A samba class performs in Rio de Janeiro. There’s an expression here in Brazil: “Tudo acaba em samba.” Translated literally, the phrase means “Everything ends in samba.” That is to say, no matter what ...

At my first class, the teacher told us to relax and “let the butt cheeks fly”. No tensing the bunda. This is the key to samba. Last year, a video posted by a dance school in Melbourne popped up on my ...

Sophie and her samba students in Melbourne: "Samba is empowering, it makes people feel free, and I think right now this is what we need" Source: Supplied As samba communities around the world are ...

U.S. citizen Paul Leaury, right, and an unidentified fellow foreign member of the Mangueira samba school, dance during a carnival parade at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, Feb. 12, ...

Skora has danced the samba for over a decade now, and she travels regularly to Greece to lead samba classes. "Everyone loves samba," she says. "Once people see they can do it, and they can relate to ...

As the 2011 Miss Universe pageant comes to Brazil, the land of Samba, it is but natural for the 89 gorgeous contestants to indulge in some groovy tunes of this unique dance form. The Sept.12, 2011 ...