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Brazilian Dance School & Company

Samba Colorado is Colorado’s 1st Brazilian dance school and company founded and directed by Kebrina Josefina De Jesus in 2013 in Boulder, CO. We are devoted to bringing together people from all walks of life in an artistic, educational, positive-spirited community by sharing the deeply rooted traditions and culture of Afro-Brazilian music and dance.

Mission & Value

Samba Colorado is devoted to fostering and educating our community through Samba and African Brazilian dance tradition, music, storytelling, and Arts Education while improving individual life enrichment through a positively conscious, inclusive, and diverse environment. We are an equal opportunity organization and welcome all ages, gender identities, abilities, disabilities, races, body types, religions, cultures, and ethnicities. You are welcome here.

At Samba Colorado we believe that dance is:

For everyone and is welcoming, inclusive, tolerant, supportive and for all regardless of who you are or where you come from and includes LBGTQIA and/or BIPOC;
Contemplative to cultivate mindfulness, connection, and is a sacred space;
Healing for increased strength, growth, change, and transformation;
Resistance for social equity, awareness, and body positivity;

Founder and Artistic Director:

Kebrina Josefina De Jesús founded Samba Colorado in 2013 and is Colorado’s first and only Brazilian dance school and company. We bring together people from all walks of life in an artistic, educational, and positive community by sharing the joy and beauty of Samba and African Brazilian culture, music, and dance. We offer dance and drum classes, workshops, education outreach, and cultural performance.