Samba de Gafieira class & Flashmob training - Week 1
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18/20 spots left
BYOB/snacks
Cost: free
Schedule
5:45pm - Doors open
6pm - Samba de Gafieira class (open level)
7pm - Flashmob training
8-9pm - Practice & tea time
Topic: Balanço, Gancho, Puladinho, Espelho
Hey, our dear friend!
We invite you to join the 10th edition of the International Samba Day Flashmob, organized by Natasha Lima and BSD Dance
The challenge is to learn a short samba de gafieira choreography, perform it somewhere in DC, and record a video that will become part of a bigger video featuring samba no pé and samba de gafieira teams from all over the world! All videos will be released on Samba Day, December 2nd.
Can you join if you have no previous gafieira experience? Definitely yes!
We will learn all the steps, with an emphasis on social dancing, and combine them into the choreography.
The schedule is pretty packed, but definitely doable:
Week 1 (Sep 7–13): learning Balanço, Gancho, Puladinho, Espelho
Week 2 (Sep 14–20): learning Cruzado, Romario, Quebrada
Week 3 (Sep 21–27): learning Caminhada em tempo, Picadilho
Week 4 (Oct 5–11): learning Elástico, Chapéu
Week 5 (Oct 12–18): final rehearsal
Week 6 (Oct 19–25): recording the video
Participation is FREE!
Training schedule
- Tuesday 7:30-9:30pm, College Park
- Friday 7:30-9:30pm, Dupont Circle
- Saturday 6-8pm (+tea time), College Park
Our Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gafieira.dc
WhatsApp chat: DM Vasiliy for a link to join
What is Samba de Gafieira?
Samba de Gafieira is a popular Brazilian partner dance. It can be slow and romantic or fast and expressive, but always elegant and joyful. It can be danced to different types of music, including Bossa Nova, Pagode, Samba, MPB (Música Popular Brasileira), as well as non-Brazilian styles.
Examples:
https://youtu.be/c5zRw_UCgog
https://youtu.be/_lmxvSlzM0U
https://youtu.be/Y7ikQDDhJdA