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Samba

Samba is of Brazilian origin. Ballroom Samba is, however, very different to traditional Brazilian Samba. Whereas traditional Samba is a festival dance, Samba danced in ballrooms was developed for its suitability as a partner dance. Samba is one of the five International Latin dances.

Ballroom Samba is danced to music in 2/4 time at around 50 bars per minute. The dance progresses round the room anticlockwise.

Samba is characterised by its strong bouncing action and its playfulness with different rhythms.  It is a lively and fun dance.

Some Samba music that we like:

Hips Don't Lie  -  Shakira
I'm Alive  -  Celine Dion
La Mucara  -  The Mavericks