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Brazil's Own
Samba

Vibrant, rhythmic, and built for celebration. Samba is the heartbeat of Brazil, a dance of pure joy with bouncing footwork, expressive hip motion, and an infectious energy that simply cannot be contained.

About the Style

What is Samba?

Samba is Brazil's most iconic dance, inseparable from the energy of Carnival and the rhythms of Brazilian music. Danced to a fast 2/4 rhythm with a unique "samba bounce", a slight flexion and extension through the knees, it has a feel unlike anything else in the Latin dance family.

At DFW Young & Social Club, we teach ballroom Samba alongside elements of street Samba styles. The bounce action is the first thing to work on, once you internalize it, everything else in the dance becomes more natural and more alive.

Samba is upbeat, celebratory, and immediately infectious. It's one of those dances where the music alone will make you want to move, and once you have the footwork, you won't be able to stop.

What to expect in class
  • No partner or prior experience needed
  • We rotate partners throughout every class
  • Footwork, timing, and connection fundamentals
  • Casual, welcoming atmosphere, no dress code

Schedule

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DFW Young & Social Club lead instructor

Your Instructor

Meet Alexi,
your dance instructor.

Alexi is our lead instructor, trained in more than 25 dance styles, with Master Instructor credentials in many of them and Grand Master status in several. She has been teaching professionally since 2016 and has taught thousands of people. Whatever your level, she teaches to how you learn rather than to a syllabus, and she is at her best with people who have never danced before.

Meet Alexi

All the styles we teach.

32 styles across Latin, Swing, Ballroom, Country, and Social / Club.

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Bachata
Romantic, soulful, expressive. Bachata has taken the dance world by storm.
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Cha Cha
Playful, syncopated, endlessly fun. A rhythm you'll never forget.
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Merengue
Often called the easiest Latin dance to learn. Great for total beginners.
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Mambo
Bold, rhythmic, and full of fire. The precursor to Salsa with its own distinct energy.
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Rumba
Slow, hip-driven, full of connection. The dance of love.
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Samba
Brazil's national dance. Upbeat, celebratory, unmistakable.
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Bolero
The slowest of the Latin dances. Romantic, close, and deeply expressive.

Ready to try Samba?

No partner, no experience, no problem. Just show up ready to move.