Eddie Torres Timing Cdk706g
Eddie Torres (born July 3, 1950), also known as 'The Mambo King', is a salsa dance instructor.[1] Torres' technique developed from various sources including Afro-Cuban son, mambo, and North American jazz dance. [2] He is one of the more popular dancers of New York style salsa. He is famous for his way of dancing and teaching salsa, with the female starting to move forward (always On 2 timing).[3] Torres' style can be contrasted with the more showy Los Angeles style.[4]
Eddie has been dancing and teaching salsa for over four decades, he has trained thousands of dancers[citation needed], including some of the most important dancers and instructors of the Big Apple and all over the planet like Delille Thomas (Mambo D), Wilton Beltre (the founder of Santo Rico Dance Company), Adolfo Indacochea, Franklin Diaz, Frankie Martinez, Arieh Alexander, and Seaon Bristol[citation needed]. He also has a children's dance program that teaches approximately three hundred students a year.[citation needed]
You can get a list and a breakdown for each shine (done in clave for men's or lady's timing) from Eddie Torres. But if you hang tough its worth it. Eddie normally calls out the name of a shine and the class begins to perform it. After he runs through a seemingly endless list of shines, he asks the students to name the shines they want him to. Eddie's Autobiography shapeimage_3_link_0 shapeimage_3_link_1. Photo Gallery Class Schedule Maria's Autobiography. Check out Nadia Torres' web site at: www.dance4christ.com Home. The Eddie Torres “It's All In the Timing” CD is available for purchase. To order, please e-mail Nadia Torres.
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- ^NAVARRO, MIREYA (September 3, 2000). 'Battle of the Mambo Is Bruising Some Toes'. The New York Times.
- ^Renta, Priscilla (eds, Nancy Raquel Mirabal, Agustin Laó-Montes) (2007). Technofuturos: Critical Interventions in Latina/o Studies. Lexington Books. p. 283.CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link)
- ^O'Flaherty Thomas (2009). Salsa Teachers Guide Book: Your Guide to Becoming a Qualified Salsa Teacher. O'Flaherty Thomas.
- ^Pietrobruno, Sheenagh (2006). Salsa and Its Transnational Moves. Lexington Books. p. 65.
- Mary Kent, 'Eddie Torres: Salsa Dancing-New York Style'