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Beleza School of Samba
- Jul 25, 2019
- 1 min
Rodrigo -The Love Carnival Destaque
We are delighted to announce that Rodrigo will be the Destaque for our Dance Ala at Pride 2019! Rodrigo comes from a samba family in Brazil. His stepfather was Portela's and Tradicao composer which is the time when he first got involved with samba. Inspired by the music. He paraded with Portela's passista ala for the first time and even when he didn't believe in himself, he always had support and encouragement from friends and family. Later on he started parading with Imperat
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Beleza School of Samba
- Jul 24, 2019
- 1 min
Samba Exaltação - Our Anthem
GRES Beleza do Reino Unido - Beleza School of Samba is proud to announce our School's Official Samba Exaltação - Our Anthem ...
"Beleza é ter você comigo!"
Beautiful is to have you with me!
Vocals by the Samba living legend, the voice of Sambadrome Sapucai, the one and only: Neguinho da Beija-flor. Composition and melody from the incredibly talented: Vando de Oliveira
And lyrics by our very own School's President: Leandro Beleza
The Samba Exaltação is the song that r
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Beleza School of Samba
- Jul 17, 2019
- 1 min
Carnival Launch Party
Thank you so much for coming to our Carnival Launch Party! We had a great night at the Latest Bar Brighton - such a great venue and such a good opportunity for us to all get together as a Samba School to party and to raise some funds for our Pride Carnival Costumes. It is not too late to join us on the day - more info here. Announcements We were really please that everyone got to try out Samba and Bataria in our workshops and to try out some Forro dancing! Thank you so much t
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Beleza School of Samba
- Jun 30, 2019
- 2 min
The Love Carnival
The Theme Beleza School of Samba will produce a full Carnival experience inspired by the Rio style of Carnival for Brighton Pride 2019. The theme is: The Love Carnival - World stories of love, romance and tragedy. The Samba Enredo The song for this parade will be the very first music written by and for the school. Ou Enredo exaltação “Beleza is, to have you with me” - Beleza is to have you with me - is the anthem of the school. The song talks about our community in Brighton m
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Beleza School of Samba
- Apr 3, 2019
- 2 min
Quadra!
Quadra night coming up! We have changed the structure of our classes and added Quadra sessions on the 1st and 3rd Sunday of each month. What is Quadra? Quadra is when both dancers and bateria get together on the same session to dance and play Samba. These sessions will be open to members, non members or anyone who wants to join us for a bit of samba fun. Quadra won't follow the same structure of our classes but give everyone the opportunity to get together and show off their
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Beleza School of Samba
- Mar 15, 2019
- 2 min
The Baptism
The Baptism - G.R.E.S. Beija-flor de Nilópolis our Godmother School in Rio It is traditional in Brasil that new samba schools entering carnival parades receive titles such as "Grêmio Recreativo Escola de Samba". The same way, new schools are baptised by one of the current acting and already baptised schools. This is a way of giving the blessing and recognition that new schools genuinely represents samba the way it's done in Brazil. It also sets a path of cultural learning ins
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Beleza School of Samba
- Sep 22, 2018
- 2 min
Orquidea Lima - Guest Teacher
We are so excited that Orquidea will be taking our samba dance classes on 30 September 2018! Orquidea is a dancer, teacher and choreographer for the London School Samba, where she was the LSS’s 'Rainha da Bateria' in 2010 and 'Musa' from 2012-2014. She has paraded in Rio Carnival with G.R.E.S. Mocidade Independente de Padre Miguel and she has also performed most recently at the London 2012 Olympics. International performances include: Chinese New Year Celebrations in Hong Kon
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Beleza School of Samba
- Aug 29, 2018
- 3 min
What to expect from class
So, you have decided to come along and give either bateria or dance classes a try - here is a brief rundown of what you need to know! Bateria (drumming section) You will be introduced to a few different instruments and you will take part in in performing several songs working with all the other drummers directed by Mestre Paul. Learn more about what makes up the bateria here. 'I thoroughly enjoyed my first bateria class with Beleza. It was a truly mesmerising experience, work
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Beleza School of Samba
- Aug 12, 2018
- 1 min
Neguinho Show in London!
Last month Leandro and Carla were invited to represent the school at @neguinhodabeijafloroficial show at the #tropicanaclub in London. Neguinho is a samba legend in Brazil and Beija Flor is our madrinha (Godmother School) so you can imagine how excited we were! It was such an honour for them both to share the stage with such a legend! We are so proud of this moment, it really is a historic moment in the history of Beleza School of Samba! Lots of love the directors Come join u
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Beleza School of Samba
- Aug 1, 2018
- 1 min
Camila Prins - as our Pride Estandarte!!
We are delighted to announce Camila Prins will be leading the school as our Estandarte!! Camila is Brazil's first Rainha Trans and we are thrilled she will be parading with us at Brighton Gay Pride 2018. Originally from São Paulo, she started her samba journey at a very early age, making costumes with her mother. She has paraded with most samba schools in Sao Paulo as destaque including Vai Vai, Nene de Vila Matilde and Tom Maior. She was also Scala Gay rainha in the Rio carn
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Beleza School of Samba
- Jul 29, 2018
- 1 min
Tara Leads Ala Baiana - The Chandeliers of The Royal Pavillion!
We are delighted to announce that Tara will be leading our Ala Baiana for Brighton Pride! Tara has been dancing since a young age when she trained in Tap and then later became a majorette, with Southminster Starlettes. For over 20 years she has trained in Raqs Sharqi, Egyptian Dance, and has taught and performed in several countries around the world. Tara discovered samba in 2011 with Marta Scott Dance Company and then joined Brighton School of Samba, where she performed in t
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Beleza School of Samba
- Jul 16, 2018
- 2 min
Gladys Cavalcante - Guest Teacher!
We are excited to announce that Gladys will not only be leading our Dance Ala at Pride but also teaching a parade performance class on Sunday 22nd July! So if you have always wanted to learn how to Samba in parades like a pro - come join us from 5-7pm on Sunday 22nd July at The Dance Station, Portslade. Gladys Cavalcante from Rio de Janeiro is a professional Brazilian Ballroom and Latin Dancer, Choreographer and Producer. She has been teaching and performing around Europe, Mi
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Beleza School of Samba
- Jul 8, 2018
- 1 min
Our first Rainha!
We are so excited to announce Carla as our first Rainha de Bateria at Beleza School of Samba! We are so proud of how far we have developed as a samba school and so happy to have this beautiful and courageous woman to lead and inspire our drummers. Thank you so much to everyone that came tonight! You made the evening really special! Carla gives so much energy to each performance and lights up the stage wherever she is - we are so proud to have her as our queen! Thank you to ou
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Beleza School of Samba
- Jun 18, 2018
- 2 min
Carnival Samba Royalty - Brighton Pride 2018
The Theme Beleza will produce a full Carnival experience inspired by the Rio style of Carnival using our School’s flag colours across all of the dance and bateria sections (carnival alas). The theme is based on the history of the Brighton and Hove royal connections and Samba’s Royalty. Creating in this way a visual interpretation of important people, buildings and context that influences our city’s current diversity. Our colours are the pink and blue, we are using these colou
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Beleza School of Samba
- Jun 10, 2018
- 2 min
Etiquette Guidelines
Beleza School of Samba Etiquette Guidelines Beleza School of Samba is committed to ensuring equality of opportunity for all members and volunteers irrespective of race, gender, disability, belief, sexual orientation, age or socio-economic background. We aim to develop a culture of inclusion, respect and diversity in which all those connected to the samba school feel proud of their identity and ability to participate fully in samba school life. All members and volunteers will
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Beleza School of Samba
- Jun 10, 2018
- 1 min
Rainha de Bateria
The queen of the drums - we are going to crown our very first Rainha de Bateria! This is a position of honour occupied by distinguished members of the Samba School community. The queen of the drums dances ahead of the bateria and inspires them with confidence and grace.
The figure of the queen of the drums section appeared in the 1970s in Rio Carnival when the famous Adele Fatima led the Youth Independent Drums Section, an unprecedent fact, and gained popularity in the fol
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Beleza School of Samba
- May 4, 2018
- 2 min
Mestre Sala and Porta Bandeira
We are so proud to announce Arian and Gillian as our Mestre Sala and Porta Bandeira. These are such special roles for our new Beleza School of Samba and we welcome them with all our heart. We look forward to them carrying our flag to all our future shows and events and being the soul of our school. Mestre Sala and Porta Bandeira Present and defend the sacred pavilion of the school, manifest themselves dancing in a slight courting like the volley of a hummingbird around the ro
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Beleza School of Samba
- Mar 6, 2018
- 1 min
Open day excitement
So many new faces! And some old friends too! We were so pleased to see such a lovely group of people. Beleza School of Samba open day was truly full of opportunity and excitement for all those attending. All levels Both beginners and advanced dancers and drummers were comfortable to enjoy and express themselves in a way that we could all contribute whatever we bring. We are soooo looking forward to finding our feet and getting this group solid through dedication, hard work, f
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Beleza School of Samba
- Feb 20, 2018
- 2 min
Press Release - BELEZA SAMBA SCHOOL offering funded places for MUSIC AND DANCE OPPORTUNITIES in Brig
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE BELEZA SAMBA SCHOOL offering funded places for MUSIC AND DANCE OPPORTUNITIES in Brighton. Brighton 20 February 2018 - Beleza School of Samba will be running an Arts Council funded project to provide a selection of funded places to join classes in percussion and dance. Beleza School of Samba (formerly Beleza Brighton) formed as a social enterprise in November 2014 as a small dance group performing authentic samba choreography. We are an authentic samba sc
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