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samba__alegria, Bristol (2026)

09/04/2024

Alex Coutinho’s workshop this THURSDAY!!! Still time to join! Xx

04/03/2024

ATTENTION DANCERS!

🌟Samba Alegria are exited to announce we are welcoming an amazingly talented guest samba instructor, Liani Devito for a passista style workshop!

🌟Liani is an incredible dancer, performer, teacher and now president & director of her own samba school in London, Império da Rainha! Born in Brazil (São Paulo) Liani has trained in many Afro-Brazilian disciplines specialising in samba no pé. She is now based in London where she has been performing and teaching for over a decade as well as travelling back to Rio de Janeiro to take part in their Carnaval every year. She is currently a passista for one of the most prestigious samba schools in Rio de Janeiro, Acadêmicos do Salgueiro. Liani's passion and dedication to the art form of samba shines through in her teaching, always delivering up-to date and authentic dance moves that never fail to inspire!

🌟This open-level workshop will be structured in two parts. Basic samba no pé technique and drills will be covered in the first part of the workshop. The second part will focus on choreography and styling with the aim to level-up your dance skills.

🌟Whether you are new to samba or an advanced dancer this workshop will offer you the opportunity to learn, improve and perfect your samba moves no matter what stage you are at in your samba journey!

LOCATION: Piloexercise studios, 7 Easton Road, Bristol, BS5 0BY

DATE & TIMINGS: Saturday the 23rd of March, 2 p.m- 4 p.m

BOOKINGS:
https://bookwhen.com/sambaalegria

ENQUIRIES: For further information please email [email protected]

22/01/2024

I am very pleased to announce that Alex Coutinho & Jorge Amarelloh will be joining us once again in Bristol! These two samba no pé experts and world renowned artists will join us on the 3rd of March to lead a 2 hour open level workshop! For those who are unfamiliar with this incredible duo they are the co-directors of Paraiso do Tuiuti, a well established samba school in Rio de Janeiro. Dancing since they were teenagers they have carved a name for themselves in their hometown and in recent years they have played a pivotal role in sharing their culture & art form with the world through several projects such as “Poderosas do Samba”. The workshop will take place on the 3rd of January (Sunday) between 3- 5 p.m. For more information, workshop fee and to sign up please private message me or email [email protected]. Bora sambar! 💛

19/01/2024

Happy Friday 😘 Today is National Passista day! Thank you to all the amazing Passistas, you are a constant source of inspiration sambanopé

18/01/2024

23 days till Carnaval! Sadly some of us could not make it this year however we are now open for bookings & ready to spread the samba love!

08/11/2023

Brand NEW Samba de Passista course starting on the 15th of November at Piloexercise! Perfect for those with a basic understanding of samba no pé who are wanting to develop and perfect their samba skills! The course will cover technique, stamina and musicality alongside a choreography which will be performed at the studio’s end of year party/fundraiser on the 16th of December! (Participation is optional). Drop me a private message or email [email protected] for further details. ❤️

22/05/2023

Happy Monday!

Our director looking stunning in Rio!

12/05/2023

Our girl looking stunning in her natural habitat!

We are now taking bookings for the summer!

11/05/2023

Oooof the sun is here!!!

Making us think we’re back here… in Brazil!!!

Our troop specialises in traditional Brazilian samba!

Book now for authenticity!

17/04/2023

Last but not least meet our director ✨Jessica is a dancer, performer and teacher specializing in samba no pe.Jessica fell in love with samba and Brazilian culture during her Modern language degree when she had the opportunity to live in this vibrant country during her exchange year. After completing her studies she attended regular samba classes in Bristol and embarked on her first dance trip in 2014 where she immersed herself for 3 months in Brazilian culture and studied various styles of Afro-Brazilian dance including samba reggae, Orixás and Samba no pé! Her passion and admiration for samba grew from there and Jessica has since then done a further 6 trips to Brazil in the pursuit of expanding her knowledge and skills, slowly turning her hobby into a profession. From 2017 Jessica put all her energy into Samba no pé, In particular passista stlying. In order to do achieve this she spent extensive periods of time training hard in Rio de Janeiro in preparation for Carnaval and has performed in several samba schools as an official passista (professional samba dancer) including Unidos de Bangu (2019) and GRES Cubango (2022). She has studied with some of the best samba instructors, samba queens and passistas in Rio de Janeiro, including Carlinhos Salgueiro, Mayara Lima, Amanda Omin, Kellyn Rosa, Caroline Silva and Alex Coutinho. In addition, during her stays in Rio she has also been involved in many samba projects under the direction of her main samba master Alex Coutinho, namely the poderosas ala and his samba project in Paraiso de Tuiutti.Jessica teaches and performs samba regularly and has been involved in many types of samba events, including community projects, international shows and corporate shows in the UK. Having spent so much time in Brazil dancing and training with local communities Jessica is extremely passionate about respecting and representing Brazilian dance with integrity and authenticity. She considers herself to be an eternal student and is constantly evolving and learning. Her vision with Samba Alegria is to bring this joyful dance to the masses whist honoring it’s roots!

13/04/2023

Proudly introducing our fianl and founding member of the Samba_alegria] team, Jessica Sophie] ✨

Jessica Sophie] is the director of Samba_alegria] ✨

Bringing authentic and traditional samba to Bristol unlike any other! ✨

Check out her dance classes and courses and start your samba journey! ✨

12/04/2023

Last but not least meet our director ✨Jessica is a dancer, performer and teacher specializing in samba no pe.Jessica fell in love with samba and Brazilian culture during her Modern language degree when she had the opportunity to live in this vibrant country during her exchange year. After completing her studies she attended regular samba classes in Bristol and embarked on her first dance trip in 2014 where she immersed herself for 3 months in Brazilian culture and studied various styles of Afro-Brazilian dance including samba reggae, Orixás and Samba no pé! Her passion and admiration for samba grew from there and Jessica has since then done a further 6 trips to Brazil in the pursuit of expanding her knowledge and skills, slowly turning her hobby into a profession. From 2017 Jessica put all her energy into Samba no pé, In particular passista stlying. In order to do achieve this she spent extensive periods of time training hard in Rio de Janeiro in preparation for Carnaval and has performed in several samba schools as an official passista (professional samba dancer) including Unidos de Bangu (2019) and GRES Cubango (2022). She has studied with some of the best samba instructors, samba queens and passistas in Rio de Janeiro, including Carlinhos Salgueiro, Mayara Lima, Amanda Omin, Kellyn Rosa, Caroline Silva and Alex Coutinho. In addition, during her stays in Rio she has also been involved in many samba projects under the direction of her main samba master Alex Coutinho, namely the poderosas ala and his samba project in Paraiso de Tuiutti.Jessica teaches and performs samba regularly and has been involved in many types of samba events, including community projects, international shows and corporate shows in the UK. Having spent so much time in Brazil dancing and training with local communities Jessica is extremely passionate about respecting and representing Brazilian dance with integrity and authenticity. She considers herself to be an eternal student and is constantly evolving and learning. Her vision with Samba Alegria is to bring this joyful dance to the masses whist honoring it’s roots!

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