Brazilian Carnival

Traditional Samba Samba is a traditional Afro-Brazilian art-form which blends music, dance and exercise to promoting wellness. Accompanied by traditional Brazilian instruments such as the surdo, the timbau, the Berimbau (a gourd with one string) and pandeiros (tambourines), you will learn and practice the basic steps of a traditional samba circle dance. Maestre Samuka was born and trained in Bahia, Brazil, and is the director of a Capoeira and Samba dance group. Samuka has dedicated his life to teaching the therapeutic combination of samba, Capoeira and massage therapy.

Capoeira Barauna: An Afro-Brazilian Martial Art Capoeira combines singing and drumming with fight-dancing, using codified sequences of fighting patterns made up of offensive and defensive martial art blocks and kicks with elements of break dancing and acrobatics. Once these basic moves are learned, we will dance, sing and drum in roda, the circle where two people perform this fighting dance. We will sing Capoeira songs in the original Portuguese, and we will practice basic rhythms with percussion instruments and play Portuguese instruments. Each meeting of this fun, cultural activity for people of any age begins with a challenging aerobic workout and ends with a cool down. This class is for healthy, active people. Register early to assure your place in class. Maestre Samuka is the director of a Capoeira group.