Dance Workshops

Come along to our regular dance workshops and learn a variety of Brasilian dance steps and techniques, including 'samba no pe' - fast-stepping samba! All ages and abilities are welcome and no experience is necessary, just a passion for dance and samba. Participation in our classes and performances are open to both men and women so come along to a session to try it out, or come every week and join as a member and perform on parade with the School.

Dance Instructors

Brighton School of Samba offers Afro-Brasilian dance classes led by some of the UK's finest samba dance teachers and performers. Our roster of teachers include:

		Marta Scott - Lead Dance Instructor Marta's professionalism in teaching and performing spans twenty years, with choreography and performance roles across Brasil, Europe, the Middle-East and the USA (including Broadway and Las Vegas) and paraded at Rio Carnival with 'Salgueiro' and 'Tradicao' as Passista. Her enthusiasm and easy-going nature allows dancers to immediately feel comfortable and transfers her passion for samba and Brasilian culture to her students. Most recently, Marta choreographed Kemptown Carnival in Brighton (2006) and is now a regular dance instructor at London School of Samba.
		Cassandra Tomaz With a mix of Brazilian, Spanish, English and German nationalities, Cassandra spent spent many years experimenting and training in a variety of different dance styles, and now specialises in Brazilian dance - Samba, Afro and Maracatu. She has performed with various Brazilian artists including Claudio kron do Brazil, Estrella de Norte, Maracatu nao E, Niteroi Sambaschool and Danca Kaito in Brazil and returns regularly to Brasil to continue her training and technique.