“I’ve been taking samba classes with Marsea Marquis for about a year and a half now, and can honestly say this is one of the highlights of my week. I love this class–the live drumming is infectious, it’s a great workout and I love the movement of samba and Brazilian dance. Marsea does a great job switching up the rhythms and movements from week to week, and teaches a variety of different styles from Brazil. Some of the drummers from the band Sambada drum here for an added bonus–some weeks we’ll have 10 drummers up there and it’s like a concert in of itself. I started with the Samba Basics and Beginner classes, which I would recommend to learn the basic samba step, and now take the Intermediate and Advanced classes. I always danced growing up and had been out of the loop for a few years, and Marsea definitely brought me back to the passion of dance.”