Talk:Mambo (dance)
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Looking at the current state of this article, I think that a rewrite may be required. The article is dominated by a contentious debate over what is and what isn't "Mambo". Reading the article learns a lot about (what some people think) the mambo dance isn't, but very little about what the mambo dance is. I would also doubt whether its the place of a Wikipedia article to declare that the form of dance known in New York today as "Mambo" has no actual claim to the name.
I think that the article would benefit from being restructured, with sections on the different forms of mambo that exist:
- Cuban Mambo
- Classic New York Mambo ( Angel Rodriguez Razzmtazz post Palladium era)
- Ballroom Mambo
- Modern Mambo (Eddie Torres et al)
This would be similar to the article on
I agree that there is mis-information in this article. I have access to printed materials from the late 50's that describe on-2 mambo for instruction in ballroom dance schools, which eventually forked into the slower, on-2 cha-cha. I'd be happy to introduce a ballroom mambo section in this article, as I have contributed to the Tango articles as well as created the
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This is in the introduction; I have no idea what whoever wrote this was trying to say. 107.3.146.171 (talk) 05:18, 2 July 2012 (UTC)
Removed. That didn't make sense, and I don't know why nobody caught it earlier.Steel Wool Killer (talk) 03:57, 20 July 2012 (UTC)
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Page has an angry tone to it, as a personal affront. Should be made MUCH more impartial. Evil Prince (talk) 16:44, 4 December 2008 (UTC) |
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