*It’s fun!
*It’s a great aerobic workout. You can burn anywhere between 197 and 576 calories per hour of samba dancing (depending on your body)!
*Increase your self-confidence. Samba, as with all dances, helps you learn new ways to move and understand your body. This in turn elevates your self-esteem and confidence!
Here are some favorites I use in my dance classes. I believe all these artists and tracks are easy to find online. Artist names appear on the right:
“Carolina” by Seu Jorge
“Pega Eu” by Bezerra da Silva
“Love Love” by Toty Gira
“Abertura do Jogo” by Os Batuqueiros
“Aquarela Brasileira” by G.R.E.S. Imperio Serrano
This is a pretty awesome deal.
$30 for 30 days of unlimited classes including SAMBA
at Piel Canela Latin Dance & Music School.
500 8th Ave b/w 35th and 36th Sts
12th Floor
Manhattan
New students only | Online only
Get the offer at Piel Canela Online
There’s still time to get your samba & Carnaval on . . .
Is 7 years too young for a samba queen?
All the news has been talking about the role as “traditionally sexy”; I’m not convinced this is always the case . . .
I agree with Julia Lira’s father that if anyone looks at the 7 year old with sex in mind, that is a sick individual.
On the contrary, a child’s approach to dancing is quite beautiful–unabashed, full of joy, not self-conscious.
Maybe the parade in the Sambódromo with hundreds and hundreds of people watching was a bit too much for the young lady, though.
This mini documentary follows one participant parading with one of the top samba schools in Rio, Mangueira:
MONDAYS (Brooklyn)
all levels
8:00 – 9:30pm ($15)
TUESDAYS (Manhattan)
all levels
7:30 – 9:00pm ($20)
SATURDAYS (Manhattan)
both classes all levels
Samba 1 – 3:00 – 4:00pm ($14)
Samba 2 – 4:00 – 5:00pm ($14)
SUNDAYS (Brooklyn)
All levels 3:30 – 5:00pm ($15 – please commit to 4 consecutive classes, $60)
