sambas
Carnival ballroom steps
Sambas is the plural of samba, a Brazilian dance characterized by rapid, rhythmic movement and a distinctive hip-swaying motion, or the music that accompanies it.
The dance has roots in African and Brazilian traditions and became internationally popular in ballroom dancing.
The couple performed several sambas at the competition.
Patterned stress and silence
- footworkSkilled lower-limb movement
- choreographyDesigning performance movement sequences
- carnivalTraveling amusement attraction
- RioBrazilian coastal city, shortened
parade · feathers · sequins · costumes · performance · revelry · Afro-Brazilian · capoeira
Patterned stress and silence
- percussionSound through impact
- drumsStruck membrane instruments
- syncopationStressed unexpected beats
- polyrhythmOverlapping musical beat patterns
melody · call-and-response · groove · tempo · brass
rhythm
Patterned stress and silence
- footworkSkilled lower-limb movement
- choreographyDesigning performance movement sequences
- carnivalTraveling amusement attraction
Rio · parade · feathers · sequins · costumes · performance · revelry · Afro-Brazilian · capoeira · quadra
rhythm
Patterned stress and silence
- percussionSound through impact
- drumsStruck membrane instruments
- syncopationStressed unexpected beats
polyrhythm · melody · call-and-response · groove · tempo · brass
sambaswaltzes
Triple-time ballroom dances
slow dances · funeral marches · foxtrots · adagios · boleros
sambaswaltzes
Triple-time ballroom dances
Viennese waltzes · minuets · polonaises · quadrilles · cotillions
- samba dancerBrazilian carnival performer
- samba bandBrazilian percussion ensemble
- samba paradeCostumed Brazilian street procession
- samba schoolBrazilian carnival performance group
- samba rhythmBrazilian syncopated musical pattern