Cuban Fire
The Fiery
Mambo
Hot rhythm, crisp breaks, and the Latin swagger that gave birth to salsa.
Cuban Roots
Fast & Fiery
About Mambo
A little background.
First introduced to the Tropicana Night Club in Havana in 1943 by Perez Prado the Mambo is a Cuban dance which became a craze in Miami in the late 1940’s. The breaks and 2 and 4 provide a different musical accent to previous Cuban dances such as the Rumba. Today, having had the extreme acrobatics removed from the step patterns, the Mambo is mostly found danced amongst experienced dancers and is one of the most challenging Latin dances to learn.
Mambo · Cuba, 1940s
What You'll Learn in Mambo
The fundamentals every Mambo dancer needs.
Basic Step
Timing
Partner Connection
Frame & Posture
Patterns
Musicality
Styling
Floor Craft
— built into every private lesson, starting with your very first one.
Your Path to the Floor
From Zero to Mambo
1
Foundations
Timing, the basic step, and how you and your partner connect. By the end of your first lesson, you’re already dancing.
2
Patterns
Turns, spins, and the signature moves of Mambo — the vocabulary you’ll pull from on every song.
3
Style & Musicality
The pieces that make it yours — hip action, timing choices, styling — and the confidence to dance any song, anywhere.