Lambada is also the name of a 1990 movie.
Lambada is a dance which became internationally popular in the 1980s. The
origin of the dance is somewhat disputed, some saying it began in Bolivia,
while others maintain it began in Brazil. Some of the forerunners of the dance
are forró, sayas, the maxixe, and the carimbó.
The word lambada comes from a Portuguese word used in Brazil referring to the
wavelike motion of a whip. The dancers' bodies mimic this flowing motion.
Kaoma, a French group, recorded the number one worldwide summer hit "Lambada"
which sold 5 million singles in 1989. Lambada is an unauthorised translation of
the song "Llorando se fue", by the Bolivian group Los K’jarkas. See Music of
Bolivia article for more about the translation of this song.
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 Rhumba (such as from the Gypsy Kings) and some Arabian music. Today
the majority of Lambada is danced to Zouk music (more specifically Zouk love).
It was also thought to be a hoax in fashionable 80's New York dance clubs like
the Palladium.
英文名：lambada
中文译名：朗巴得(舞)，也译为兰巴达，粘巴达。
舞蹈简介：Lambada是发源于巴西东北部巴依亚省的一种拉丁舞，是一种迪斯科色情舞。Lambada舞蹈音乐欢快强烈，场面热情奔放。现场的音乐和情感，直接而粗犷，肢体语言丰富。进行Lambada舞蹈时，女舞者只穿短截比基尼式迷你裙，男舞者或穿背心或穿花衬衫，一般是热带海滩常见的装扮，使Lambada舞显得比较热辣性感。因此巴西曾经一度禁止在公众场合表演Lambada舞。进入90年代，Lambada舞在国际间极为流行，迅速席卷全球。2003年巴西国家综艺歌舞团到中国巡演，也表演了Lambada舞。
关于舞曲：大家耳熟能详的那首Kaoma演唱的歌曲Lambada（兰巴达）——LLORANDO SE FUE（哭泣的离开者）已成为Lambada舞曲的代表曲目。该曲源于玻利维亚的印加音乐，本来是很忧伤的曲子，后来被翻译成葡萄牙文并加以改编，加上了强烈的节奏和巴西融合爵士的元素，使它失去了它原有的印加风貌，变成欢快而富于节奏感。
Lambada的歌名实际上是葡萄牙语的Llorando se fue(哭泣的离开者)。该曲源于玻利维亚的印加音乐，本是一首忧伤的曲调，后被译成葡文并加以改编，加上强烈的节奏和巴西爵士的元素，使它失去了它原有的风味，成为欢快而富于节奏感的Lambada舞曲的代表曲目。
