Join the World Dance and World Music students from Ruth Asawa School of the Arts and community artists for a vibrant celebration of culture and rhythm. Every beat helps fundraise for our cultural exchange trip to Bahia, Brazil!
Experience the Magic:
Live Performances: High-energy Frevo, Samba Reggae, Locomotiva, and Capoeira with live drumming!
Interactive Fun: Face decoration booth, dance classes, Brazilian foods and drinks and more!
Your support ensures every student can join this life-changing journey. See you on the dance floor! 🔥🎶
Tara
Tara Cartagena is an Afro-Brazilian dance artist with over 15 years of dedicated training in Afro-Brazilian dance and Samba no Pé. She has been the Afro- Brazilian Artist in Residence in the SOTA World Dance Department since 2021. For more than 12 years, she has shared her passion through teaching Afro-Brazilian dance, Samba no Pé, and baile funk to teens and adults, fostering both technical skill and cultural appreciation in her students. A longtime presence in the Bay Area Brazilian community, Tara parades every year in the San Francisco Carnaval parade and has been fortunate enough to parade in Carnaval in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil.
Capoeira Ijexá
Capoeira is an African Brazilian art form, developed by African and indigenous slaves in Brazil about 400 years ago. Capoeira is self-defense disguised as a dance because slaves needed to hide it from their slave masters. The combination of body movements, trickery, music, and songs make it not just a martial art, but a ritualized way of combat. Two capoeiristas (capoeira players) must follow the traditions and rules of the art. They must play capoeira, not fight. – Mestre Urubu Malandro
Capoeira IJEXÁ was established by Mestre Urubu Malandro in San Francisco, California in 1996. The group currently conducts classes for adults and youth in San Francisco and around the Bay Area.
Bateria Batuki
Batuki is a high energy Latin fusion band from the San Francisco Bay Area, featuring Brazilian ‘Bloco style’ percussion, melodic instruments Multilingual vocals and electronic samples.
Contact for possible sponsorship : contact@sotawd2b.com
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