SAMBA
Samba is a ballroom dance of Brazilian origin, popularized in western Europe
and the United States in the early 1940s. It is performed to music in 4/4 time with
syncopated rhythm and is characterized by basic forward and backward steps and
tilting, rocking body movements. The partners may split up to perform different moves
while couples in ballroom position dance in place or around the floor. The maxixe, a
dance that was popular from roughly 1870 to 1914, is the primary source of the dance.
A more traditional, distinctly African style of samba is also danced in Brazil outside of
ballrooms. It is a type of group dance that is occasionally referred to as batuque and is
performed either in double lines or in circles with a soloist, associated during Brazilian
Carnival.
REFERENCE:
Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopaedia. "samba".
Encyclopedia Britannica, 15 Feb. 2023,
[Link] Accessed 27 August
2023.
RUMBA
Rumba, also spelled rhumba, is a ballroom dance of Afro-Cuban folk-dance
origin that became internationally popular in the early 20th century. The rumba is
danced using a basic pattern of two rapid side steps and a slow forward step. The
dance is best known for the performers' delicate side to side hip movements with the
torso erect. To reach each bar, three steps are taken. The 4/4 time signature of the
music has a persistent syncopation. The ballroom version is based on the Cuban son,
which is a mellower variation of the free-form Cuban rumba danced in bars and other
public settings. Occasionally, the term "rumba" is used to refer broadly to other Cuban
dances with comparable beats.
REFERENCE:
Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopaedia. "rumba".
Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 Aug. 2023,
[Link] Accessed 27 August
2023.
QUESTIONS:
1.A ballroom dance originated in Brazil, popularized in western Europe and the United
States in the early 1940s.
a. Rumba
b. Chacha
c. Samba
d. Waltz
[Link] carnival is associated with Samba?
a. Brazilian Carnival
b. Brazilian Grand Prix
c. Festa do Peão de Barretos
d. Rio Canival
[Link] is the time signature of Samba?
a. one/four
b. two/four
c. three/four
d. four/four
[Link] ____ is danced using a basic pattern of two rapid side steps and a slow forward
step.
a. Waltz
b. Rhumba/Rumba
c. Chacha
d. Jive
[Link] is Rumba?
a. a ballroom dance of Afro-Cuban folk-dance origin that became
internationally popular in the early 20th century
b. It is the “backbone dance” of the ballroom and is the basis for many
dances
c. It is a Latin dance
d. is a range of street dance styles
[Link], the term "rumba" is used to refer broadly to other ______ dances with
comparable beats.
a. African
b. Cuban
c. Brazilian
d. USA
Answer key:
1. C. Samba
2. A. Brazilian Carnival
3. D. Four/four
4. B. Rhumba/Rumba
5. A. a ballroom dance of Afro-Cuban folk-dance origin that became internationally
popular in the early 20th century
6. B. Cuban
