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EducArte at Levine: Brazilian Samba Dance Class
2024-02-29 20:00 - 21:00, 2024-03-07 20:00 - 21:00, 2024-03-14 20:00 - 21:00, 2024-03-21 20:00 - 21:00, 2024-04-04 20:00 - 21:00, 2024-04-11 20:00 - 21:00, 2024-04-18 20:00 - 21:00, 2024-04-25 20:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) and 1 more date | Levine Music (Silver Spring campus), 900 Wayne Ave 2nd floor, Silver Spring, MD, 20910, United States
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 renowned Brazilian samba teacher, choreographer, and professional performer. Originally from São Paulo, Brazil, Zezeh is a former carnival queen of the Unidos do Peruche samba school located in São Paulo. She has taught and danced professionally for over 30 years in a number of countries including Brazil, the United States, and elsewhere. Zezeh’s teaching philosophy explores mental and physical well-being, self expression, and positivity.
EducArte at Levine welcomes all levels, from beginners to advanced, semi-professionals, and dance instructors. No auditions required. The dance class meets for 1 hour a week to work on technique, repertoire, and performance. All students will have the opportunity to perform periodically with the EducArte at Levine percussion ensemble, if they choose to.
Semester tuition and drop-ins classes available. Register for the semester ($250) on Levine’s websiteor purchase a $20 drop-in at the door.
Scholarships are also available to students. Please fill out this form to be considered for a scholarship.
Questions about payments or registration? Contact Levine student services at sservices@levinemusic.org or (202) 686.8000.

Viva Brasil! Bossa Nova Night with Marcos Ariel at Creative Alliance
2024-03-01 19:30 - 21:30 | Creative Alliance, The Patterson Building, 3134 Eastern Avenue,, Baltimore, MD, 21224, United States
To mark the 10th anniversary, Viva Brasil! expands to a weekend celebration of Brazilian culture! Tonight we celebrate the sound of sunshine! In Brazil, the word bossa is old-fashioned slang for something done with particular charm, natural flair, or innate ability. When it comes to Brazilian music, the first song that might come to mind is “The Girl From Ipanema” penned by songwriter Antônio Carlos Jobim and performed by singer Astrud Gilberto, guitarist João Gilberto, and saxophonist Stan Getz. That song is a flagship in the Brazilian genre bossanova, which translates to “new style” or “new trend.” It emerged in the 1950s and 60s combining elements of samba—a popular music genre in Brazil—with American jazz traditions. We celebrate the great legacy of bossanova this evening, with a debut performance of renowned Brazilian pianist, Marcos Ariel.
Artist Bio
Since the 1970s, Marcos Ariel has dedicated himself to Brazilian instrumental music and jazz, reaching international status throughout the next decade. Ariel studied classical music in his childhood and later took an interest in jazz, including greats like Hermeto Pascoal and Chick Corea. He formed his first band, Grupo Usina, in 1978. His debut album, Bambu, was released in Brazil and France. In Brazil, it was awarded with the Chiquinha Gonzaga prize in 1983. In 1986, Ariel participated in São Paulo’s Free Jazz Festival, and in the next year, along with his participation in Rio’s edition of the same festival, he recorded the memorable Banda Zil with Ricardo Silveira, Zé Renato, and others. But it was Terra do Índio (1988) that projected him in the U.S., a country in which Ariel has been performing regularly ever since.
Nascido em fevereiro durante o Carnaval do Rio, Marcos Ariel tem a típica alma carioca. Esse fato foi fundamental para sua formação profissional: o estilo do músico sempre foi definido pelos críticos como “puramente carioca”. A partir disso, Marcos Ariel teve a ideia para a gravação de seu trigésimo disco, o EP Soul Carioca, um projeto que contou com o apoio de colaboradores através da plataforma Embolacha.

Viva Brasil!: Frevo dance workshop
2024-03-02 14:00 - 15:00 | The Creativity Center, 3139 Eastern Avenue, Baltimore, MD, 21224, United States
Learn the basics of Recife’s carnival dance, frevo! Frevo (from the Portuguese word ferver, meaning “to boil”) is an effervescent dance and music genre associated with the street carnivals of Recife, the capital of Brasil’s northeastern state of Pernambuco. There are many styles of frevo dance, and our classes focus on street frevo. Dancer and scholar Kate Spanos will demonstrate and teach this fun, high-energy dance using the methodology of Mexe Com Tudo (Otávio Bastos) of Recife, which highlights individual expression and challenges traditional aesthetic standards in dance. This approach to frevo welcomes everyone to dance in the ways that bring them the most pleasure.
Details
Where: Creativity Center, 3137 Eastern Ave. Baltimore MD 21224
When: MAR 2 | 2-3PM
Age Range: 12+
Cost: $15 standard, $12 members
Materials: Dance sneakers or bare feet in dance studio (no street shoes permitted)
Instructor Bio
Kate studied frevo dance in Recife through a postdoctoral Fulbright grant in 2018. She continues her study virtually through Mexe Com Tudo’s online program for students and teachers, as well as in-person in Maryland and the DMV.

Viva Brasil!: Samba dance workshop
2024-03-02 15:30 - 16:30 | The Creativity Center, 3139 Eastern Avenue, Baltimore, MD, 21224, United States
Learn samba from Ilheuma Zezeh, Brazilian dancer, teacher, choreographer, performer, and healer from São Paulo, with a mission to bring more joy to the world through art. Ilheuma Zezeh will demonstrate and teach the basics of samba dance.
Details
Where: Creativity Center, 3137 Eastern Ave. Baltimore MD 21224
When: MAR 2 | 3:30-4:30PM
Age Range: 12+
Cost: $15 standard, $12 members
Materials: Dance, character shoes, or bare feet in dance studio (no street shoes permitted)
Please arrive 10 minutes before the start of class!
Instructor Bio
Zezeh is a Washington, DC, based dancer, teacher, choreographer, and professional performer of Brazilian samba, and she is the founder of ZEZEH BRAZIL Dance Troupe. Originally from São Paulo, Zezeh is a former carnival queen of the Unidos do Peruche samba school located in São Paulo. She has taught and danced professionally for over 15 years in a number of countries including Brazil, the United States, and elsewhere. In 2009, she formed ZEZEH BRAZIL, a dance troupe dedicated to bringing the great beauty, diversity, and vibrancy of Brazilian culture to the United States. ZEZEH BRAZIL performs a number of styles of Brazilian dance—from traditional samba de roda movements of Bahia to the Afro-influenced pulsing samba reggae rhythms of Pelourinho, to the intoxicating carnival batucada styles of Rio de Janeiro.

Viva Brasil! Carnival Dance Party at Creative Alliance
2024-03-02 20:00 - 23:00 | Creative Alliance, The Patterson Building, 3134 Eastern Avenue,, Baltimore, MD, 21224, United States
Creative Alliance’s annual mid-winter Carnival celebration is back, featuring concerts, dancers, capoeira, and more! Carnival dates back to the 1600s and is a celebration of Brazilian life and culture.
Celebrating 10 years of Viva Brasil! Presented in association with EducArte
Pablo’s Baile featuring JP Silva (samba and forró)
Get your groove on with a fantastic group of musicians playing delicious samba and forró music! Move and sing to the songs of beloved Brazilian artists like Seu Jorge, Djavan, Zeca Pagodinho, Alcione, Diogo Nogueira, Jorge Ben, Luiz Gonzaga, Dominguinhos, Falamansa, Chiclete com Banana, and more.
Samba Trovão
Samba Trovão is a Samba reggae percussion group in the traditional style of the Bloco Afros from Brazil. They have been in the Washington, DC, area since 2004, developing programs, workshops, and projects for children and adults interested in the African roots of Brazilian culture. Their sound comes from Bahia, a northeast state of Brazil. ​Samba reggae is a percussive style that characterizes, in conceptual terms, the glorification of Blacks and, in musical terms, the re-foundation of sounds of Afro-Americans. The rhythm was drawn from the dialogue between percussion instruments and vocals. Samba reggae comes together in drums with surdos, repiniques, timbal, and more. The rhythm has been designed with core elements—a band formed by various kinds of drums, where each performer enhances their instruments, the choreography of the drummers, and the themes of the songs that plunge into the joys and pitfalls of the world community.
Rose Moraes
Singer and poet Rose Moraes brings the soul of Brazilian music to the world. Born in the south of Brazil near Sao Paulo, she has performed in Switzerland, Poland, Brazil, and the US, where she now resides. She recorded her first album, Brejeira and launched her show enCANTO do Poema (enchantment of poetry), which is presented in many capitals in Brazil. In the US, she has opened for Diana Ross at BET’s Walk of Fame in Washington, DC, and performed at The Library of Congress, The Chamber of Commerce (Brazil-USA), The National Zoo, Adams Morgan Day Festival, Artscape (Baltimore), Zinc Bar, and The Iridium. She performed in Roots of Brazil and Tribute to Antonio Carlos Jobim at Creative Alliance in Baltimore. She has also opened for Thievery Corporation at Eighteenth Street Lounge in Washington, DC, with her band, Soul Brazil.

EducArte at Levine: Brazilian Bateria Samba Drumming Class
2024-03-07 18:30 - 20:00, 2024-03-14 18:30 - 20:00, 2024-03-21 18:30 - 20:00, 2024-04-04 18:30 - 20:00, 2024-04-11 18:30 - 20:00, 2024-04-18 18:30 - 20:00, 2024-04-25 18:30 - 20:00, 2024-05-02 18:30 - 20:00 and 1 more date | Levine Music (Silver Spring campus), 900 Wayne Ave 2nd floor, Silver Spring, MD, 20910, United States
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 de Janeiro native André Coelho leads the bateria classes. André has played in many carnival groups, such as Carmelitas, Céu na Terra, Cacique de Ramos, Orquestra Voadora, Prata Preta, and Tá Pirando. Classes are also taught by Levine faculty member Christopher Payne, a multi-faceted drummer and percussionist who fuses ethnic hand percussion, orchestral percussion, and drum set to create music across a multitude of genres.
EducArte at Levine welcomes all levels, from beginners to advanced, semi-professionals, and music teachers. No auditions are required. The bateria class meets for 1.5 hours a week to work on technique and repertoire and to rehearse for group performances. All students will have the opportunity to perform periodically if they choose to.
Please see our online bateria demonstration videos here.
Semester tuition and drop-in classes available. Register for the semester ($325) on Levine’s website or purchase a $20 drop-in at the door.
Scholarships are also available to students. Please fill out this form to be considered for a scholarship.
Questions about payments or registration? Contact Levine student services at sservices@levinemusic.org or (202) 686.8000.

Irish dance performance (private event)
2024-03-16 20:00 - 23:00
Private event. Want to hire us to perform or teach a workshop? Contact us.

Brazilian samba dance workshop (private event)
2024-04-06 09:30 - 12:30, 2024-04-26 18:30 - 19:00
Private event. Want to hire us to perform or teach a workshops? Contact us.

Brazilian and Irish dance performances at the International Dance Experience (Prince George's County M-NCPPC)
2024-04-13 19:00 - 20:30 | Prince George’s Ballrom, 2411 Pinebrook Ave, Hyattsville, MD, 20785, United States
Dancers representing countries from across the globe get together to showcase their talent in an interactive and immersive dance experience.
EducArte’s Brazilian bateria and samba dance ensemble will present an interactive performance, encouraging audience participation. We will also present an Irish dance piece by Kate Spanos Irish Dance.
Also enjoy a live DJ spinning the latest international dance tracks and learn a few new moves to celebrate diversity in our community here in Prince George’s County. For all ages.
Come enjoy an extravaganza of dance cultures from around the world!

Brazilian percussion workshop (private event)
2024-04-22 18:00 - 19:00

Brazilian samba performance (private event)
2024-04-23 17:30 - 18:30

Festival Style Irish Dance at Celtic Festival of Southern Maryland
2024-04-27 11:00 - 12:00 | Jefferson Patterson Park​, 10515 Mackall Road, St. Leonard, MD, 20685, United States
Kate Spanos Irish Dance will showcase the festival style of Irish dance at the Celtic Festival of Southern Maryland this year. Festival style Irish dance is a form associated with Northern Ireland that is distinct from the “feis” style step dancing that emerged in the mid-twentieth century. The style was pioneered by Patricia Mulholland, a fiddler and dancer, who created a “folk ballet” in the 1930-1950s to appeal to both Catholics and Protestants in the Belfast area. Influenced by Scottish and Irish step dancing, festival style is known for its slow, elegant, and controlled slip jigs and set dances. Creating “light and shade” in one’s dancing is an important aspect of the style, with graceful leg lifts, swoops, and spins.
Drawing on her studies with Ruth Long and Lauren Smyth in the festival style tradition, Kate and her student Maggie Hensler-McGinnis will present a showcase of traditional and modern soft shoe and hard shoe dances in this style.

Brazilian dance workshop (private event)
2024-05-04 15:00 - 17:00
