Perfect For Dancing Sambas - Fred Astaire Dance Studios

Nao Tenho Lagrimas

Perfect For Dancing

Sambas

Produced and prepared under the direction of the Fred Astaire Dance Studios

Cover Photograph by David Hecht

RCA Victor LPM-1073

1955

From the back cover: Although the samba was introduced into the United States during the dance's tender years, it was temporarily regulated to a back seat by the popularity of the rumba. Here, it was at first considered more of a production number for professionals – Irene and Vernon Castle had featured it as the Maxie and it rapidly became one of their most requested numbers. It was not until the mid-thirties, when a Brazilian bombshell named Carmen Miranda burst explosively upon the American scene, that the country became truly samba-conscious. Miss Miranda's inescapable enthusiasm and obvious talent suddenly revealed the full potential of this wonderful dance – one by no means limited to professionals like herself, but easily available to all who enjoy an infection rhythm and a never-to-be-forgotten evening on the dance floor.

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