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The Foribdden Dance a.k.a '''Lambada, The Foribidden Dance''' or '''Forbidden Dance Is Lambada''' in a DVD title is a 1990 Movie starring a former Miss USA Laura Harring


SYNOPSIS


Nisa( Laura Harring ), is a princess of Brazilian tribe, who comes to Los Angeles to stop an American corporation from destroying her rain forest home. With her is tribal shaman Joa( Sid Haig ), who uses black magic to get past the company guards and see the chairman resulting in his arrest.

Nisa flees and, left to find her way in L.A alone, fins work in a Beverly Hills mansion as the servant of an a uptight couple whose son, Jason( Jeff James ), lives only to dance. After spying Nisa as she dances provocatively in her bedroom, Jason takes her out to a club. She's rejected by Jason's friends. he's berated by his parents for dating the help.

Nisa runs away and get job at Xtasy a sleazy dance joint/brothel, as dance partner for a mauling male customers. Jason visit the club with his chums, looking for sex, but Nisa rebuffs him. He becomes morose, turns away from his buddies and girlfriend Ashley( Barbra Brighton ) and returns to Xtasy to try to take Nisa out of the place. A bouncer beats the would be rescuer up and prepares to deflower Nisa, but fortunately Joa walks in and magically stuns the attacker, which clears the place.

The shaman then heads back to the tribe, while Nisa and Jason, now in love, prepare for a dance contest, hoping to speaking out about the plight of the rain forest when they're showcased on TV.

They win the contest, but the multinational's head stooge Benjamin Maxwell( Richard Lynch ) kidnaps Nisa afterwards. Jason finds them and helps Nisa to escape, but twists his ankle, ruining their chances of performing on the TV show.

Luckily, Joa shows up backstage and heals Jason's wound and the dance goes ahead as planned. The crowd loves them, they start a boycott against a forest rapers and everyone get into the lambada.


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