Samba Line Dance

[Spitfire]

Whenever a Samba is played at the studio's open dance that I attend most people get up to do a Samba line dance. The only time I've seen it is here so I'm wondering if it's done much in other places around the country. The instructor who introduced it came here from Chicago about three years ago.

[DanceMentor]

I've never hearn of a Samba line dance, but I'll bet that would be a lot of fun. I'd be curious to know which Samba steps you use.

Here in Atlanta we often do Salsa line dancing (in the clubs, at the studios, and even in some Salsarobics classes). I teach some Salsarobics classes and would love to find a way to incorporate Samba. :o

[Spitfire]

Actually I am not familiar with the steps since I'm not into line dancing, but this one is popular at the studio and thus my curiousity.

[marciah]

We do the samba line dance in South Florida. It is great fun and a good way to practice the basic samba steps. It's the most fun with a great jungle beat samba.

[DanceMentor]

Welcome to the forums, Marciah!
:D
Do you do basic syllabus steps to the music?
Or is there a specific line dance you do every time?

[marciah]

It is a choreograohed line dance.
Start with Left Ft.- 3 samba walks and a lock step 1,2,3 & 4
Repeat sarting ion Right Ft. 5,6,7,& 8
4 botafogas to the R,L,R,L
4 voltas to the Right and 4 voltas to the Left
4 counts turning voltas to the Left and 4 counts turning voltasto the Right
Finish facing the opposite way and start over.

It moves in 2 directions, to front and back walls rarther than using 4 walls like some line dances.

It's great fun.

[Spitfire]

Which brings me to another well known line dane the Electric Slide...

I have not seen the Electric Slide done here in a long time, but when I went dancing in the Seattle area during the two trips I made there it was being done at the dances I attended.

Is this still popular in other areas of the country?