Labor Day in Denver Full of Samba

Our SAMBA SQUAD will be performing
at A Taste of Colorado

Labor Day  at Civic Center Park Downtown Denver

Bella Diva Dance will be back for our 5th year of A Taste of Colorado this Labor Day weekend on the Heritage Cultural Stage performing “Around the World in 60 Minutes” downtown at Civic Center Park off Broadway & Colfax. You will experience Belly Dance, Brazilian Samba, Afro-Caribbean, Bollywood, Hula & Polynesian dancing. This performance is FREE to the public!BellaDiva_Passistas3

Festival of Mountain and Plain … A Taste of Colorado stands proud as the end-of-summer celebration of community pride and spirit in the Denver region.

TCO-2015-Logo-tnOver 500,000 people make the four-day Festival their Labor Day Weekend celebration and enjoy the offerings of over 50 area food establishments, 250 marketplace artisans and vendors, six entertainment stages, and educational programs promoting the diverse cultural and western heritage of the region — all for no admission fee.

More than 50 of Coloradoans’ favorite restaurants and food establishments will gather at the Festival, featuring small portions to full meals.

Don’t miss out on this amazing FREE event and Labor Day celebration!

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 BENEFIT CONCERT TONIGHT at 6pm

And tonight, we’ll be performing at The Aman Steam Academy’s Benefit Concert. Buy your tickets, come see us and join us in being a part of something great: this new fledgling charter school that will emphasize teaching the arts in their curriculum.Benefit concert sponsor

 

Samba classes in Denver – plus all kinds of World Dance styles10672322_954508557904613_7216404974049291879_n

We offer Samba lessons for Beginners, Intermediate and Advanced students. We have our Samba No Pe class and an Intermediate/Advanced Samba Technique and Choreography class.  Our classes are thoroughly planned series in which we cover all basic samba foot patterns and sequences, body movements and different styles.

Our prices:

4 week month series = $52

5 week month series = $65

$15 Drop-in rate (if spots are available)

 

Bella Diva Dance’s  new studio is located in the Glendale Center on E. Mississippi Ave and Birch St, near Colorado Blvd. Our instructors are all highly qualified and experienced, and will grant you a thoughtful learning experience. We offer you: Belly Dance, Samba, Yoga, Bollywood, Hot Hula Fitness, Afro-Caribe and Kids’ World Dance. Contact Caitlin for more information about classes: 303.359.9414 or email us at [email protected].

World Dance Events: Rio Carnival

Last week, Bella Diva Dance celebrated Fat Tuesday Carnaval at Lannie’s Clocktower Cabaret, where we performed and danced to samba wearing our magnificent feathered colorful costumes. At the same time, samba parades were taking over streets in Rio de Janeiro, as Brazil was celebrating its world famous Rio Carnival 2015.

Carnival in Rio de Janeiro origin

Rio Carnival is probabbella diva dance samba dancely the most famous and largest dance event carnival celebrated on a yearly basis. It is also one of the most antique festivals as it dates back to 1723. Every year, more than 2 million people pack the streets for five days (this year’s dates: February 13th – February 18th). The origins of the festival are tied to Greek and Roman civilizations, who worshiped their gods through wine and revelry celebration. Later, the Catholic Church modified this celebration to be led into Ash Wednesday. So, it’s a 5-day wild celebration, 40 days before Easter. On Ash Wednesday, one is supposed to abstain from all bodily pleasures, and that’s how Carnival acts as a farewell to the pleasures of the flesh.

There are many celebrations held throughout the country, but Carnival at Rio de Janeiro is undoubtedly the biggest and most visited one. The main show, is composed by the Samba Parades (or Sambodromo), which is actually a competition between the top Samba schools in Rio. There are about 200 Samba schools, and these are divided into leagues. These leagues , and other categories like Children’s Samba Schools, allow for different parades to take place during the days of Carnival. Many aspects are judged, such as percussion band, the samba song selected, costumes, floats and props, and more. Other attractions of Carnival are its balls, which range on location and prices, street parties, and even the opening of samba schools to the public, at night.

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JOIN US FOR WORLD DANCE CLASSES IN DENVER

Bella Diva Dance’s  new studio is located in the Glendale Center on E. Mississippi Ave and Birch St, near Colorado Blvd.  We offer you: Belly Dance, Samba, Yoga, Bollywood, Hot Hula Fitness, Afro-Caribe and Kids’ World Dance. Contact Caitlin for more information about classes: 303.359.9414 or email us at [email protected].