When did samba dance come to China

-1905 Maxixe dance was invented in Paris, France.　-Before 1914, Brazilians called Samba as Maxixe. In 1925, Samba was introduced to Europe and Samba competitions were held.　-In 1934, thanks to the movie "Flying Down to Rio" by Fred Astaire, a form of Samba called Carioca was popularized in England. In 1938, Carioca was introduced to the United States.　-In 1938, the word "Samba" appeared for the first time in Portugal in an article in the Brazilian newspaper "O Carapuceiro", written by Father Lopes Gama, meaning a rhythm, a dance.　-In 1939, during the New York World's Fair, the Samba dance gained its splendor.　-In 1941, it was popularized by Carman Miranda, a famous movie dancer, especially in the movie "The Night In Rio".　-It became popular in Europe in 1948.　-In the 1950's it became even more popular due to the influence of a leading British aristocrat, Princess Margaret.　-It was officially popularized internationally in 1956 by the Frenchman Pierre Lavelle.

Editing Samba in China

In May 2006, China's first samba dance percussion ensemble was founded in Beijing, called Sambaya Beijing. Originally founded in San Francisco in September 2002 by artists Jimmy Biala and Leon Lee, the community is made up of mostly Asian people living in San Francisco, hence the name Sambaya.　In May 2006, Jimmy Biala and Leon Lee founded Sambaya Beijing, a community-based, non-profit organization that provides educational programs and performances related to traditional Brazilian percussion and dance, and is the only active Brazilian percussion, dance, performance, and teaching group in China. Since then, Sambaia Beijing has expanded from a small group of 15 to a community group of nearly 40 students offering various levels of Brazilian percussion and dance classes. Founders Jimmy Biala and Leon Lee set out to build bridges between communities in the San Francisco Bay Area by combining Brazilian drumming and Asian dance, and at the end of 2008, Sambaya Beijing was recognized by the World Association of Samba Organizations as a member organization.