Samba Vs Salsa: Things which are uncommon between both

Dance is highly responsible to make any particular culture unique and famous. There are many dance styles in the world which showcase the culture of any country along with its origin, accompanied music and also the costumes used by the dancers. There is lots of traditional ballroom dancing styles became popular due to dance competitions in national and international levels at the reality shows or in the movies. The salsa and samba are two most favorite and popular dances.

Samba

Brazil is the origin of Samba dancing. However, one can trace its inspiration from the traditional dances of Europe and Africa. Samba got its original name from the Portuguese word “sambar” means ‘dancing in rhythm’. Some people believe that samba was originated in the capital city of Rio de Janeiro. However, it has not seen in various cities of this nation. In the 19^th Century, some African slaves from Bahia were included some moves of maxixe, polka and other dances into their traditional dances and they gave birth to samba dancing. Carnival is the world-famous festival event in Brazil and samba is danced in this event.

Salsa

On the other side, Salsa NORTHVILLE is very popular traditional dance which came from Caribbean islands and slowly adopted in Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic and the United States. Now, this dance is most popular dance in the world. How these dances are performed is the main difference between both.

Samba Vs Salsa

While salsa can only be danced in pairs, samba can be performed either as solo or as pairs. This is one common difference between both.

The way of execution is another major difference. Typically, samba dancers dance in festive event of carnival. On the other side, salsa contains various steps to be carried out by the partners in the whole dancing with an aim to give the specific feature to the performance.   

Another major difference comes from music on which they both are danced. Samba can be danced in varieties of music to be played. On the other side, specific type of music can be played and used in salsa dancing and this is quite more structured as compared to samba. In fact, those varieties of music which cannot be played in salsa are played in samba.

Both salsa and samba are popular dance forms to be enjoyed in dance floor and they both have their own importance in competition.

Summary

When it comes to the similarity of both the dances, they both are the blend of traditional dancing in Africa and Europe. On the other side, samba can be danced with the group of people or solo and this was basically originated in Brazil. Salsa needs pairs or grouped pairs to dance and it was born in Caribbean. When the matter comes to the music type on which samba is played, it is quite liberal. On the other side with the choice of music, salsa is quite strict. You can start learning more lessons of Salsa dancing NORTHVILLE in the dance class near you.  

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