Samba

This national dance of Brazil became the rage of its society in the 1930's but began as
an exhibition dance in Paris in 1905. A street Festival dance that originated in Brazil,
the Samba was introduced to the United States in the late 1920's in a Broadway play
called "Street Carnival." Movie star and singer Carmen Miranda is credited with
making the dance popular in the U.S. in the early 1940's.

Today's Samba music is influenced by Jazz and Latin rhythms. It is written in 2/4 or 4/4
time. The music is festive and fast paced with a sound associated with Rio's Carnival.
The basic count is "Slow a Slow" or "1 & 2".

Samba songs and artists include:
One Note Samba - Antonio Carlos Jobim
Macarena - Los Del Rio
Copacabana - Barry Manilow
Quando, Quando, Quando - Engelbert Humperdinck