That's really helpful. Great explanation and demonstration. Thanks.

I wanted to understand for purposes of playing the music and this is excellent.

Just for keeps, here is a glossary of the different timings in samba for certain samba figures - just for you all: Foxtrot Timing - SSQQS, SSQQS Used in: Plait, Cruzados Locks in Any Position, including Right Shadow Quickstep Timing - SQQSQQ, SQQSQQ (Think "Chasse Reverse Turn" here) - Used in: PP/CPP Runs, Open Rocks, Closed Rocks, Drop Voltas (also known as Samba Locks); Natural Roll; Reverse Roll Lock Step Timing - QQS QQS Used In: Rolling Off The Arm and the 3-Step Turn (usually used by the Follower as a development into the Reverse Turn or Reverse Roll). Quarter Beat Timing - SaS, SaS, or 1a2 1a2, or 1a2, 3a4 Used in: Basic Movement (All Types), Whisks (including Open Whisks, Overturned Whisks and any Whisk Developments); Botafogos (including Criss Cross Bota Fogos), Spot Turns/Spot Voltas, Samba Walks of all types (including Stationary, Promenade, and Side). It is also used in any Kick Ball Changes on the Foot if you need a Foot Change to Same Foot or Vice Versa. Volta Timing: 1a2a3a4 5a6a7a8 Used In: Travelling Locks (in PP, in R Shadow Position); Maypole L or R, Continuous Volta of Lady to L or R, Criss Cross Volta. The Travelling Voltas in Shadow Position also use this. Extended Volta Timing: 1a2a3a4a5a6a7a8 Used in: Right Shadow Volta Roll Also, don't forget these bonus timings - 1 2 (or S, S) Used in: Some Foot Change Methods (not all of them).

Thanks for teaching.

Great Video

This is a very helpful video! Thank you so much for making it easy to understand!

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I like this Samba lesson very much.

REALLY GOOD ONE

I'd like the 3 free videos please.

There are 'Q Q S' counts on Samba Lock and Cruzados Walk. However, there are people who count it as 'Cha Cha Cha'. 'Q Q S' counts 4 beats, and 'Cha Cha Cha' counts 2 beats, so of course it's not reasonable. So, in order to match the beat, 'Cha Cha Cha', which is 2 beats, is increased to 4 beats (1+1+2) and counted. Can I use 'Cha Cha Cha' count in Samba? Is it possible to count what should be counted as 'Q Q S' by increasing it to 4 beats of 'Cha Cha Cha'?

Maybe you should be counting it on a metronome, to make clear that 1/4 is very short? Samba and Bossa Nova are 2/4 dances, but many dance the first "3/4 + 1/4" as "1/2 + 1/2" or "2/3 + 1/3" at best". Very few dance it as "3/4 + 1/4". That's why samba is difficult. So maybe count it as" "one.a - twoooo", "three.a - foooour", etc. to make sure that "a" is really short.

How count 1 a 2 with 1 and 2 to do step by step

Estoy bailando samba

Samba is full on cardio, my goodness! I got winded every time I tried.

Thanks for the tutorial! I wonder why you choose for "beginners" one of the most complicated timings? The simplest is for sure dancing just the main beats (1, 2, 3, 4, ... or "Slow Slow" for that matter) and doing the half beats (like QQQQ, SQQ, QQS). Could you please elaborate why you don't mention these for the beginners?

Is it samba? O salsa.

This looks like the way ladies dance samba, but for men it would look different. Asking the experts for confirmation

Its not samba

4:24😂😂😂sounds so stupid tbh 🤣🤣🤣

without natural rhythm you can do it..counting don't give you ryhthm.......my g.

This is not samba!! for fuck sake...