In Meet The Mamboniks: Filmmaker Lex Gillespie on his Documentary about Jewish Mambo Enthusiasts From 1950s New York: "Â ...when much of America was discovering Elvis and rock-n-roll, New York City swayed to a Latin beat. Manhattan fell for the mambo, the hot new dance from Havana. Like the beatniks of the era, the mambo's fervent fans earned a hip nickname: the mamboniks. They sparked a dance craze that swept the …
SOURCE: Dance Enthusiast at 12:00AM on January 23, 2019