Bossa nova was a fad dance that corresponded to the bossa nova music. It was introduced in 1960 and faded out in the mid-sixties. Fad dances are dances which are characterized by a short burst of popularity, while Novelty dances typically have a longer-lasting popularity based on their being characteristically humourous or humour-invoking, as well as the sense of uniqueness which they have. ... Bossa nova is a style of Brazilian music created by João Gilberto and first introduced in Brazil by Gilbertos recording of Chega de Saudade, in 1958, a song written by Antonio Carlos Jobim, first released as a single, and shortly thereafter as the album by Gilberto, bearing the... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ...

Bossa nova music, soft and with sophisticated vocal rhythms and improvisations, is well suited for listening, but failed to become dance music, despite heavy promotion for it as yet another dance craze of 1960s.

The style of basic dance steps suited the music, though. It was danced on soft knees that allowed for sideways sways with hip motions. It could be danced both solo and in pairs.

There were about ten various simple step sentences published.

A variant of basic 8-beat pattern was: step forward, tap, step back, step together, repeat from the opposite foot.

A variation of this patern was a kind of slow Samba walk, with "step together" above replaced by "replace". Samba is a lively, rhythmical dance of Brazilian origin in 2/4 time danced under the Samba music. ...

In fact, box steps of Rumba and whisk steps of Nightclub Two Step could be fitted with bossa-nova styling. Box Step is a basic dance step named after the pattern it creates on the floor, which is that of a square or box. ... Rumba is a dance organically related to the rumba genre of Afro-Cuban music. ... Various whisks. ... Nightclub Two Step (Nightclub Two-step, NC2S) was initially developed by Buddy Schwimmer in the mid-1960s. ...

Embellishments included placing one arm onto one own's belly and waving another arm at waist level in the direction of the sway, possibly with finger click.