Lambada with its roots in African dance and inspired by Salsa, Merengue and
 Zouk dances is an exotic, sensual  dance in couples with fast movements
 and acrobatics.

 It arrived in Brazil in 1980's in the state of Belém.It was adopted by the natives of a fisherman's village called Porto  Seguro in the South of Bahia State, northeast of Brazil, who introduced more swing and grace to the original technique.

 It started to expand through Europe and the rest of the world in 1985, when a French tourist visiting Porto Seguro  discovered the art of Lambada. He promoted it through Europe with a TV commercial which showed Brazilian children  dancing.
 It became quite famous with Kaoma Group.

 Lambada dance develops stamina, flexibility and strengh of the spine for the drops. It is characterised by circular  movements of the head, waving movements of shoulders, ribcage and hips. At its best, lambada is very fast, dynamic  and energetic dance.

 It is considered to be a provocative dance of passion, in its own context remains so.