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DJs ~ Samba ~ Forro ... Are You Ready to Party?!

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7:00-9:30pm
DJ Lucio K Brasilian Dance Party

5:00-6:00pm
Ginga Brasil Carnaval Samba Rehearsal

6:00-7:00pm
Forro Rehearsal and Practice

DJ Lucio K Brasilian Dance Party ~ $5 for Dance Party Only (Included in $15 Package)
Ginga Brasil Carnaval Samba Rehearsal with Ashlee George (2012 Queen of Carnaval) ~ $5 Rehearsal Only; $15 (Includes All Events)
Forro Rehearsal and Practice with Geórgia Esteves (Forró Tradicional / Pé de Serra, Maracatu, Quadrilha) and Adriana Bessa (Forró Universitário, Arrocha) ~ $5 Rehearsal/Practice Only; $15 (Includes All Events)

~ Fathom the Winds of Change ~
San Francisco Carnaval Parade 2013
Sunday, May 26

CENTRAL DO BRASIL
Warming up to Carnaval!

Glitter and feathers and sequins and drums! Get ready to dance through the Mission District in San Francisco. The annual Carnaval Parade is coming!

Time to get ready to celebrate Carnaval and Dia de São João (St. John Day) -- a festival  celebrated by several of Brasil's Northeastern states throughout the month of June.

ARE YOU READY?

BrasArte is presenting a new Sunday series filled with Brasilian spirit and focusing on the traditional dances of Samba and Forró.

LET'S GET THIS PARTY STARTED!

As is customary in Brasil, each rehearsal will be its own party. Come in and join us, ven com a gente. Your Sunday afternoons will be unforgettable; your evenings will end in a grand finale with a grooving dance party with Lucio K, the most talented DJ that Brasil have gifted us.

DON'T MISS IT!
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CENTRAL DO BRASIL: Esquentando para o Carnaval!

Domingos 07, 14 e 21 de Abril

Das 5:00h as 6:00h ensaio do Carnaval com a professora Ashlee George (Rainha do carnaval de San Francisco 2012)

Das 6:00h as 7:00h ensaio e Pratica de Forró com as professoras Geórgia Esteves (Forró tradicional / Pé de Serra, Maracatu, Quadrilha) e Adriana Bessa (Forró Universitário, Arrocha, etc).

Das 7:00 as 21:30h DJ Lucio K (Vários estilos Brasileiros)

Valor: $15 dólares toda a programação, $5 dólares festa com o DJ.

Estamos nos aproximando de duas das mais representativas
festas da cultura brasileira, o Carnaval, que aqui na Baia de São
Francisco é celebrado no mês de maio, e o São João, que no
Brasil é celebrado por diversos estados do nordeste durante todo
o mês de junho.

No intuito de manter a tradição de um povo festivo por natureza,
a BrasArte quer chegar nesses eventos com o samba e o Forró na
ponta dos pés. Para isso, nada melhor que começar a ensaiar,
e como é de costume no Brasil, transformar cada ensaio em uma
festa. Se aprochegue e participe conosco, suas tardes de domingo
serão inesquecíveis e tudo culminara ao som do DJ Lucio K, o DJ
mais talentoso que o Brasil nos presenteou. Vai perder?

Programação
Registration for Carnaval is $25 during April, $30 in May and $40 the week of Carnaval. Costumes will be available for rental or purchase.
We also encourage you to attend Ashlee's Afro Samba class on Thursdays from 7:15-8:15pm. She will review choreography. Give us a call (510.528.1958) if you have any questions.






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Annual Brasilian Breezes Benefit ~ Saturday, 01 December 2012

BrasArte had wonderful attendance and support for its annual fundraiser/benefit. Performing artists that evening included the legendary master musician Claudinho Pandeiro de Oura, emerging local artists Ian Faquini, Laucia Paiva and Kiko Freitas, the Damasceno Dancers 
and Tika Morgan's Beleza Dancers.

The Lengendary Carilnhos Pandeiro de Ouro Performs with Bay Area Artists Ian Faquini, Laucia Paiva and Kiko Freitas During BrasArte's Annual Brasilian Breezes Benefit on Saturday, 01 December 2012

Images from Brasilian Day 2012

BrasArte Annual Events and Activities

Yemanja Arts Festival

Family Carnaval Ball

Bay Area National Dance Week

San Francisco Carnaval Parade

Sao Joao Festival/Festa Junina

Brasilian Day (Lavagem/Brasil Independence Day Celebration)

Solano Avenue Stroll

Halloween Ball

Brasilian Breezes Benefit

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