Samba is a kind of dance and music that originated in Bahia, Brazil. It originated from the ritual dance of African aborigines, was brought to Brazil by slaves sold to Brazil, and then mixed with other cultures spread to the local area, and gradually evolved into today's samba.

Samba is now regarded as a symbol of Brazil, a symbol of Brazilian carnival and one of the most popular expressions of Brazilian culture. Among them, circle samba in Bahia (a samba in Rio de Janeiro) was listed in the representative list of human intangible cultural heritage by UNESCO in 2005.

Samba dance is natural

1, mass

Dance movements are improvised by dancers according to the rhythm. Female dancers are mainly small and dexterous hip-twisting movements, while male dancers often show their dancing skills with various dexterous movements under their feet besides hip-twisting movements. When performing, you can dance in a circle, or you can invite a man and a woman to perform in a circle, while others are still dancing in the same place. You can also lead the way alone, others line up in the back, future generations hold the waist of predecessors, and everyone twists their hips in various formations.

Step 2 perform

The hip twisting movements of female dancers combine the great changes in modeling and various footwork, and at the same time create various formations according to the number of dancers. Male dancers hold various percussion instruments and jump at the same time.

3. Rhythm and liveliness

Rhythmic and lively samba usually brings great excitement to the competition, and its focus should be on good body balance and the correct distribution and application of fixed-point dance steps and Z-shaped movements. Generally speaking, samba dance belongs to progressive action dance. The improved international standard Latin samba dance is different from the original Brazilian samba dance, which brings people into a carnival state, but still retains the characteristics and vitality of "carnival parade".