LAGUNA NIGUEL A hip shaking and heart pumping challenge had dozens of seniors moving to a Latin beat Wednesday morning. Led by instructor Sandra Casado, Latin dancing at the Sea Country Community and ...

LOVERS of drums, marching and shiny red costumes have one shot to join iconic Northern Rivers percussionists the Samba Blisstas at a series of courses. The four-week courses will be run back-to-back ...

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In a little-visited northern corner of Rio de Janeiro, a new music trail is helping travellers slip into the rhythms of ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – For the very first time ...

Samba is a Brazilian dance that has African roots. African slaves in Brazil would work all day, and then they would get together at night and have fun and have a Samba de Roda (samba circle). It is a ...

COMMUNITY groups in Drogheda are being urged to learn a few samba steps, make up colourful costumes and join in this years Drogheda Samba Festival carnival parade.Drogheda Samba Festival, in ...

Dancing samba teaches body control that can improve motor skills in anything from playing percussion to football, say Japanese researchers. Dr Tomoyuki Yamamoto and colleagues of the Japan Advanced ...

After months of coronavirus-induced inactivity, Rio de Janeiro's legendary samba scene is tentatively tiptoeing back to life, offering a sliver of hope to those whose livelihoods depend on the ...