Basic beat: 4/4, speed is about 43 bars per minute. Introduction to the dance type: Mambo has a colorful past and is a cultural shock from Africa, the Caribbean and Latin America. A rich mixture that then flourished in Cuba. At the same time, Cuba prides itself on having a dazzling variety of dance and music rhythms. The name of this dance craze, mambo, is generally believed to come from Haitian voodoo priests. In early societies, priests played roles such as healers, counselors, diviners, and magicians. Mambo describes people falling into The scene comes from the hypnotic state of fanaticism. Therefore, Mambo dance was criticized by some Latin American churches in its initial period, but it became more and more popular and prosperous for the enthusiastic Latin people.