12/16/07

Here's a couple pics from a story i want to knock out before I leave FL. Cuban Pete, his real name is Pedro Aguilar and he's actually Puerto Rican, is a legend in Latin dance. He's credited with inventing the mambo and hundreds of latin dance moves from his glory days dancing at the Palladium in New York in the 50's, where salsa, the mambo, and countless other styles gained popularity. Recently we went to a salsa competition and people there call him "maestro," which means The Master in Spanish. He and his dancing partner, Barbara Craddock are dead set on preserving their original style of dance. They're mostly disgusted with the new wave of salsa twirling and fancy spin moves.






2 comments:

::: Eddie Quiñones ::: said...

Can't wait to see some more.

andrei said...

Sounds interesting. What's the story you wanna tell about him?