Thursday, February 19, 2009

Samba Dance Styles

Samba Dance Steps are found all over the world in a staggering number of different styles. While most famous in places like Rio de Janiero, one might just as easily see these steps performed in a street parade in Finland or a dinner club in Chicago. It is one of the most common Latin dances taught as well as being a perennial favorite in the history of ballroom dance competition. Part of its appeal is the simplicity of learning the basic steps of the samba, making it easy to spice it up later with the intricacies of choreography.

Here are just a few examples of samba’s immense variety and worldwide popularity.
  • Samba no pe an impromptu form
  • Samba de gafieira popular in nightclubs
  • The intimate embrace of a samba pagode
  • The tightly-choreographed solos of the samba axe
  • Mesemba
  • Carioca
  • A Baion
  • A Batucado
  • Conga
  • Carnivale

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