Cuban Pete
Si uno no baila en clave – metido en el ritmo de la musica, esta bailando contra la musica.
-Pedro Aguilar “Cuban Pete”
Cuban Pete was one of the celebrated dancers of the Palladium era of mambo/salsa in the 50s. I strongly encourage watching films (here, and here) about this era of dancing to get an idea of the where salsa as a dance came from. The above quote translates to: If you don’t dance on the clave- within the rhythm of the music, you are dancing against the music. Comment below your thoughts on this quote and what it means to you.
Khang Duong
The young'ns call me 'legend' ;), I just go by Khang