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Dança Dos Famosos Season 5
''Dança dos Famosos 5'' was the fifth season of Brazilian reality television show '' Dança dos Famosos'' which premiered February 24, 2008 and ended May 11, 2008 on the Rede Globo television network. Ten celebrities were paired with ten professional ballroom dancers. Fausto Silva and Adriana Colin were the hosts for this season. Actress Christiane Torloni won the competition over Malhação Cast Member Rafael Almeida. Overview * The season follows the same split-by-gender style from the last couple of seasons. It was the last season to feature the semi-final four-down-to-two format, as well a Final Two in Finale Night. * At 51, Christiane Torloni became the oldest winner in the history of the show. Ironically, she beat Rafael Almeida, who at 18, is the youngest finalist and contestant that the show ever had. Couples The ten professionals and celebrities that competed were: Scoring Chart : indicate the couples with the lowest score for each week. : indicate the couples wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christiane Torloni
Christiane Maria dos Santos Torloni (born 18 February 1957) is a Brazilian actress. She is the winner of numerous awards, including an APCA Award, two Prêmios Qualidade Brasil, and a Shell Award, as well as receiving nominations for a Grande Otelo and three Troféu Imprensas. She is one of the most renowned actresses in Brazilian television drama. Born and raised in São Paulo, Torloni studied theater at IBAM. Since her childhood, she had already decided to be an actress. As a child, she acted as a princess at Teatrinho Trol, on Rede Tupi. But it was at the age of 18 that she actually began his professional career in an episode of Caso Especial, on TV Globo. In 1976 she made her first soap opera, Duas Vidas, and two years later she was already starring in the soap opera Gina. Since then, she has joined the cast of several television productions. Acting as Jô Penteado in the romantic comedy A Gata Comeu (1985) and the villain Fernanda in the drama Selva de Pedra (1986), Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samara Felippo
Samara Felippo Santana (born 6 October 1978) is a Brazilian actress. Early life Samara had originally trained to become a gymnast but decided to study drama in order to overcome her inhibitions. At age 17, she decided against taking competitive exams to major in Computer Science upon being offered a place in the school for actors of the television network Rede Globo. Career She was invited to join ''Caça Talentos'', a children's morning telenovela (televised soap opera) with Angélica. In early 1997, she participated in the "Star for a Day" segment of the weekly Sunday TV program '' Domingão do Faustão''. Her test was to re-enact a scene in the role of the Nívea Stelmann character in the soap opera '' A Indomada'' opposite Matheus Rocha. Her performance was so impressive that it enabled her to participate in other productions of the soap opera broadcast industry. In her first soap opera, '' Anjo Mau'', Samara plays the young Simone Garcia. Later, she appeared on '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samba
Samba () is a broad term for many of the rhythms that compose the better known Brazilian music genres that originated in the Afro-Brazilians, Afro Brazilian communities of Bahia in the late 19th century and early 20th century, It is a name or prefix used for several rhythmic variants, such as samba urbano carioca (''urban Carioca samba''), samba de roda (sometimes also called ''rural samba''), among many other forms of samba, mostly originated in the Rio de Janeiro (state), Rio de Janeiro and Bahia states. Having its roots in Brazilian mythology, Brazilian folk traditions, especially those linked to the primitive rural samba of the Colonial Brazil, colonial and Empire of Brazil, imperial periods, is considered one of the most important cultural phenomena in Brazil and one of the country symbols. Present in the Portuguese language at least since the 19th century, the word "samba" was originally used to designate a "popular dance". Over time, its meaning has been extended to a "B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hip Hop
Hip-hop or hip hop (originally disco rap) is a popular music genre that emerged in the early 1970s from the African-American community of New York City. The style is characterized by its synthesis of a wide range of musical techniques. Hip-hop includes rapping often enough that the terms can be used synonymously. However, "hip-hop" more properly denotes an entire subculture. Other key markers of the genre are the disc jockey, turntablism, scratching, beatboxing, and instrumental tracks. Cultural interchange has always been central to the hip-hop genre. It simultaneously borrows from its social environment while commenting on it. The hip-hop genre and culture emerged from block parties in ethnic minority neighborhoods of New York City, particularly Bronx. DJs began expanding the instrumental breaks of popular records when they noticed how excited it would make the crowds. The extended instrumental breaks provided a platform for break dancers and rappers. These breakbeats ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maxixe (dance)
The maxixe (), occasionally known as the Brazilian tango, is a dance, with its accompanying music (often played as a subgenre of choro), that originated in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro in 1868, at about the same time as the Tango (dance), tango was developing in neighbouring Argentina and Uruguay. It is a dance developed from Afro-Brazilian dances (mainly the lundu (dance), lundu) and from European dances (mainly the polka). Like the tango (dance), tango, the maxixe travelled to Europe and the United States in the early years of the 20th century. The music was influenced by various other forms including the tango (dance), Spanish tango, lundu (dance), lundu, polka and habanera (music), habanera, and is danced to a rapid 2/4 time. Pianist Ernesto Nazareth composed many Brazilian tangos; he was known for blending folk influences into his tangos, polkas and waltzes. He resisted using folk terms for his compositions; he preferred ''Brazilian Tango'' to ''maxixe''. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paso Doble
Pasodoble (Spanish language, Spanish: ''double step'') is a fast-paced Spanish military march used by infantry troops. Its speed allowed troops to give 120 steps per minute (double the average of a regular unit, hence its name). This often was accompanied by a marching band, and as a result of that, the military march gave rise to a modern Spanish musical genre and partner dance form. Both voice and instruments, as well as the dance then began to develop and be practiced independently of marches, and also gained association with bullfighting due to the genre being popular as an instrumental music performed during Bullfighting, bullfights. Both the dance and the non-martial compositions are also called pasodoble. Structure All pasodobles have binary rhythm. Its musical structure consists of an introduction based on the dominant chord of the piece, followed by a first fragment based on the main tone and a second part, called "the trío", based on the sub-dominant note, based ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lambada
Lambada () is a dance from the state of Pará in Brazil. The dance briefly became internationally popular in the 1980s, especially in the Philippines, Latin America and Caribbean, Caribbean countries. It has adopted aspects of dances such as Maxixe (dance), maxixe, carimbó, forró, Salsa (dance), salsa and Merengue (dance), merengue. Lambada is generally a partner dance. The dancers generally dance with arched legs, with the steps being from side to side, turning or even swaying, and in its original form never front to back, with a pronounced movement of the hips. At the time when the dance became popular, short skirts for women were in fashion and men wore long trousers, and the dance has become associated with such clothing, especially for women wearing short skirts that swirl up when the woman spins around, typically revealing 90s-style thong underwear. Origins ''Maxixe'' The association of Lambada and the idea of 'dirty dancing' became quite extensive. The appellative "for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
