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April 27, 2021 INT ADV Samba Lesson
CA$15.00

This week’s class is focused on getting a good stretch, and preventative care! We open up the hips, take care of the stretch and conditioning on all sides, and drill the samba. We have two tempos, perfect to try to find just the right SWING. Taught by Halie Scaletta, this is an excellent way to get some endurance-training exercises! Don’t forget to DM us with any questions, and tag us @sambafusion in your videos!

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Jan 07, 2021 Brazilian Funk Lesson
Sale Price:CA$0.00 Original Price:CA$15.00

This is our first class of the year and we are PUMPED! Take this complimentary Brazilian Funk class taught by Halie Scaletta as an intro to our online programs. The track used for the choreo in this class is "Rave balanca E Bafora" by Ventura. For more classes and information on education, go to ESCOLADESAMBAFUSION.COM. Feel free to tag and DM us for feedback and to share your videos!

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NOV 4 Beginner Samba Lesson (live recording)
CA$10.00

In this week's live class recording, we strut! In this online dance class we continue working on the basics of Samba no Pe, and today's choreography is danced to Taj Mahal by Jorge Ben Jor.

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April 06, 2021 INT ADV Samba Lesson
CA$15.00

This week’s class is a great workout, and we dive right into the samba! MUITO samba no pé and a combo taught to This Love by Sambo. Taught by Halie Scaletta, this is an excellent way to get some endurance-training exercises! Don’t forget to DM us with any questions, and tag us @sambafusion in your videos!

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Mar 17, 2021 INT ADV samba lesson
CA$15.00

This week's class is a great way to focus on the small details in our samba no pé! Like professora Sashya Jay says, the small steps are like the icing, and the samba is the cake. That said, while they're not the focus- the small steps are still important! Halie Scaletta helps us drill our sideways samba, and articulating our footwork. This class choreo track is done primarily to the track "Batida do Pelo".

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Mar 10, 2021 INT ADV Samba
CA$15.00

This class kicks off with a killer resistência drill and some conditioning and endurance. From there, we talk about musicality, talking about stamina and performance hacks, and how to really train your body to get into the performing habit! This combo is aught to multiple songs and tempos, and has a challenging musicality twist! This class is a great challenge with something for all levels to try. Taught by Halie Scaletta, resistência drill is done to “Pot pourri: Coisinha do Pai” by Jorge Aragao

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Mar 06, 2021 INT ADV Samba Lesson
CA$15.00

In this class, we WORK. The samba enredo gives us the authentic samba speed. This warmup, conditioning, and samba drill-filled class taught by Halie Scaletta is a workout. The choreography has some light style elements and really focuses on the samba no Pé. The enredo we dance to in this class is the campeao of Rio 2020, Viraduoro!

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Feb 11, 2021 INT ADV Samba Lesson
CA$15.00

In this class, we samba sideways! Halie Scaletta takes us through a warmup, conditioning, and some travelling samba drills. This Online Samba no Pé Class Download features intermediate samba technique, and a choreo taught to "Samba do Ziriguidum" by Jackson de Pandeiro. For more classes and videos, visit us at ESCOLADESAMBAFUSION.COM

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Feb 06, 2021 INT ADV Samba Class
CA$15.00

Oh BABY do we work hard in class this week. Taught by Halie Scaletta, this intermediate Samba no pé class takes your samba from slow, to fast, to faster, to samba rasgado! Drills and repetition are the key this week, and being mindful of our hip movements and intention! We learn a choreo to "Nega Nega Nega" by Dudu Nobre.


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Feb 02, 2021 INT ADV Samba Class
CA$15.00

In this class, we drill! lots of samba no pé, and remembering to keep the arms strong and embrace the torção. Halie Scaletta teaches us a cute little combo where we remember to PERFORM and keep on top of our stamina! This week’s choreo is taught to Saia de Cetim by Pericles.

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Jan 22, 2021 Brazilian Funk Lesson
CA$15.00

Brazilian Funk: Malokera- Skrillex, Ludmilla

This week's Brazilian Funk (Funk Carioca) class features a great warmup, some conditioning, and a choreography combo that's sure to make you sweat. Taught by Halie Scaletta of Samba Fusion, learn the moves step-by-step at your own pace with this pre-recorded dance class. Take the class from home, or on the go, and make sure to tag us in your videos @SAMBAFUSION!

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Jan 22, 2021 INT ADV Samba Lesson
CA$15.00

This week, our online samba no pé class focuses on torção, and traveling our picadinho + samba steps. We get a killer workout, and learn a great combo to a live version of Aquarela do Brasil by Chico Oliveira.

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Jan 13, 2021 INT ADV Samba Lesson
CA$15.00

This week's class is a great way to beat the winter blues! We work on arms, new ways to train our samba, and a wonderful choreogra[hy inspired by the stylings of Alex Coutinho. Instructor Halie Scaletta breaks down the Samba no Pe step, and you can take this dance class online from home on your own time! The song used in this week's class is Rebolado da Nega-Ao Vivo by Soul Mais Samba.

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Dec 28 INT ADV Samba Lesson
CA$15.00

In this week's intermediate/advanced samba class, we keep our samba fast and fresh! We learn ways to switch up our samba no pe, get through a warmup and some conditioning, and most importantly, dance with muito samba no pe! Halie Scaletta leads you through a combo to Gal Costa's Aquarela do Brasil.

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Dec 19 INT ADV Samba Lesson
CA$15.00

This week’s lesson has MUITO samba no pe! We have musicality, footwork, and FAST samba. The enredo we dance to today is the 2019 Enredo from Independente Tricolor from Sao Paulo. Halie Scaletta teaches a killer warmup, some samba technical drills and footwork, and jumps into the choreography.

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Dec 09 INT ADV Samba Lesson
CA$15.00

This weeks aula de samba no pe is FULL of MUITO samba no pe. We do a killer body warmup and conditioning session to tune up our strength and muscles we use to control our samba. After some stamina samba drills, we have a fun and airy samba combo to “Batucada” recorded by Abacaxi! This is a great way to push yourself as an intermediate or advanced samba dancer, and the choreography can be done to multiple songs as various tempos! Taught by Halie Scaletta.

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Dec 17 Brazilian Funk (90 minute zoom recording, slight audio lag)
CA$12.00

This is a pre-recorded workshop from Summer 2020 at the Vancouver Burlesque Company. This 90-minute class breaks down the basics of some funk footwork and the quadradinho and is ideal for beginners and advanced dancers alike. Choreography is taught to "Oh Juliana" by Niack, and video is taken from a Zoom recording of the workshop. MAKE SURE TO DOWNLOAD YOUR PDF WITHIN 24 HOURS OF PURCHASE

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DEC 2 INT ADV Samba Lesson
CA$15.00

In this week's class we have a killer fitness warmup, get in a little cardio, and get into our drills. We drill the Samba no Pe with the "double hip". We keep up our arms and our performance through our face while working on stamina with the samba no pe. And the best part? This was filmed on International Samba Day! Songs are “Sai Da Frente” by Posto 7 and “Nega, Nega, Nega” by Dudu Nobre.

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Nov 11 INT ADV Samba Lesson
CA$15.00

This week, drills get skills! In our online dance classes we drill and condition and make sure we're locking in the fundamentals of the samba no pe. Professora Halie Scaletta takes you through this class for intermediate-advanced dancers step by step! The song we use this week is "Groooovy Samba Batucada"

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NOV 4 Brazilian Funk Class (live class recording)
CA$10.00

In this weeks online Brazilian Funk dance class, we do some warmup groves and basics before diving into the choreography by Halie Scaletta. Choreography is danced to "Na Raba Toma Tapao" by Niack

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Nov 4 INT ADV Samba Lesson (Live class recording, poor audio quality)
CA$5.00

In this week's live class recording (despite poor audio-music quality), we talk about how to speed up our samba no pe, and streamlining your hip movements and posture! In our online dance class we dance to "Faixa Amarela" by Diogo Nougeira.

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June 26th Brazilian Funk Class
CA$15.00
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June 10 Beginner Samba lesson
CA$15.00
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June 10 INT ADV Samba Lesson
CA$15.00
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May 29 INT ADV Samba Lesson
CA$15.00
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May 30 Beginner Samba Class
CA$15.00
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May 20 INT ADV Samba Lesson
CA$15.00
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May 20 Beginner Samba Lesson
CA$15.00
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May 15 INT/ADV Samba Lesson
CA$15.00
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May 15 Beginner Samba Class
CA$15.00
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May 06 INT/ADV Lesson
CA$15.00
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May 06 Beginner's Lesson
CA$15.00
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