Samba (Brazilian dance) by many Samba schools in Brazil. Pagode-like events have dated back to the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, with the emergence of urban Samba in Rio de Janeiro. Samba Axé is a solo dance that started in 1992 during the Brazilian Carnival season in Bahia when the Axé rhythm replaced the Lambada. For years it became the major type of dance for the North east of Brazil during the holiday months. The dance is completely choreographed and the movements tend to mimic the lyrics. It's a very energetic kind of dance that mixes elements of Samba no pé and
Glossary of country dance terms complete circular, clockwise turn to place. Turn by right or left - dancers join right (or left) hands and turn around, separate, and "fall" to places. Turn single - dancers turn around in four steps. 'Turn single right shoulder' is a clockwise turn; 'turn single left shoulder' is a counterclockwise turn. Up a double and back - common combination in which dancers (usually having linked hands in a line) advance a double and then retire another double. Glossary of country dance terms An alphabetic list of modern Country dance terminology; Active Couple - for long-ways sets with more than one