Dancing in Salvador, Bahia

Dancing brings joy! Last day of Afro-Brazilian dance class in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, featuring a few of Bahia’s top master teachers and percussionists. Dancers were participants of Viver Brasil 2012 Bahia Travel Program, co-led by Artistic Director / Dance Ethnologist Linda Yudin. Teachers seen here and their dance styles, in order of appearance, are: 1. Amilton Lino - Afro-Contemporanea 2. Sivaldo Tavares da Silva - Orixa dance movement and samba reggae 3. Tatiana Campelo - Afro 4. Amelia Conrado - Frevo 5. Vania Oliveira - Samba Afro / Samba (with singing by Gilmar Sampaio) Visit for info on upcoming travel programs.