Clave Explained - for Dancers! (Salsa, son, timba)

Basics of clave explained for dancers, for salsa, son and timba music! No music education required to understand! What would you like to know more about? Comment below and subscribe for future videos on salsa music and dance!

Free extra material for this video! Includes additional information on some clave moments, and the basic connection to clave on conga drums (tumbadoras). Song examples included for further listening!

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Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:29 The point of clave
1:26 Basic anatomy of clave (the sides of clave)
2:25 Piano as an example of clave connection
3:20 On-beat and off-beat motifs with piano tumbao
3:57 Clave direction (or orientation)
6:27 The Roots of Salsa - Level Up Your Musicality
7:00 "Clave music"
8:13 Different clave musics in salsa songs
9:32 Free extra material!

[MatiasLoyt]

Includes additional information on some clave moments, and the basic connection to clave on conga drums (tumbadoras). Song examples are included for further listening!

[salsagoals]

Very nice video! I did a series on Clave basics for dancers last year, so I can really appreciate the detailed explanation that you give here. Great information!