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This is the globalized social form of partnered Samba, as it has been popularly danced around the world since around the 1940s. It is quite different from contemporary Samba de Gafieira in Brazil (see below), as well as the contemporary solo and competition forms.
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Samba de Gafieira is the contemporary Brazilian version of partnered Samba, which is quite different from the contemporary solo form as well as the globalized social and competition forms.
Samba is a Latin dance from Brazil. There have been several different versions of the dance throughout history and around the world.
A precursor to Samba, called Maxixe (pronounced "ma-sheesh"), was popular around the world in the 1910s.
An evolved version, called Samba, was introduced to the world in the early 1920s, and gained newfound popularity under this name in the 1940s.
Since then, in its country of origin, Brazil, it has evolved into a third version, called Samba de Gafieira.
Here are some of our favorite Social Samba songs, arranged by tempo:
And here are some of our favorite Samba de Gafieira songs, arranged by tempo:
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The Book of Mixers: 100 Easy-Teach Dances for Getting Acquainted (2022) by Richard Powers and Nick & Melissa Enge,
Cross-Step Waltz: A Dancer's Guide (2019) by Richard Powers and Nick & Melissa Enge, and
Waltzing: A Manual for Dancing and Living (2013) by Richard Powers and Nick Enge.
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