Donation – $7-25

Spark your energy and awaken your hips with a fusion of traditional Brazilian dances and contemporary styles. You’ll learn Samba, Samba Reggae, Samba Rock and Funk, and Pagode from Rio de Janeiro and Bahia, all while getting a dynamic cardiovascular workout. Danielle will lead you through a gentle warm-up at the beginning that includes isolations, basic postures and a slow stretching routine aimed at improving flexibility and balance. From Rio de Janeiro, Danielle Lima is a highly sought-after performer, Certified Teaching Artist with Dancing Classrooms, Yoga teacher and founder of Brasileirando Dance Group. 

Danielle Lima is a professional dancer, teacher and choreographer born and raised in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She has more than 15 years of teaching and choreographing students of all ages. In New York City, Danielle emerged as one of the foremost Samba dancers and teachers in the U.S. Danielle’s Samba class is known for its high energy, flow and a safe space for students to improve their dance skills without compromising their identities. Danielle’s teaching philosophy explores Samba as more than a rhythm and a dance. Her method presents Samba as a tradition, as an art and culture that brings people together as a powerful and united community. Danielle had been a visiting faculty and judge in several Samba events around U.S. and abroad: 

Arizona -USA Queen and King of Samba in the years of 2014 and 2018. 

Utah - Samba Fogo Queen of Samba in the years of 2015 and 2019. 

International Samba Congress in LA years 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020. 

Canada Samba Congress 2018. 

California Brazil Camp-years 2016 and 2017. 

Danielle Lima is the founding director of the Danielle Lima Dance Group. A non-for-profit performance community group with a mission is to raise awareness and stir curiosity about Samba and Brazil. They strive to engage their community, evoke memory, inspire movement and honor this rich cultural history through storytelling and dance.