💃✨ Two Unique Samba de Gafieira Workshops with Guest Teacher Luís Dali.
Get ready for a double experience that brings the past and present of Samba de Gafieira to life — through story, rhythm, and movement! 🇧🇷🪩
Whether you’re new to dancing or already dancing Samba, Forró, Zouk, or Salsa — these open-level workshops are designed to inspire, connect, and get everyone dancing.
🎭 Workshop 1: 💃🇧🇷✨ A Fictional Story of Samba de Gafieira (heavily based on reality)
In a mix of class and a (very easy and fun) theatrical experience, we will be characters to reenact the story of what we know today as Samba de Gafieira. 🎭💃
You will meet the precursor dance called Maxixe, that came as a social response to the elitist ballroom dance reality of Rio de Janeiro in the 19th Century. 🌆🕺
We will not only understand intellectually, but feel and experiment Maxixe, this prohibited but not forgotten dance, which still, to this day, serves as the aesthetical base for many Brazilian social dances like Forró, and, even more directly, our beloved Samba de Gafieira. 💚💛🎶
We will not only actively participate in this historical ride, but also learn:
🎵 3 Maxixe Dynamics
🔄 The Anti-Clockwise Round Concept
🪩 2–3 Samba de Gafieira Figures
💫 And exercise the courage to improvise, create, and own your dance journey moving forward!
🌟 No experience needed — just bring your curiosity, energy, and an open mind!
This workshop truly shines when we have a lively group, so bring your friends and join the fun! 🎉💃🕺
💫 Workshop 2: 🪩🔥🇧🇷 Modern Samba de Gafieira Dynamics
As one of the heritages from Maxixe, Samba de Gafieira is a dance that thrives by playing with broader dynamics at first, and then creating specific figures inside of that dynamic. 💃🎵
While Samba allows for intricate, complex, and challenging moves, its broader dynamics are accessible for any person of any level. 🙌
For beginners, they are a blueprint and structure for dancing whole songs even if not knowing many (or any) specific steps. 🎶🕺
For advanced dancers, to visit the broader dynamics is an invitation to let figures and patterns aside and dive back into improvisation and creation of new expressions (and even new figures) — something Samba de Gafieira cherishes strongly. 🌈💃✨
In this workshop, we’ll explore how these broader dynamics give life to the dance, helping each dancer — regardless of level — connect deeper with rhythm, movement, and creativity. 🥁🎵💚
📅 Dates: 9-Nov 2025
🕒 Time: 11:30–13:00 & 13:15–14:15, 14:30-17:00 Samba Café Social
📍 Location: Herengracht 13, 2511EG Den Haag (400m from Den Haag Central station)
🎟️ Reserve your spot:
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💃 Join one or both workshops — double the inspiration, double the fun!
Workshop 1 (1,5 hrs): €25
Workshop 2 (1 hr): €20
Workshop 1+2 (2,5 hrs): €40
Free entry Samba Café Social (in Dutch Language Café next door)
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