In partnership with ABRACE, EducArte offers free weekly music lessons for Portuguese-speaking children. Our instructors teach students the basics of Brazilian music, including music theory, history, and practice. All classes are conducted in Portuguese to promote and maintain Brazilian arts, culture, and linguistic heritage language of participating families.
Join us for our two-part Brazilian carnival dance class, featuring frevo and samba! Frevo is taught by Kate Spanos and samba is taught by Ilheuma Zezeh.
Pablo's Baile happens every month at Bossa Bistro! An electrifying mix of percussion, passion, and Brazilian Portuguese, Pablo's Baile showcases the best of live Brazilian dance music, including samba and forró.
Private event. Want to hire us to perform or teach a workshop? Contact us.
Have you been mesmerized by the energy and cohesion of the carnival street percussion groups of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil? Join this weekly Brazilian bateria class to learn the fundamentals of samba percussion technique and repertoire. A bateria is the percussion ensemble driving the groove of the whole samba band. EducArte’s percussion director and Rio […]
Samba is one of Brazil’s most recognized dance styles, full of energy and charisma! Join this weekly in-person samba dance class, which builds up the fundamentals of technique and groove, including samba steps, body isolations, and hip work. This class will prepare you to perform samba with a live music ensemble. Ilheuma Zezeh is a […]
Have you been mesmerized by the energy and cohesion of the carnival street percussion groups of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil? Join this weekly Brazilian bateria class to learn the fundamentals of samba percussion technique and repertoire. A bateria is the percussion ensemble driving the groove of the whole samba band. EducArte’s percussion director and Rio […]
Samba is one of Brazil’s most recognized dance styles, full of energy and charisma! Join this weekly in-person samba dance class, which builds up the fundamentals of technique and groove, including samba steps, body isolations, and hip work. This class will prepare you to perform samba with a live music ensemble. Ilheuma Zezeh is a […]
Esquenta de Carnaval - Warm up for Brazilian Carnaval Join the Brazilian—American Cultural Center (bacc dc.org) in this warmup for February’s Carnaval! Whether you are going to Carnaval or not this is a fun opportunity to immerse yourselves in the dances of Brazilian Carnaval. Through dance we will make a journey from the north to […]
Have you been mesmerized by the energy and cohesion of the carnival street percussion groups of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil? Join this weekly Brazilian bateria class to learn the fundamentals of samba percussion technique and repertoire. A bateria is the percussion ensemble driving the groove of the whole samba band. EducArte’s percussion director and Rio […]
Samba is one of Brazil’s most recognized dance styles, full of energy and charisma! Join this weekly in-person samba dance class, which builds up the fundamentals of technique and groove, including samba steps, body isolations, and hip work. This class will prepare you to perform samba with a live music ensemble. Ilheuma Zezeh is a […]
Join us for a special Afro-Brazilian and percussive dance community engagement event with Music from the Sole on Monday, February 5 at 7:30 PM at Dance Place in Brookland, Washington DC!
