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Gr 2–5—Hips, feet, arms—everything swishes, sways, and shimmies with the mambo. The rhythm is irresistible. Whoever hears it has to move! It doesn't matter who the dancers are or where they're from—everyone loves the new Latin jazz sound of "Machito y sus Afrocubanos." However, this is the 1940s, and each race has to stick with its own kind. All groups have separate neighborhoods and separate dance halls. No one is allowed to mix—until 1948 when the New York Palladium bucks the system and opens its doors to eve...Log In or Sign Up to Read More