Top Shelf Dance - Atlanta

$50 Individual |  4 weeks

Samba

Samba is a lively, rhythmical dance which originated in Brazil at the beginning of the 20th century.  The dance movements borrow from Afro-Brazilian traditional dances such those used in candomblé rituals and the chamadas of capoeira angola.  The ballroom samba is danced to music in 2/4 or 4/4 time. The basic movements are counted either 1-2 or 1-a-2, and are danced with a slight downward dropping action or pulse. This action is created through the bending and straightening of the knees, with bending occurring on the beats of 1 and 2, and the straightening occurring on the "a".