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Contratempo (off-beat)

  • kizomba
  • Level 3
  • 60–110 BPM
  • Both
  • 8 beats

An off-beat stepping pattern that lands on the and-counts rather than the down-beats. Used to mark syncopation in slow kizomba music.

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Cues

Lead and follow cues

Lead

English

{{move_name}}, step on the off-beats: and-1, and-2, and-3; settle on 4.

Español

{{move_name}}, pisa en los contratempos: y-1, y-2, y-3; asienta en 4.

Follow

English

{{move_name}}, match the off-beat stepping pattern: and-1, and-2, and-3; settle on 4.

Español

{{move_name}}, sigue el patrón de contratempo: y-1, y-2, y-3; asienta en 4.