the knees bent and glide on the weight transfer; let the bounce come from the knees, not the upper body.
- Timing: Commonly danced On2; mimics mambo-step foot placement but glides.
- Common mistake: Straightening the knees (kills the bounce/grounding) or bouncing from the upper body instead of the knees.
Style Notes
Funky and mid-tempo — an On2 social-floor signature. Keep it low and continuous; the glide is the whole effect.
Chains into
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