Lambada d'Incamps, visited Porto Seguro in Brazil and discovered locals dancing the tightly syncopated lambada to a melody that turned out to be Bolivian. D'Incamps became involved in the lambada dance craze, largely by promoting a European tour of Kaoma, a band formed with several musicians from the Senegalese group Touré Kunda. To display the dance in Europe, he chose a team of the best dancers at the Boca Da Barra (a dance cabana on the beach in Porto Seguro where lambada dancers refined and developed the style and form of the dance). Most notable among these young dancers chosen for
The Forbidden Dance Rita Kempley in "The Washington Post". Critics also considered "The Forbidden Dance" to be the worse of the two rival lambada movies, and the film grossed less than "Lambada" during its theatrical run. However, years after the release, the film finally found a cult following, especially after its continuous TV reruns and being sampled on pop singer's Jully Luz album "Rainha do Gueto". The Forbidden Dance The Forbidden Dance (also released as The Forbidden Dance is Lambada) is a 1990 drama film starring former Miss USA Laura Harring. Made to cash in on the Lambada dance craze by Menahem Golan's