SAMBA BEGINNERS COURSE
Level 1 -Beginner Samba Dancers
Designed for Absolute Beginners, this course is designed for people who want to learn the basics of Samba without any prior experience. In this course we focus on learning, drilling and Improving your Samba from the ground up. You will learn the technique for the Samba basic step including the foundation footwork and hip isolation movements. We also work on arm placement, body movement and some parading and transition steps. We teach and break down the timing, rhythm and basic movements in detail in order to ensure that everyone in the class learns at a comfortable pace and with an understanding of the Samba vibe.
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This course is ideal for Samba Beginners and also Improvers or anyone who has a basic knowledge of Samba and wants to brush up on their skills.
SAMBA DRILLS & FUNDAMENTALS COURSE
Open Level
Samba Drils and Fundamentals is an open level class for dancers who want to who want to work on their technique, stamina and also revise and drill those fundamental movements. We’ll refine the details of Samba and focus on the ways to improve your technique as well as exploring the freestyle component to Samba and building on your fitness. We recommend having completed at least the Beginners Samba Course before trying this class.
SAMBA INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED COURSE
Level 3 -4 Intermediate & Advanced Samba Dancers
Our level 3-4 Samba Intermediate/Advanced course is the next level up from Samba Fundamentals. In this course we work on the rotation technique, build on Samba travel variations and expand your range of body movement, hips, arm placement and footwork transitions. We also focus on building Samba speed and fitness using various drills and exercises and work on incorporating more “gingado” (vibe / swing) in your Samba so that you can dance Samba with more feeling and ease.
BRAZILIAN HITS COURSE
Open Level
Brazilian Hits is a brand new class with our Brazilian Teacher Taliene with a follow along style which includes a mixture of popular Brazilian Styles of Music including Axé, Funk, Bregafunk, Pagode and much more. This is an Open level class and there is no experience required, all levels are encouraged to join. This class is a great low impact class to move your body and have some fun!
