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How to Dance the Basic Step for Brazilian Samba

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Summary: Want to learn a new dance? With this free dance lesson, learn the basic steps of the Brazilian Samba from professional dancers.

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Patricia Prata is a triple threat Brazilian actress living in Los Angeles. Patricia has been training and working with the best artists in the world: she has a BA in acting and has...read more

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"Hi, now I'm going to show you the basic Brazilian Samba dance step, the tap. The Brazilian Samba has a very strong drum, so you will mostly you're going to be following the drums. So, in order to reproduce the drum noise, I bring these flamingo shoes. The step is start with your heel. OKay? Heel, tap, step. Heel, tap, step. Heel, tap, step. Heel, tap, step. Heel, tap, step. (Dancing demo) And the noise that you're going to be doing. (Dancing demo) So there is a rhythm that you're going to be following, that is the drums. And the noise should be constant, OKay? So, this is the basic step that you can perform in pretty much any samba music because you're going to be following the drums."

eHow Article: How to Dance the Basic Step for Brazilian Samba

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