You know youre a Mambero if:
taken from MAMBEROS! Myspace Discussion Group!
http://groups.myspace.com/mamberos

*You have a collection of dance supply catalogs for your jazz shoes
*You hate when musicians don’t play a full bar
*You get excited when there is a distinct 2/3 or 3/2 clave in a song
*You can dance on2 to hip*hop
*People assume your always on2, even when your not
*People seek out your advice on transitioning between 1 and 2.
*Some songs are way too fast for you now
*All your favorite salsa artists and musicians are dead
*You’re considering taking a class to learn how to play the Congo
*Improving your shines is one of your New Years resolutions
*You’ve had a debate about whether dancing the ET2 was considered Mambo
*You saved the picture you took with Eddie Torres
*You think its amazing when you see kids dance on2
*When you see a new dancer, you watch their feet to see what count they are on
*People get upset at you when dance with them on1
*You have to ask the awkward question 1 or 2 before you start dancing
*People have lied to you and said they could dance on2 when they couldn’t
*Some people wont dance with you because they think you wont dance on1
*You don’t dance with people because they dance on1 (shame on you)
*Your favorite salsa dance routine doesn’t have any tricks
*You have graduated from jazz shoes to pointy toe dress shoes
*But you can still be seen out at a club with a t-shirt, jeans and jazz shoes
*You don’t know whether to call it mambo or salsa on2
*An old school mambero has told you that you’re not dancing mambo
*You comfort your friends and students when they can’t find 2 and 6 in the music
*You have to travel out of town now to get your salsa fix
*You remember when you thought on2 dancers were off beat
*You listen to the Eddie Torres timing CD like it’s not an instructional CD
*You once wrote a paper or article about dancing salsa on2
*You have become an On2 spokesperson in your local salsa scene
*You always find yourself exposing newbie’s to dancers from out of state
*Dancing mambo is a prerequisite before entering a relationship
*You’re secretly in love with a well*known Mambo dancer
*You’re currently involved in a peace treaty with the local on1 instructors
*You get in heated arguments with your mambo friends about who’s the best
*You see mambo dancers from other states more than the relatives in your own city
**All your social dances look choreographed
**MamboFateegz is your primary clothing line of choice!! :*)
**Every move or turn pattern you’ve been taught has been named
***You find yourself in conversations about which is better* on1 or on2
***You are well versed in the skill of switching your ears and feet from on2 to on1
***It takes about half a song to mentally register that a mambero wants to dance with you… on1.

Be sure to checkout Johnny’s new discussion group Mamberos located at:
http://groups.myspace.com/mamberos

*contirbuted by Johnny Johnson
**contributed by Garry Portugal
***contributed by Terra Seidule