Lambada long trousers, and the dance has become associated with such clothing, especially for women wearing short skirts that swirl up when the woman spins around, typically revealing 90s-style thong underwear. Also known as the forbidden dance, from the time that Brazil was a Portuguese colony, Carimbó was a common dance in the northern part of the country. Carimbó was a loose and very sensual dance which involved many spins by the female dancer, who typically wore a rounded skirt. The music was mainly to the beat of drums made of trunks of wood, thinned by fire. Carimbó involved only side
Country Dance and Song Society Country Dance and Song Society The Country Dance and Song Society (abbreviated CDSS) is a nonprofit organization that seeks to promote participatory dance, music, and song with English and North American roots. Its motto is "Continuing the traditions. Linking those who love them." CDSS began in 1915 as a series of American chapters of the English Dance and Folk Society established by Cecil Sharp. The organization consolidated in 1940 and grew steadily through the present. Today, it supports over 300 local affiliate groups. CDSS promotes a number of types of traditional dance, including contra dance, English country dance, Scottish country