
Introduction to this Samba No Pe Journey
Samba No Pe with Hips
Samba No Pe Level 2 (Speeding up a level)
Samba No Pe Level 3 (Speeding Up a Level)
Introduction to Body Movement
Samba no Pe Hips: Side to side
Samba No Pe Hips: Side to Side with Music
Samba No Pe Hips: Rebolar
Samba No Pe Hips: Shaaaaake
Samba No Pe Hips: Full Combo
Samba No Pe Torso: Rib Isolation
Samba No Pe Torso: Downward Body Roll
Samba No Pe Torso: Upward Body Roll
Samba No Pe Body Rolls Up and Down
Samba No Pe Shoulders
Styling Introduction
Styling Arms: Open Position
Styling Fingers: 'Latin'
Styling Fingers: 'Cup Of Tea'
Styling: Arm Circles
Styling: Big Arm Circles
Styling: 'Out & Up'
Styling: 'Presentation Arms'
Styling Poses: Side Line Pose
Styling Poses: Bevel
Styling: Circle Arms with Samba No Pe
Styling: Big Circle Arms and Hips with Samba No Pe
Styling: Shoulder triplets with Samba No Pe
Footwork Introduction
Footwork: Passos Marcados: Step Taps
Footwork: Passos Marcados: Walking Step Taps
Footwork: Passos Marcados: Box Step
Footwork: Passos: Grapevine
Footwork: Passos: Ball Change Together
Footwork: Passos: Hip Lift
Footwork: Passos: Forwards Swoop
Footwork: Turns: Ball Change Turn
Footwork: Turns: Hip Pivot
Footwork: Jumps: Down Up
Footwork: Jumps: Lunge
Combination Intro: This combination is an example of how you might put them in to an order, but most of all, samba is an improvised dance so you are encouraged to also get creative.
Samba No Pe Combination: Breaking down the combination
Samba No Pe Combination: Slow Music (Level 1)
Samba No Pe Combination: Faster Music (Level 2)
Samba No Pe Combination: Fast Music (Level 3)
Learn the basics of Samba no Pe with Ella: a dancer who was a passista in Rio Carnival in 2006 and Rainha Da Bateria for the London School of Samba in 2007.
Made by Element Arts a dance company based in London UK who specialise in Samba from Brazil, Rumba from Cuba and Salsa from NYC, this course will teach you all you need to know to begin your journey dancing Samba: a beautiful dance from Brazil (Salvador da Bahia originally).
We will teach our twist on Rio style Samba taking you through the basics, body movement, styling, footwork and a combination. Samba no Pe is an improvised dance, so whilst we teach a combination, we always encourage you to freestyle.
Samba is frequently identified as a musical expression of urban Rio de Janeiro, where it developed during the first years of the 20th century, though the Samba de Roda (which came first) is said to be from Salvador da Bahia. The word ‘samba’ is thought to be derived from the Kimbundu (Angolan) term ‘semba’, which referred to an ‘invitation to dance’.
Artists used samba music to express their opinions on the social, economic and political issues in the country. In the 1870s, politicians attempted to prohibit samba on the pretext that folkloric dances shamed Brazil’s national image, but it is widely believed that artists were censored during the country’s dictatorships for disguising protest messages in songs.
By the 1980s, samba became associated with a more ethnically aware political movement, aligned both with the Black Power movement in the United States and the Caribbean as well as the Pan-African movement in Africa
All you need for this class is yourself, your enthusiasm, a warm body and a space to dance. The full course is 2 hours and 15 minutes long and takes you through the basics.