Samba is a very energetic dance in 2/4 time, danced to lively samba music. It is characterized by its syncopated rhythm, bounce and hip action; a great deal of movement and rhythm is expressed through the torso. Because it really moves, the Samba can whip you into shape like no other.

You can learn the Samba in our Ballroom Sampler Group Dance Class and Intermediate Latin Ballroom Group Dance Class.

History of Samba

Like many dances, as they travel the world and as time goes by, the dances change from their original form. The Samba’s roots lie in Brazil. Like Jazz, the rhythms and dance of the African slaves and the Portuguese colonialists came together to create a unique and novel music and dance. 

The first Brazilian dance imported to the United States around 1910 was the Maxixe (also known as the Brazilian Tango). Then, around 1917 the Samba was introduced and became popular in the 1940s.