Umbigada

Umbigada (from Portuguese umbigo, "navel"), sometimes translates as "belly bump" or "belly blow",^[2] is a dance move in various Afro-Brazilian dances. It is seen as a "basic feature of many dances imported to Brazil and Portugal from the Congo-Angola region",^[2] for example, samba, fandango, batuque, creole drum.^[3]

Demonstration of the umbigada dance move in the TV show "Danças Brasileiras", hosted by Antonio Nóbrega.^[1]

It is performed as follows: a dancer opens her arms and extends her navel towards another dancer. The bodies of the two dancers may, or may not touch. ^[4]

It is commonly used as an invitation to dance, e.g., during samba de roda ("samba in circle").^[4] However it may also constitute an element of the dance itself.^[5][3]