how to dance contratiempo (son cubano)

Son cubano is danced contratiempo, 2-3-4... 6-7-8. Instead of thinking about is as dancing "against" (contra) the "time" (tiempo), I find it more helpful to approach it as dancing WITH the music, namely the clave, drums, and bass. Here's how.

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00:00 What is contratiempo?
00:30 The tumbadora
01:50 The bass
03:07 The 3 side of the clave
04:14 The 2 side of the clave
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