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Samba (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈsɐ̃bɐ] ⓘ) is a name or prefix used for several rhythmic variants, such as samba urbano carioca (urban Carioca samba), [1][2] samba de roda (sometimes also called rural samba), [3] amongst many other forms of samba, mostly originated in the Rio de Janeiro and Bahia states. [4][5][6] Samba is a broad term ...
Samba is a lively dance of Afro-Brazilian origin in 2/4 (2 by 4) time danced to samba music. The term "baby" originally referred to any of several Latin duet dances with origins from the Congo and Angola. Today Samba is the most prevalent dance form in Brazil, and reaches the height of its importance during the festival of Carnaval. [1]
Official website. International SAMBO Federation. Sambo is a martial art with Soviet origins, an internationally practised combat sport, [1][2] and a recognized style of amateur wrestling included by UWW in the World Wrestling Championships along with Graeco-Roman wrestling and freestyle wrestling. [3][4] Sport. Sambo at the 2015 European Games.
Bossa nova (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈbɔsɐ ˈnɔvɐ] ⓘ) is a relaxed style of samba [nb 1] developed in the late 1950s and early 1960s in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. [2] It is mainly characterized by a calm syncopated rhythm with chords and fingerstyle mimicking the beat of a samba groove, as if it was a simplification and stylization on the guitar of the rhythm produced by a samba school band.
Line dance. A line dance is a choreographed dance in which a group of people dance along to a repeating sequence of steps while arranged in one or more lines or rows. These lines usually face all in the same direction, or less commonly face each other. [1][2][3] Unlike circle dancing, line dancers are not in physical contact with each other.
Capoeira (Portuguese pronunciation: [kapuˈe (j)ɾɐ]) is a Brazilian martial art and game that includes elements of dance, acrobatics, music and spirituality. It is known for its acrobatic and complex maneuvers, often involving hands on the ground and inverted kicks. It emphasizes flowing movements rather than fixed stances; the ginga, a ...
Origin. The Tango derives from the Cuban habanera, the Argentine milonga and Uruguayan candombe, [6] and is said to contain elements from the African community in Buenos Aires, influenced both by ancient African rhythms and the music from Europe. These African rhythms are thought to come from the candombe, which was characterized by energetic ...
Riq, Buben, Dayereh, Daf, Kanjira, Frame drum. The tambourine is a musical instrument in the percussion family consisting of a frame, often of wood or plastic, with pairs of small metal jingles, called " zills ". Classically the term tambourine denotes an instrument with a drumhead, though some variants may not have a head.