Everyone should take a look at this link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMeFLXoJvLA . I did a little research on the Palladium dancer's that Professor Hutchinson discusses in this week's reading, Mambo on 2. Palladium mambo dance was the first generation of mambo dance that started in NYC! Look at these Palladium legends reuniting and dancing the mambo.
What I took from the reading was that, during a very segregated time of the 50s and 60s, Palladium was the grounds for a lot of interracial socializing. The mambo dance brought together Puerto Ricans, Blacks and Jews to dance under one roof. People were allowed to interchange their ideas and work and dance together. How awesome!
See you in class!
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