{"id":60392,"date":"2016-01-01T21:21:03","date_gmt":"2016-01-01T20:21:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/?p=60392"},"modified":"2020-08-10T17:37:28","modified_gmt":"2020-08-10T15:37:28","slug":"learn-to-dance-like-a-brazilian-with-samba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/learn-to-dance-like-a-brazilian-with-samba\/","title":{"rendered":"Learn to dance like a Brazilian with Samba"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <strong>Brazilian<\/strong> people are cheerful individuals who love to have a good time. Throughout the centuries, they have developed a variety of forms to express their joy for life. One of the ways is the exuberant <strong>Samba<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>This African-influenced <strong>Samba<\/strong> is musical genre and dance style with various forms, which always include a strong presence of drums. <strong>Samba<\/strong> is popularly known as the musical expression of Rio de Janeiro, and is recognized worldwide as a symbol of Brazil. It has even been recognized by UNESCO as a Heritage of Humanity.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Desfile_da_Escola_de_Samba_Unidos_de_S\u00e3o_Lucas_em_2011_-_4.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-60394 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Desfile_da_Escola_de_Samba_Unidos_de_S\u00e3o_Lucas_em_2011_-_4-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"dance barcelona\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a>Some of the instruments commonly used in <strong>Samba <\/strong>are drums, <em>cavaquinho<\/em>, tambourine, trombone, trumpet, <em>cu\u00edca, berimbau<\/em>, <em>ag\u00f4go<\/em> bells, <em>ganza<\/em> rattles, and many more.<\/p>\n<p>The most popular form of <strong>Samba <\/strong>worldwide is the <strong>Carnival Samba<\/strong>, an extremely happy and energetic form of music and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=981pcQJxgFE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><strong>dance<\/strong><\/a>, performed mainly during Rio de Janeiro\u2019s Carnival. Each year there are large two or three-hour long parades where dancers from various <strong>Samba<\/strong> schools dance and play instruments, wearing lavish costumes.<\/p>\n<p>There are a couple of dance schools where you can learn to dance <strong>Samba<\/strong> in <strong>Barcelona<\/strong>. Here is our selection:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Samba Barcelona<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Samba Barcelona<\/strong> is the only dance school in Barcelona that is specialized in <strong>Samba<\/strong>, offering also classes of <em>Ax\u00e9 Bahia<\/em>, and Afro-Brazilian dance. The classes are taught by Ana Nushu, a professional dancer who has performed and taught in various countries in the world.<\/p>\n<p>For those who can\u2019t commit to attending the weekly classes, <strong>Samba Barcelona<\/strong> also offers workshops.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Samba Barcelona<\/strong> is located at Carrer de M\u00e9ndez N\u00fa\u00f1ez, 4.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bailongu.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><strong>Bailongu\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>At <strong>Bailongu<\/strong>, students can learn to dance Contemporary Afro, Bachata, Classical Ballet, Ballroom Dancing, Bharatanatyam, Bollywood, Burlesque, Caribbean Dancing, Musical Comedy, Creative Dancing, Oriental Dancing, Salsa, Oriental Fusion, Hip Hop, Kizomba, Lindy Hop, Modern Jazz, Rock and Roll, Swing, Sueltus, Tango, Timba, Twerking, as well as <strong>Samba<\/strong> and Ax\u00e9.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bailongu<\/strong> is located at Passatge d\u2019Utset, 11-13.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/escuelasfortaleza\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">\u00a0<strong>Escuela Fortaleza\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Escuela Fortaleza<\/strong> is a dance school with branches in Madrid, Barcelona, Guadalajara and Alcorc\u00f3n. The school teaches Batucada, a percussion class with <strong>Samba<\/strong> rhythms, and <strong>Samba<\/strong> dance classes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Isadora Bruc<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/6786843196_6b83db8be4_o.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-60393 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/6786843196_6b83db8be4_o-300x201.jpg\" alt=\"dance barcelona\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" \/><\/a>Isadora Bruc<\/strong> is a dance school that teaches various forms of dancing, offering classes in Bellly Dancing, <strong>Samba<\/strong>, Bollywood, and Sexy Dance, a form of dancing that has elements from striptease and burlesque. The dance school offers workshops in Polynesian Dance (Hula), Sexy Chair, Afro-Brazilian, and Samba no P\u00e9.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Isadora Bruc<\/strong> dance school is located at Carrer de M\u00e9ndez Nu\u00f1ez, 4.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: none;\"\n    class=\"kk-star-ratings kksr-valign-bottom kksr-align-left \"\n    data-id=\"60392\"\n    data-slug=\"\">\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars\">\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars-inactive\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"1\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"2\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"3\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"4\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"5\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars-active\" style=\"width: 150px;\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n    <div class=\"kksr-legend\">\n            <strong class=\"kksr-score\">5<\/strong>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">\/<\/span>\n        <strong>5<\/strong>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">(<\/span>\n        <strong class=\"kksr-count\">4<\/strong>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">\n            votes        <\/span>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Brazilian people are cheerful individuals who love to have a good time. 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