![]() Jônia Queen: Raiz Brazil Dance Company is a Company based in Los Angeles and had its debut in February 2008 in the Sambala Samba School Carnival Ball in Long Beach. What are other achievements and awards you would live to share with us?Ģ001 - Princesa da Bateria ( Princess of the Drums) da Mila ( Mocidade Independente de Los Angeles )Ģ008 - Rainha da Bateria da Sambalá Samba a School in Long Beach (great Los Angeles)Ģ009 - Rainha da Bateria (Queen of the Drums) da Sambalá Samba a School in Long Beach (great Los Angeles)Ģ010 - Rainha da Bateria da Sambalá Samba a School in Long Beach (great Los Angeles)Ģ011 - Rainha da Bateria da Sambalá Samba a School in Long Beach (great Los Angeles)Ģ014 - Santa Barbara Brazilian Carnival QueenĢ018/19 - Cory Thomas Designer AmbassadorĢ019 - Officially nominated Brand Queen for the Hollywood Carnival as “ 1st Hollywood Carnival Queen”Ģ009 - 1st Place in the 1st Los Angeles Samba Groups CompetitionĢ017 - 1st Place National Competition in Arizona Semi-Pro categoryĬan you share a little bit about you or your samba company? As Raiz Brazil Dance Company Director our international performance tour to Russia in 2016, where we were headliners in the Arkhangelsk Street Theater Festival. Jônia Queen: As a Solo Samba Dancer winning the National Title as “Samba Queen USA 2016/17” and going to Brazil to represent the US with a dream sponsored costume (which Brazilcarnivalshop was one of the Sponsor's ❤). ![]() Shoes "Eliane 4 Ankle Straps" by BrazilCarnivalShopĪny favorite experience/moments in samba dancing? Jonia above looking very Carmen beautiful. Jônia Queen: I would advice for the beginner Samba Dancer to take many Samba classes, try to study about the Brazilian Samba as an art and culture and connect with the meaning and soul of it, try to watch videos from current Passistas in Brazil and reference teachers and dancers in the Samba World. ![]() What advice would you give to a beginner samba dancer? Jonia Queen with celebrity samba guru master samba teacher, choreographer, instructor and professional dancer Carlinhos Salgueiro. Jônia Queen: Mainly dancing Samba and watching what I eat. Group costume above by BrazilCarnivalshop Jonia above with her group of students, costumes by BrazilCarnivalShop Jônia Queen: The uplifting energy, how it makes me smile no matter what.Ĭostume above by BrazilCarnivalShop LARANJA SUBLIME What's your favorite part of dancing samba? Jônia Queen: I always loved dancing Samba, but in Brazil I thought because I didn’t grow up in a Samba community, and I was busy with school and dancing in dance companies, I thought it was an unreachable dream…But as I had the opportunity in Los Angeles, I got more and more inspired, and that secret dream I had of being a Samba Dancer was coming true very organically and as I want to improve and grow I got even more inspired by the past experiences I had in Brazil with Samba as a leisure and observer and I started getting inspired also by meeting new Dancers that were more experienced and inspiring in LA. What inspired you to start exploring samba? When I moved to Los Angeles, California, that’s when I started dancing Samba professionally doing shows in different events. I was a trained Dancer of other styles, but I would dance Samba just as leisurely. Originally from Recife, Pernambuco state, I grew up dancing the Pernambuco folk dances and when I moved to Sao Paulo, that’s when I had my first encounter with a Samba School. Jônia Queen: Being born and raised in Brazil, I was always fascinated by the Samba Schools during Carnaval and admired the Samba Dancers, Queens, Muses. When did you start samba dancing and where? "Jônia, we would love to know more about your love and passion for samba! Our customers and subscribers want to inspired by dancers like you!" We will share with you her passion and love for samba on this candid interviewed.
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