Louise has been a samba dancer for 11 years and is a classically trained ballet dancer. She has performed samba no pé in many shows and has been sharing the culture of samba to students for the past 4 years. She has trained with the best samba dancers (passista) from Australia and from Brasil including Carlinhos Salguiero, Mayara Lima, Luana Bandera; Kellyn Rosa and Gabriel Castro. In 2017, she paraded in the Rio Carnival with samba school Imperio Serrano and will parade with Alegria da Zona Sul as an internal passista in 2019. Louise teaches samba no pé a solo dance and the type of Samba one sees in the Brazilian Carnival parades. Her energetic style also brings in fun and fitness elements. Her classical training will teach you the posture, poise and how to channel your power when dancing samba. Louise’s passion for dance is evident in her dancing creativity, flair and enthusiasm. Her classes are designed to be fun and energetic that will enable you to learn the basic samba technique, steps and choreography whilst working up a sweat and having fun.
