Join us for special class with Guilherme da Silva from Recife! Guilherme will teach an hour-long class on northeastern Brazilian dances, including frevo, coco, and ciranda. He is the founder of Distrito do Frevo (District of Frevo) in Washington, DC, in partnership with Vavá United School of Samba, and has taught in the United States […]
Learn from and jam with special guest percussionist and scholar Juan Megna. Juan will show and demonstrate each of the essential Brazilian percussion instruments. Participants will learn basic rhythms and the event will finish with a jam session. Also come early for Brazilian dance workshop immediately before the percussion ensemble! We will have some percussion […]
Traditional Irish céilí dance called by Kate Spanos, with music by Peter Fitzgerald and the J. Patrick's All-Stars. The set list will be: Waltz Siege of Ennis Rakes of Mallow Walls of Limerick Break: Workshop for the Fairy Reel Six Hand Fairy Reel Shoe the Donkey North Kerry Set Break: Workshop for the Sweets of […]
Pablo Regis plays every first Thursday of the month at Mr. Henry’s as part of “Groove Thursdays,” a series featuring the best of Brazilian music in Washington, DC. Mr. Henry’s is artist friendly and offers opportunities to many performers in this area. Make sure you get your seats early because ticket holders are always guaranteed […]
Private event. Want to hire us to perform or teach a workshops? Contact us.
For ABRACE members only. To learn more about ABRACE, visit abracebrasil.org. Learn more about EducArte's music program with ABRACE here.
Learn samba from Zezeh, Brazilian dancer, teacher, choreographer, performer, and healer from São Paulo with a mission to bring more joy to the world through art. Zezeh will demonstrate and teach the basics of samba dance. Also stay for our percussion ensemble workshop with André Coelho immediately following the dance workshop! This is a regularly […]
Learn from and jam with Brazilian samba master percussionist André Coelho from Rio de Janeiro. André will show and demonstrate each of the essential Brazilian percussion instruments. Participants will learn basic rhythms and the event will finish with a jam session. Also come early for our Brazilian dance workshop immediately before the percussion ensemble! We […]
Pablo's Baile happens every third Thursday of the 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. Pablo's Baile was featured in Washington City Paper in December 2021! Check it out: City Lights—Pablo's Baile Brings Brazil to […]
Private event. Want to hire us to perform or teach a workshops? Contact us.
For ABRACE members only. To learn more about ABRACE, visit abracebrasil.org. Learn more about EducArte's music program with ABRACE here.
Learn the basics of Recife's carnival dance, frevo! Dancer and dance scholar Kate Spanos will demonstrate and teach frevo dance using the methodology of Mexe Com Tudo (Otávio Bastos) of Recife. Also stay for our percussion ensemble workshop with André Coelho immediately following the dance workshop! This is a regularly occurring Brazilian dance workshop hosted […]
