samba
Brazilian ballroom style
Samba is a Brazilian dance and music genre characterized by syncopated rhythms and lively movement.
It emerged from African and Portuguese influences and remains central to Brazilian culture, especially during Carnival: The streets filled with samba dancers.
The verb means to dance samba: They sambaed until dawn.
Ceremonial public procession
Stressed unexpected beats
- swingSuspended recreational seat
- grooveNarrow cut or routine
- pulseArterial blood throb
- beatRhythmic pulse or strike
tempo · 2/4 time · backbeat · polyrhythm · cadence · bossa · flow · feel
Sound through impact
- syncopationStressed unexpected beats
- polyrhythmOverlapping musical beat patterns
- call and responseAlternating vocal pattern
- grooveNarrow cut or routine
Brazilian coastal metropolis
- CarnivalPre-fasting festival season
- CopacabanaRio de Janeiro beachfront
- IpanemaRio de Janeiro beach district
- favelaBrazilian informal settlement
capoeira · feijoada · caipirinha · Bahia · Salvador
Sequential actions in process
- footworkSkilled lower-limb movement
- partnerOne who shares activity
- soloPerformance by one
- ballroomVenue for formal dances
bounce · sway · choreography · sensuality · improvisation · lead and follow
parade
Ceremonial public procession
syncopation
Stressed unexpected beats
beat · tempo · 2/4 time · backbeat · polyrhythm · cadence · bossa · flow · feel · pocket
percussion
Sound through impact
- syncopationStressed unexpected beats
- polyrhythmOverlapping musical beat patterns
- call and responseAlternating vocal pattern
Rio de Janeiro
Brazilian coastal metropolis
- CarnivalPre-fasting festival season
- CopacabanaRio de Janeiro beachfront
- IpanemaRio de Janeiro beach district
favela · capoeira · feijoada · caipirinha · Bahia · Salvador
steps
Sequential actions in process
ballroom · bounce · sway · choreography · sensuality · improvisation · lead and follow
Carmen Miranda
- danceballet, breaking, folk dances, b-boying, folk dance
- music genresblues, pop, jazz, rock, classical
- BrazilRio, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Brasilia, Amazon River
- dancesballet, waltz, tango, salsa, hula
- Latin AmericaArgentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Cuba
- Latin American culturetango, cumbia, mariachi, ceviche, empanadas
sambaminuet
Formal 18th-century dance
courtly dance · waltz · ballet · tango · classical ballet
sambawaltz
Dance in three-quarter time
slow dance · adagio · tai chi · funeral march · minuet
sambaGregorian chant
Monophonic Catholic liturgical music
funeral dirge · ambient music · minimalist music · chamber music · plainchant
- samba dancerBrazilian carnival performer
- samba bandBrazilian percussion ensemble
- samba paradeCostumed Brazilian street procession
- samba schoolBrazilian carnival performance group
- samba rhythmBrazilian syncopated musical pattern