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Samba de Rainha, pronounced as |ˈsæmbə diː haˈiɲa | is a Brazilian Samba dance class for anyone willing to learn
Brazilian culture through Brazilian music and Samba no pé.
"Rainha" means Queen in Portuguese, and Samba de Rainha stands for Samba of a Queen. First, we are in the land of mighty Queens. Second, Samba de Rainha is an empowerment movement where everyone is encouraged to discover and express their essence through Brazilian Dance. Through Samba de Rainha's classes, one will improve confidence and self-esteem.
Awaken your inner Queen with Samba de Rainha!
Improve your Samba skills and learn a little bit of Portuguese. Whether you aim to be a professional Brazilian Samba dancer, participate in Brazil's Carnaval or Carnivals in Europe, or improve your fitness level, this is the perfect Samba dance class.
By joining my classes, you can join my performance team, Sambistas da Rainha. Every year, there are opportunities for festival shows and Carnivals here in London, around Europe and Brazil.
I'm proud of my culture, Brazilian popular culture. It is one of my biggest passions, and I want you to learn the genuine Brazilian Samba style with its culture, feelings and technique. Watching my beautiful students' sambando (dancing Samba) in an authentic Brazilian style warms my heart.
I teach and drill the correct set of skills, from fast Samba no pé and samba walks to poses and floreios using a variety of Brazilian samba songs.
The classes are also a great place to make new friends. Samba de Rainha is a supportive and friendly community.
SAMBA classes at Pineapple Dance Studios
every Wednesday and Friday from 6.30 to 7.30 pm
(In Studio and Online classes)
LIVE Online Samba Sunday class 11 am (Online only)
Learn Brazilian Samba at your own pace with my ONLINE Samba Technique COURSES.
Brazilian Samba dance classes in London 🇬🇧
FOR SHOWS AND WORKSHOPS, contact me.
Obrigada,
Axé!
My name is Liani, and I am from Santos, a seaside town in São Paulo State (Brazil).
My dancing journey started in my teen years at the Capoeira of Mestre Fabio Parada school
and my interest and identification with the Afro-Brazilian religion.
It's hard for me to pinpoint the start of my Samba passion because Samba is ingrained in Brazilian culture.
Samba has always been in my life since an early age.
When I left Brazil (at 29 years of age) to chase greener pastures, I worked as a Latin Ballroom dance teacher at Arthur Murray dance studio
in Houston, Texas (USA).
There, I got the most excellent training in American-style Latin ballroom.
In London since 2010, I have spent four intensive years training at Pineapple Dance Studios in Jazz, Samba, Latin and Commercial.
Pineapple Dance Studios was my second home. Since May 2021, I've been a resident Brazilian Samba Dance teacher there.
In 2016, I joined the Paraiso School of Samba (PSS) first as a Passista. Then, in 2017, after fierce competition, I was elected the Queen of the Drums (Rainha de Bateria 2017) and was added to the Samba teaching panel of the School for one year. From 2018 to 2023, I had my own Ala (a group of dancers wearing the same costume within a School) in partnership with Marcelo Oliveira (Carnavalesco of the School),
I paraded with PSS for six Notting Hill Carnivals (2016 to 2023). The last one with them was in 2023.
Since 2020, my dance team, Sambistas da Rainha, and I have performed at Acton Carnival and Kennington Festival in London.
Since 2023, I have taken my group to parade at Paris Carnaval Tropical with GRES Azulinha (School of Samba in Paris).
In 2024, I started a new School of Samba in London with 5 Samba Professionals, the GRES Império da Rainha.
I'm the President of the School, the first female president of a School of Samba in the UK.
I performed with different Brazilian bands, entertainment companies, and groups in the U.K.
I travelled to Russia, Germany, Australia, Poland, the USA, France and Denmark to teach and perform Brazilian Samba.
I've taken my Brazilian Samba to T.V. shows and music videos, the most exciting being with Basement Jaxx.
In Rio de Janeiro, I've been training and parading as a Passista (pro samba dancer) since 2018:
1. Passista Acadêmicos do Salgueiro (2022 - present): THE ELITE SAMBA DANCERS OF RIO DE JANEIRO
2. Passista Estácio de Sá (2022 - 2023)
3. Madrinha dos Passistas Império da Tijuca (2022)
4. Passista Império da Tijuca (2018 - 2021)
5. Passista Unidos de Vila Isabel (2020 - 2021)
6. Passista Império Serrano (2019)
Parading with different schools of Samba and Passista directors gave me a great insight into the Samba world.
I have extensive knowledge about being a Passista (pro samba dancer), from its culture, to how they samba and perform.
Being a Passista Salgueiro is no small achievement; the director, Carlinhos Salgueiro, is the most acclaimed Samba personality in Rio de Janeiro's Carnaval.
I'm also a Biomedical Scientist working with Human Stem Cells at the Francis Crick Institute (London, UK).
Samba, for me, is a true passion. It's my way of being connected to my roots and culture. It's a way to keep fit and healthy (mentally and physically).
It's also a great way to meet new people and make friends. I want to share the culture and empowerment of Samba with you!
Join my Samba Dance Team! Vamos sambar!!
"Samba. The word itself is musical, percussive."
"Samba is often depicted as the most Brazilian of musical forms."
"In the 20th century, Samba emerged as the most popular musical form of Rio de Janeiro, displacing previous forms such as maxixe and choro.
Over time, as the music increasingly emphasized African-derived rhythm and percussion in combination with European harmonic and melodic traditions, the music took on deep cultural significance. Samba, a music born of miscegenation that is uniquely and unmistakably Brazilian, became closely linked to evolving perceptions of "racial democracy" and competing definitions of the true, authentic national identity." (Walsh, 2010)
Samba is a rich, syncopated rhythm based on the drums and dances of Angola and Congo.
It was influenced by many different cultures that migrated to Brazil.
Brazil is a melting pot of cultures (Mestiçagem), and all of them influenced what Samba and Carnaval is today.
In the Afro-Brazilian religion, "Samba means to invoke your personal Orixá" or, in other words, pray to a god or saint.
Samba has different sub-genres and dance styles, from the fast-paced Carnaval samba style with all its feathers, bikinis and drums to
a melody partner's dance called Gafieira.
In my Brazilian samba dance classes,you'lll find a Carnaval Passista style (solo dance) of Samba with influences of Gafieira and Samba de Roda.
Passista is a highly skilled samba dancer (male or female) in Brazil's Carnaval Schools of Samba. The samba dance is considered one of Brazil's most valued cultural expressions; it has become part of our identity and is considered “the heartbeat” of Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo's Carnaval.
Awaken your inner Queen with Brazilian Samba!
Let's Samba! Vamos Sambar!!
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