As part of our Roda De Rua Series, this year, Capoeira Aruanda is holding a samba workshop, open to the public with the very talented dancer and teacher Cristina Ramon.

We are inviting everyone to come and join us at the Coogee Eastward Senior Citizen’s Hall on Sunday 28th February for this workshop from 12:30pm – 2pm.

Everyone is welcome to attend, however booking is essential as we have only limited places. To register and request payment details, email us and show your support on facebook. We are having a very special price for this workshop, only $30 for members of the public ($50 with a Roda De Rua designed singlet).

Let everyone know about this event and come along and dance up a storm!

About Cristina

Cristina “Chocolate” Ramon is a native of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from a very young age, she has been dancing and has appeared in internationally renowned productions of AIDA and The Nutcracker. At the age of 15, Cristina discovered the love of Samba. When she moved to Australia she was instantly labeled the ‘Samba Queen’, and has danced the Samba with the Brazilian Fantasy Show around Australia and internationally in the Asia Pacific arena in Indonesia, India, Japan and Singapore.

Cristina has been teaching Samba for the past eleven years at numerous studios, dance schools, high schools, universities and international events such as the Latin Dance Coroboree, Australia Salsa Championships, Australian Latin Dance Congress and Jambalaya Festival (NZ) with more than 300 people in each class. In 2007 she founded her own Dance Company VIVA BRASIL, with a debut show appearance at the FIESTA (Latin Festival) in Darling Harbor, Sydney. Cristina now teaches Samba and Afro-Brazilian Dance classes all around Sydney. Her performances include the 2008 Australia MTV Dance AWARDS opening number, The Lion King, Dancing with the Stars and more.