Dance Illusion : Dr Martin and team would be starting basic regular classes from 11th July in Margao, 12th July in Vasco and from the 13th July at Panjim for children and adults. All classes are held twice a week / one dance for one month /12 hours session. Rumba the first dance to start your Latin dances will be in Panjim. Ballroom Samba in Margao and Waltz in Vasco kindly contact 9823014397 for details
Even though the Samba is originally from Africa, it is the national dance of Brazil, so it is also known as the Brazilian Samba. Even today, the Samba is danced solo on the streets of Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro during carnivals. It has a lot of upper and lower body movement with a lot of head gear and very little on the body as costumes.
In 1950, an American play called ‘Street Carnival’ did over 200 shows all over Europe, making the Samba tremendously popular. This play was the first to have a man and a woman dancing the Samba together.
When the Latin American Ballroom Association was formed in 1955, it set rules and regulations for the Samba and made it one of their official dances. The Samba is said to be RHYTHMIC… ANIMALISTIC… EXOTIC… and SEXY… and is popular for its variety of rhythms and body isolation moves.
The Samba is one of the fastest of all the Latin American Ballroom Dances. It is danced at the rate of 50 beats per minute.
Its count is 1A 2.
The mood of Samba is – ‘FESTIVE’.
WALTZ
“The waltz is a ballroom and folk dance in About this sound 3/4 time, performed primarily in closed position. Waltz is a smooth progressive dance characterized by long, flowing movements, continuous turns, and rise & fall. Graceful and elegant, Waltz dancers glide around the floor almost effortlessly. At 28-30 measures per minute, the tempo is slow at best, but the expressive quality of the music often invites very powerful and dynamic movement from dancers. ”
RUMBA
Rumba is a Spanish word that means “Party”. The word describes a family of percussive rhythms, song and dance that originated in Cuba as a combination of the musical traditions of Africans brought to Cuba as slaves and Spanish colonizers. Truly romantic dance, full of passion and emotions…
Starting date: 13th July, 2011 Wednesdays/Saturday at 7.00 p.m.
Location: Hotel Campal, Panjim
