Dance
Styles
We provide a variety of dance styles and percussional training. Select
which interests you most!
Dance Styles
Capoeira | Lambada
| Brazilian Afro |
Samba Batucada | Mini
Carnaval | Axé
| Maculelê
Percussion
Show de Pandeiro | Atabaque
Solo | Berimbau Solo | Batucada
Capoeira
Capoeira is a unique Brazilian martial art, originally practices by African
slaves imported to Brazil by Portuguese colonisers. In their fight for
freedom, the slaves cunningly used music and dance to disguise the practice
fatal self-defence moves, which they would use to fight their captors.
Today Capoeira is popular Brazilian culture and one that never ceases
to amaze audiences with its agile moves, graceful acrobatics and energetic
rhythms.
Lambada
The dance that drove the world crazy is the 1980’s is still a hot
number today! Lambada is a sensual dance which has become a well known
trademark of Brazil.
Brazilian
Afro
A mesmerising production that explores Brazil’s African heritage.
This dance portrays an the Afro-Brazilian mythical ceremonial and religious
rites that gave rise to the music and rhythm of modern Brazil.
Samba
Batucada
The Batucada is a high-energy drumming performance and the backbone of
the Carnaval Parades in Rio de Janeiro. It contains authentic Brazilian
instruments and glamorous samba dancers, demonstrating their unique samba
styles.
Mini
Carnaval
Spectacular Rio Carnaval with spectacular samba dancers parading their
vibrant feather consumes before demonstrating carnival samba. This is
a fantastic opportunity for audience members to join in and have fun!
Axé
Axé is a popular carnaval dance in Salvador, Bahia. It is a reflection
of the lively and colourful culture of the northeast of Brazil.
Maculelê
Maculelê is a dance performed to the rhythm of the atabaque drum.
It originated as a dance which celebrated a good harvest in the sugar
cane plantations but is also performed as a form of mock-combat. During
the dance the performers strike wooden rods against each other following
to the beat of the drum, even though originally maculelê was performed
with knives or machetes.
Show
de Pandeiro
As you will discover, in Brazil there is much more to do with instruments
than just play them!
Atabaque
solo
The atabaque is a wooden afro-brazilian drum covered in calfskin. It is
a sacred instrument in the afrobrazilian religion of Candomblé
and also used in Capoeira and maculelê. The sound of the atabaque
is therefore a also a trademark of afro-brazilian culture.
Berimbau
Solo
Let the hypnotising sound of this intriguing bow-like instrument take
you back to colonial Brazil where African slaves used the Berimbau as
a secret communicative code. Amongst other things, different ‘toques’
of the Berimbau indicated the arrival of police and called for a cease
of illegal Capoeira practice until the authorities departed.
Batucada
Want to get into the beat? Then join in our carnival procession featuring
a combination of drums, tambourines and other Brazilian instruments.
