Join Isabel De Montiel for a six-week journey into Samba no Pé. You'll build the dance one layer at a time—learning the rhythm, technique, musicality, and cultural context that give Samba its life.
What this program isLearn the dance with the culture still attached.
Vem Sambar! is a closed six-week Samba no Pé program for people who want more than a collection of steps. Isabel will guide the group through a clear progression so that each week builds on the last.
Samba no pé is danced on your own two feet. It belongs to the street party, the roda, the neighborhood block, and the music that calls the body into motion. Isabel grew up with Samba in Rio de Janeiro, and she teaches it with the rhythm, history, expression, and joy still connected.
You don't need previous dance experience. You do need to register for the complete six weeks, arrive willing to learn, and give yourself permission to be a beginner. No partner needed.
What a class looks likeOne room, two teaching lanes.
Every class follows the same shape: a samba-based warm-up to wake up the hips and feet, a technique focus for the week, step progressions built one layer at a time, and time to put it together in a short phrase. We close with a cool-down and a moment to reflect.
01Warm up
02Technique focus
03Build the phrase
04Cool down + reflect
Isabel teaches with two lanes in the room — new dancers get a clean foundation, returning dancers get the next layer — so nobody is bored and nobody is lost.
Your six-week progressionBuilt one week at a time.
This is a closed cohort. Each week has its own focus, and every class prepares your body for what comes next.
| Date | Week | Theme | What you'll work on |
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| Oct. 6 | 1 | Samba Básico & Postura | Foundations, posture, control, weight transfer, caminhada, and your first hip movement. |
| Oct. 13 | 2 | Arms, Shoulders & Ginga Brasileira | Natural Samba arm movement, shoulder mobility, grounded sway, expression, and rebolado. |
| Oct. 20 | 3 | Transitions & Directional Changes | Moving forward, sideways, and back without losing the basic; clean entries, exits, and changes of direction. |
| Oct. 27 | 4 | Presence & Expression | Intention, eye contact, breath, confidence, and the freedom to let the movement be seen. |
| Nov. 3 | 5 | Footwork & Musicality | Agility, clarity in rhythm, short combinations, and call-and-response with pandeiro patterns. |
| Nov. 10 | 6 | Quality of Movement | Light and grounded, sharp and smooth, slow and fast—brought together in a final phrase. |
Thank you for joining usWorkshop highlights are coming soon.
We’re gathering moments from September 29 and will share approved photos and highlights here.
