Samba Fogo News

Samba Criança: Youth & Teen Workshops

Unique summer workshops in Brazilian and Afro-Brazilian drumming, dance, song and culture.

• June 17-21: Ages 7-12
• June 24-28: Ages 13-18
• SLC Arts Hub, 663 West 100 South
• $60 per student, scholarships available.

All instruments provided. Tuition includes one free program T-shirt and homemade percussion instrument. Performance for friends and family at 2:30pm on final day of each workshop.

Full and partial scholarships available. To apply for a scholarship, send an email to info@sambafogo.com with the following information:

• Name & age of student(s)
• Brief explanation of need / reason for requesting scholarship.

You will be notified of scholarship status by June 1, 2013.

To register, click buy now below: $60 youth / teen summer workshop registration

Brazilian Drum Workshop

• Saturdays, June 1-22, 2013
• 2-4pm
• SLC Arts Hub, 663 W 100 S
• $30 for the four-week workshop
• All Instruments Provided.
• All levels ages 10+ welcome, but some percussion experience is helpful.
• Workshop fee includes one 30-minute private lesson with Mason Aeschbacher on drum kit or Brazilian percussion instrument of your choice.
• Workshop will culminate in a recital for friends and family, and all workshop participants will be encouraged to audition for the band the following day, Sunday, June 23, 1-3pm. Participation in Samba Fogo is free for auditioned members, and performance opportunities include local and national clubs, festivals, theatres, dance classes, and events. Samba Fogo band rehearsals are Sundays, 2-4pm. Email info@sambafogo.com for more information.

Register by clicking "Buy Now" below: $30

• Saturdays, May 4-25
• 2:00-4:00pm
• SLC Arts Hub, 663 W 100 S
• $80, materials included

Four-week workshop in the art of fire spinning with Samba Fogo Artistic Director Lorin Hansen. Learn poi, staff, double staff, eating / manipulation, prop building, and safety. Materials for practice props provided.

All levels welcome. Individual instruction will be given to each student, to help them progress forward from wherever they are now. Learn new tricks, musicality, mobility, and how to make fire spinning an entertaining and dynamic event for performer and audience.

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Samba Fogo is currently accepting tax-deductible charitable contributions to help sustain our year-round programming. Samba Fogo is a 501(c)(3) Organization. We have experienced much success in recent years, but we still have many funding gaps. The cost of our rent, equipment, teaching and artist fees are at present much greater than our income. Please consider donating today. Your donation will help ensure that Samba Fogo remains a strong cultural arts presence in Utah, and continues to bring the joy of dancing, playing, and experiencing Samba and Brazilian cultural arts to diverse populations.