ISTD International Latin - Samba Syllabus

Music Timing and Tempo

• 2/4 (2 beats to a bar of music), accent on 1st beat of each bar with percussive accent on 2nd beat
• Samba music is written in two bar phrases.
  
• Tempo: 50 bars per minute

More about rhythms and methods of counting in Samba Technique.

Samba Technique

See Samba Technique and general Latin technique.

Samba Choreography