The difference between Mambo and Salsa is the timing right?

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Hi all, I teach in Australia so I don't know if everyone does it differently in the Us, but to me Mambo is basically salsa with a side step first. The timing is SQQ SQQ but I also know others schools that do it slightly differently tom e so I guess it boils down to the fact that I have always taught very ballroomized Mambo and have only gotten into Salsa in the last year or so and perhaps haven't developed a very snazzy street style that so many others seem to have or follow. Tracee