Why samba is the soul and body of Brazilian Carnival

Samba is a collective social dance with dozens or tens of thousands of participants. The dance is accompanied by drums, gongs and other percussion. The steps of this dance are simple: the feet move forward and backward, the body leans sideways and swings back and forth. Male and female dancers dance in pairs in situ or around the ballroom with each other, or they can be separated to dance their own steps. Male dancers are fond of all kinds of dexterous movements of their feet, moving or rotating their feet rapidly. Female dancers focus on upper body shaking and abdominal and hip twisting. Samba can be performed in ballrooms and on the stage, but more often it is performed in groups in open squares and streets. The dancers form a circle or a double row, singing and dancing. The dancers are wild and uninhibited, with large movements and strong rhythms, giving people a feeling of passion like fire. And drums, brass drums, tambourines and other percussion instruments at the same time and work, high-pitched and intense, the sound waves rolling, and more to create a tense, hot, fiery atmosphere. When this atmosphere reaches a climax, the music often comes to an abrupt end, and the difficult dance dynamics are instantly condensed into a sculpture-like static that is silent. The instantaneous change of movement and static, the amazing harmony of the ups and downs, creates a unique sense of surprise and shocking beauty.