 Conceição Damasceno
Conceição Damasceno, Brazilian dancer, choreographer and teacher, is the president and artistic director of BrasArte, a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving and promoting traditional Brazilian music and dance.
Born in a small town in Bahia, Conceição studied folkloric dance, jazz and ballet. In the 1980's Conceição moved to San Francisco and formed her own dance troupe, Ginga Brasil.
Conceição established World Dance Center (formely No Sweat Dance studio) in Berkeley, where she teaches Afro-Brazilian dance, including various styles of samba.
Conceição is currently the artistic director and choreographer of Ginga Brasil, an adult dance group specializing in Brazilian dance of all varieties. She is also the director of the Borboletas, the first and only Brazilian dance troupe for children. Both groups perform regularly around the Bay Area. Conceição is also the artistic director and producer of Mistura Brasileira, a major annual performance of Brazilian dance and music, and organizes a large contingent of dancers for the San Francisco Carnaval Parade.
In 2000, Conceição founded BrasArte, a non-profit organization, with the goal of promoting cross-cultural exchange between the United States and Brazil.
Read the San Francisco Chronicle article about Damasceno from Friday, May 25, 2001 |
