Dance Styles - Bossa Nova (Street Latin)

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About Bossa Nova

Bossa Nova is a Brazilian dance style, which is danced with predominantly straight legs and a wave-like upper body motion.

The classic song for Bossa Nova is The Girl from Ipanema. Bossa Nova means “new wave” or “new trend”.

Please note that the Bossa Nova we teach at BoogieCamp has nothing to do with the "Bosa Nova line dance" or the "Bossa Nova Blues" dance style.

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Sample Dance Videos for Bossa Nova

** Stay tuned - I'm still trying to find one. **

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Bossa Nova Dance Steps

• Basic Step
• Forward/Back Step
• Hook Step For Leader
• Turns of the Follower - (a) to Leader's left and (b) to Leader's right
• Drunken Sailor - (a) to Leader's left, (b) to Leader's right, and (c) continuous
  

Bossa Nova Songs

• Agua de Beber – Astrud Gilberto
• Blue Monday - Nouvelle Vague
• Corcovado - Stan Getz
  
• Corner of The Earth - Jamiroquai
  
• Desafinado - George Michael & Astrud Gilberto
• Don’t Know Why - Norah Jones
• Embola a Bola - Djavan
• Everything - Michael Buble
• Fly Me To The Moon - Jazzamoor
  
• Insensatez - Antonio Carlos Jobim
• Love Will Tear Us Apart - Nouvelle Vague
• Picture of My Life - Jamiroquai
  
• Quando, Quando, Quando - Michael Buble
• Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars - Sarah Vaughn
• Save The Last Dance For Me - Michael Buble
  
• Soul Bossa Nova - Quincy Jones
• Sway - Michael Buble
  
• The Girl from Ipanema - Joao & Astrud Gilberto
• Tin Tin Deo - Soul Bossa Trio

To purchase songs, go to iTunes (download iTunes here) or to Google Play.

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Want to learn Bossa Nova?

• You can learn Bossa Nova without a partner in our BoogieFit Solo Latin Dance classes.
• If you'd like to learn Bossa Nova with your partner, check out our Private Lessons.

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