Don’t Miss Your Chance to Learn Samba Straight from the Source!
We are thrilled to present, in conjunction with the Viva Brazil Festival, Thai Rodrigues and Pablo Guerreiro, who will be coming straight from Rio to teach a special 3-hour workshop. This is a once in a year opportunity to learn the Samba, straight from the source, right here in Denver.
The Workshops
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Bella Diva World Dance
4309 E Mississippi Ave, Glendale, Colorado 80246
Samba Malandro with Pablo Guerreiro
When? September 29th, 1:00-2:30 PM
Malandro (Male style) samba, is characterized by the smooth and swaggering samba footwork accompanied by a suit jacket and fedora. The “Malandro” character is a wiseguy, a crook, always trying to evade the law and woo the ladies. ???? Style is heavily influenced by jazz and tap dance.
Rio Samba No Pé with Thai Rodrigues
When? September 29, 2:30-4:00 PM
Samba no pé (literally, “samba in the foot”) is the fast and energetic solo dance, commonly danced impromptu when samba music is played in Brazil, and during Carnaval. ????
Tuition: $25.00 for 1 workshop, $45.00 for BOTH
From the workshops, students will learn:
- Samba History & Culture
- Samba Foundational Footwork
- Stage Presence/Performance Skills
- Footwork and Combinations
- Improvisation Skills & Drills
- Endurance
- Body Alignment
- Stamina
- Samba Style Differentiation
About the Artists
Pablo Guerreiro
Based in Rio de Janeiro, Pablo truly enjoys sharing his talents and his love for Samba with the world. He is light and smooth on his feet, and that is why he is known to be the ‘Brazilian Michael Jackson.’
Pablo is a former teacher from Jaime Aroxa and Manoel Dionísio Mestre Sala and Porta Bandeira dance schools, where he acquired a vast knowledge of the carioca samba world. As a dancer, he participated in many musicals, shows, and performances including Se Ela Dança Eu Danço (So You Think You Can Dance Brasil).
At Acadêmicos do Salgueiro and Mangueira Samba Schools he had the opportunity to work with great choreographers, such as Jaime Arôxa, Hélio Bejani, and Carlinhos de Jesus.
Thai Rodrigues
Thai is a performing artist and dancer at the Ginga Tropical show in Rio, one of the top passistas of Portela and instructor of Samba no pé. She started her journey into arts with Dança de Salão when she was only 7 years old, enrolling into the theater the following year and completing over 8 years of training and courses.
When she was 16, she joined the Corpafro company under the direction of Eliete Miranda. Her artistic journey has allowed her to travel and perform across Brazil and the world, in places such as Argentina, Paraguay, Turkey, China, Guiné Equatorial, and Dubai. She is also one of the dancers and performers at the prestigious Carlinhos de Jesus show.
Thai will be working on samba no pé, Rio-style, with our students, learning the intricate footwork and rhythms of Brazilian Samba.
Get your tickets today!
You don’t want to miss the opportunity to celebrate the Roots of Samba with Thai and Pablo!