to samba

Examples

• All

• They learned to samba during their dance class, enjoying the upbeat tempo of the music.

• After a few drinks, she felt confident enough to samba with the locals at the beach party.

• Some people dancing samba, some people's playing with their kids, some people you know, the list goes on.

Synonyms

D

to dance

vsto samba

∞ 1.0

To move your body in time to music

is a specific named choreographed style rather than general movement

B

to boogie

vsto samba

• Informal

28 7.5

Dance energetically to lively upbeat music

is a named rhythmic social dance with fixed steps and style

M

to mambo

vsto samba

1 6.0

To dance with a partner in a lively Latin American style with quick, strong steps

is the Brazilian version with distinct local steps and rhythms

R

to rumba

vsto samba

1 5.0

To dance slowly with rhythmic, flowing hip and body movements

is a faster, more lively syncopated Brazilian style

P

to polka

vsto samba

6.7

Dance in a lively Central European way with quick steps

is syncopated and more rhythmically offbeat than straight duple music

How Energetic

to samba

4.1

to dance

∞ 1.0

to sway

77 2.4

Surface Forms

Etymology