June Dance Class Series
Samba Roots
Saturdays, 11a-12:30p
June 6, 13, & 27
SLC Arts Hub, 663 W 100 S
Upstairs in the dance studio
$45 Full Series | $20 Single Class
Women In Rhythm
Brazilian Drum Class for Women
Tuesdays, July 7, 14, 21, 28 & Aug 4
6:30-8:00pm
SLC Arts Hub, 663 W 100 S
$75 full 5-class series
(no single drop-in classes offered)
ALL LEVELS WELCOME
DRUMS PROVIDED
A healing space for women and femmes to connect through rhythm.
Come learn Brazilian drumming in a supportive space with Lorin Hansen, a Samba dancer and percussionist with over 25 years of experience studying, teaching and performing Brazilian percussion. Drums of focus will include Surdo, Caixa, Repique, Tamborim, Agogo, Timbal, and Pandeiro.
NO PREVIOUS DRUM EXPERIENCE NECESSARY
Samba Drills & Flow
Saturdays, July 18 - August 29
(Six Classes - Excludes August 8)
11a-12:30p
SLC Arts Hub, 663 W 100 S
$20 Single Class | $90 Full Series
Special Guest:
Adriana Portela
Join us for a very special series with our guest artist, Adriana Portela from Salvador, Bahia Brazil
Thursday, August 6, 6:30-8:30pm
Friday, August 7, 6:30-8:30pm
Saturday, August 8, 11:00am-12:30pm
Sunday, August 9, 11:00am-12:30pm
SLC Arts Hub, 663 W 100 S,
upstairs in the dance studio
$40 single class | $120 Full 4-class series
ALL LEVELS WELCOME, DRUMS PROVIDED
Adriana will also be available for private lessons, scheduled at your convenience and priced at $90 per hour.
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A Brazilian percussionist from Bahia, Adriana Portela was the first woman to conduct an all-female samba-reggae band in Brazil, Didá Banda Feminina.
A Percussionist and drummer of the Didá Band, Adriana has played with several celebrities of the Brazilian and international musical genres such as: Caetano Veloso, Gal Costa, Simone, Elza Soares, Carlinhos Brown, Shakira, Daniela Mercury, Margareth Menezes, Milton Nascimento, and Vanessa da Mata.
Adriana has traveled to various countries: France, USA, Argentina, Uruguay, El Salvador, Dominican Republic, Spain, and Canada while teaching her percussive musical work.
Adriana has a degree in Social Work, postgraduate in Social Project Management, and Master's Student in Social Sciences from the Federal University of Bahia. Adriana has always seen music as the driving force of large living constructions and also as a tool capable of crossing boundaries, enabling the knowledge of diverse cultures.
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ALL LEVELS ARE WELCOME!
