What is Puerto Rican style salsa?
Puerto Rican style salsa is characterised by a relatively still upper body and sharp hip movement and a small kick on the fourth beat of the bar. The upper body stillness exaggerates the impression of the hip motion. Both Puerto Rican and Colombian styles come across as more elegant and controlled than Cuban salsa. Puerto Rican style is a good style to begin with when learning salsa. The kick forces a pause on the fourth beat of the bar which aids in learning the correct salsa timing and the turns are somewhat less complicated than Cuban. Puerto Rican style salsa tends to involve more turns than Colombian or Cuban salsa.
