Samba is a dance style that is popular around the world and originated in Brazil. It is a dance that is being done especially during carnivals or the carnivals popularly advertised at Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. This is a dance for couples and Brazilians are an expert to this because this is part of their rich culture. Couples probably have practiced this dance for at least fifteen to twenty years. Many of the expert dancers are said to be direct descendants of carnival and samba founders. These dancers practice seriously and enjoying it at the same time. But dancing is not just for fun because many of these dancers aim to have a title as “Couple No. 1” from one of the top samba schools in Rio. This is an achievement and a prestigious role because it can give them fame too.
Other than what are mentioned above, here are bits of interesting facts about professional samba dancers in Brazil:
· Samba has special lessons and choreography to make the dance more specialized due to the professionalization of Brazilian Carnival.
· Samba nowadays is more than just a dance. It is an art where acting skills can be applied.
· In a professional samba school parade, there are at most three couple representatives per school. The carnival judges assess which is the best couple. The chosen is called “first couple”.
· The second and third couple is also given awards and recognition. They play an important role during official contests. Thus, they are given plenty of opportunities to dance more to gain more experience.