| Quebrada | Samba a Meia Lua | Diaspora | Super Sonic Samba School |
| I have been dancing Samba since 1999. I started with the Super Sonic Samba School in San Diego, and maintained my involvement with the group through 2005. I began studying Capoeira (an Afro-Brazilian martial art) in 2000 and had the opportunity to visit Brazil to learn more about Brazilian dance first-hand. Through my involvement with Capoeira I also performed with a Lambaerobica group. |
When I lived in Phoenix (2002-2004) I started a group called Samba a Meia Lua (under the Phoenix branch of Capoeira a Meia Lua). I previously served as the Dance Director for the Super Sonic Samba School (2005) and now have my own dance group called Quebrada. We perform at local San Diego clubs and events, primarily with Banda Diaspora.
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Samba is a Brazilian dance which varies stylistically throughout different regions of Brazil. I dance Rio style Samba as well as Samba Reggae (the style popular in Bahia). Much of my choreography also includes the Axe or Lambaerobica style, also popular in Bahia. |
before I left San Diego in 2006, I started Go-Go dancing as a part of a monthly event called Orange Kiss. The theme
of the monthly was retro, Bond-Girl style, with a group of dancers featured as the "Orange Kiss a-Go-Go Dancers". The group disbanded in Fall 2007.
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