Bossa nova is a technical thing that took my hips a minute to get my head around. ... "This dance number evolves very spontaneously. If I didn't nail the technique, ...

Historically, Brazilian dance is steeped in rhythm, with samba, bossa nova and forró – full of swivels and tilts – propelled by Afro-Caribbean beats and drums.

Although it is generally too slow to dance to, bossa nova has been the rage of Brazilian café society for several years. In its home country it has become almost a religion.

Any bossa nova compilation would be complete without "The Girl from Ipanema." This is a very recent recording, by Gal Costa, who performed many times with Antonio Carlos Jobim in the Eighties.

Tom Hiddleston on Learning to Dance Bossa Nova and Jazz for Stephen King Adaptation ‘The Life of Chuck’: ‘It Took My Hips a Minute’ By Rebecca Rubin. Plus Icon.

RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazilian composer and pianist João Donato, who helped lay the groundwork for bossa nova but throughout his career defied confinement to any single genre, died Monday. He was ...

The joyous five-minute dance sequence in “The Life of Chuck” might be unexpected from the horror maestro. Star Annalise Basso takes behind the scenes of its filming.

Sérgio Mendes, the Brazilian bossa nova legend who became a Grammy-winning international star with his band Brasil ’66, has died at the age of 83. × Skip to main content ...

Sérgio Mendes, the Grammy-winning Brazilian band leader who helped popularize bossa nova in the '60s, died Thursday in Los Angeles. He was 83.

Bossa nova is a technical thing that took my hips a minute to get my head around. Polka is like a 100-meter sprint. ... “This dance number evolves very spontaneously.

Tom Hiddleston had to learn to move and groove to play Charles “Chuck” Krantz in “The Life of Chuck,” a feel-good apocalyptic story (yes, those exist!) that premieres on Friday at the ...