carioca
- noun
- /ˌkɛrɪˈoʊkə/
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carioca
- During the festival, many people joined in to dance the carioca under the bright lights.
Examples
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The film was a hit, largely because of Rogers and Astaire (the stars, Dolores del Rio and Gene Raymond, were ghastly), and it turned the dance in their big number, "The Carioca," into an international craze.
Academic text (2000) -
Start students with a walk, then slide, then skip, and then carioca.
Academic text (1998) -
Teachers vary the movements to include walk, jog, slide, and carioca.
Academic text (1998) -
For example, in addition to jogging, students can carioca, slide, run backwards, skip, or hurdle around the stations.
Academic text (1998) -
The long sides of the area are for moving with different foot patterns such as walk, jog, hop, carioca, etc., while the short side of the area is used for moving on both legs and hands, such as crab walks, bear crawls, etc.
Academic text (1998) -
In the dance class, the instructor taught us how to perform the carioca with its lively rhythms.
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Participants in the competition showcased their skills by dancing the carioca in colorful costumes.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Carioca for the dance comes from the name for people from Rio de Janeiro, which itself comes from an old Tupi phrase often said to mean 'house of the white man' (kara'i oka). So the lively ballroom dance is called carioca because it comes from the people and city of Rio.
