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RHYTHM OF SAMBA

Posted by 40niknar

3/14/2016 10:09:00 PM

What is the rhythm of Samba? QQS, QQS? Or is it SQQ, SQQ?

Re: RHYTHM OF SAMBA

Posted by ladydance

3/15/2016 2:32:00 PM

You can't describe it in slows and quicks. It is 1 a2 a3 a4. The 'A' is half of a quick before the 2. So it a quarter beat before the 2.

Re: RHYTHM OF SAMBA

Posted by 40niknar

3/16/2016 1:17:00 AM

Thank you LadyDance. I had always learned it with 1 a2, etc. But someone threw the question out in a group discussion as to the rhythm in quicks and slows and compared the rhythm to the Night Club Two Step. There was a sudden challenge. Thank you for your kind response.

Re: RHYTHM OF SAMBA

Posted by GUEST

3/21/2016 8:41:00 PM

How on earth do we put 3/4. 1/4. 1. into slows and quicks. Take a Boto fogo Which is 3/4. 1/4. 1. or 1 a 2. In just about any dancing to music a slow = two beats and that's how it should remain..

Re: RHYTHM OF SAMBA

Posted by Waltz123

3/22/2016 11:27:00 AM

How on earth do we put 3/4. 1/4. 1. into slows and quicks. Take a Boto fogo Which is 3/4. 1/4. 1. or 1 a 2. In just about any dancing to music a slow = two beats and that's how it should remain..

Not entirely true. The beat values of slows and quicks are relative to the time signature, such that in 2/4 music, a slow = 1 beat and a quick = 1/2 beat.

This means that a Samba written in 2/4 (which many Sambas are) could technically be counted "Slow... and Slow", which breaks down to 3/4, 1/4, 1. Not that anybody really counts Samba that way. But if you feel the need to, you could, and it would be considered correct.

Regards,
Jonathan

Re: RHYTHM OF SAMBA

Posted by 40niknar

3/24/2016 9:13:00 PM

I have been dancing ballroom about 25 years and never had the Samba rhythm question come up ever before. Thank you all for your input. It sure did make us THINK!

Re: RHYTHM OF SAMBA

Posted by TundraDancingGal

3/26/2016 7:45:00 AM

I've read that there are actually 9 different rhythms! No wonder I'm having trouble with it. Just getting the "ah" in there and the bounce is more than enough for me. Luckily several of the 9 aren't often used, but as I'm learning the various figures I can tell there's a difference in the tempos between the Bota Fogas, Whisks and Walks vs the Voltas.

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