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Lambada is a dance which became internationally popular in the 1980s. The exact origin of the dance is somewhat disputed but its known to have began in Brazil being some of the forerunners the forró, sayas, the maxixe, and the carimbó. Some say it began in Bolivia, a thought due to the song Lambada an unauthorised translation of the song "Llorando se fue", by the Bolivian group Los K’jarkas. Kaoma, a French group, recorded this number one worldwide summer hit "Lambada" which sold 5 million singles in 1989. See Music of Bolivia article for more about the translation of this song.
The association of Lambada and Dirty Dancing/Forbidden Dance became quite extensive, mostly due to the 1990 movie Lambada, although the people who dance this rhythm in Brazil and everywhere else preffer to define it as a sensual and romantic dance rather than of an erotic nature.
After 1994 the Brazilian music style (also called Lambada), which gave birth to the dance, started to fade away, and the dancers began to use other musical sources to continue practicing the Lambada dance. Among these rhythms were the Flamenco Rumba (such as from the Gypsy Kings) and some Arabian music. Today the majority of Lambada is danced to Zouk music (more specifically Zouk love) and the dance evolved so much from its original form that there is an ongoing discussion whether or not the Zouk-Lambada is a new type of dance or just the natural evolution of the Lambada of the early 90's.
The Zouk-Lambada style is still very popular in many countries such as Brazil, UK, Holland, Denmark, USA, Japan and Australia.
Lexicon
When it comes to lexicon terminology the word lambada is associated with the act of brawling using clubs. Some associate it with the word "Lombada" which means bump, others with "Lombo" which means loin. There are also others that regardless of any dictionary references freely associate the word with the wavelike motion of a whip.
It was also thought to be a hoax in fashionable 80's New York dance clubs like the Palladium.
See also
Films
- The Forbidden Dance Is Lambada (1990) (Lambada: The Forbidden Dance)
- Lambada (1990) (Lambada: Set the Night on Fire)
External link
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