SAMBA
KIDS
Located at
N.O.R.D.C.
Center 800 Race St. New Orleans, LA. 70130 Contact
Samba Kids of New Orleans
Samba Kids is used as a form to help families spend time together, by having
kids classes going at the same time as the adult classes. In this
program parents can watch their kids learn Stilt walking and Brasilian rhythms and cultures while having the
option of taking a Samba dance class for themselves at the same time. So you get to enjoy being with your children as the whole family is
taking classes. The
recommended age for the children's class start at five years old, the classes are free for all children under
the age of 18 years old. Located at the N.O.R.D.C. Center 800 Race St. New Orleans, LA.
70130
Our
Mission
Our mission is to present
audiences with an authentic Brasilian Carnival and folk arts experience. Samba Kids Sponsored by Casa
Samba does this through weekly open rehearsals and frequent school and university workshops.
Additionally, we maintain a center that works to educate the New Orleans community and the Gulf South region
of the rich cultural traditions of Brasil and the similarities which bridge Carnival in Brasil with Mardi
Gras in New Orleans emphasizing that importance of their African tradition and influences.
Vision
Casa Samba's vision is to train children and adults in New Orleans and throughout the
Gulf South into aspiring practitioners of Brasilian traditional music, dance and cultural arts. Curtis
Pierre, has studied over the past 25 years, to gain the knowledge and expertise on Brasilian music and
dance.
Now with Samba Kids and the aid of Casa Samba, he would like to
give back to the community through offering classes and workshops on the Brasilian music, dance and culture. For
the past 17 years he has with hands on work within his community with hundreds children. Not only as a performer
but, he is roll model, mentor, big brother and as a farther figure to many of his neighborhood children. Casa Samba
and Curtis has performed for over 800,000 children the metropolitan New Orleans school systems and surrounding
parish schools, exposing children to Brasilian culture, music and traditions.
Being a native of New Orleans and knowing the problems that
kids face today, Curtis has adopted the same philosophy of the samba schools in Brasil in taking a social
responsibility for safeguarding our children and providing them with creative and challenging opportunities and
experiences other than what is found in the streets.
It is our desire to provide a venue for getting the community,
specifically children and young adults interested in music and dance and providing them with a place to participate
in supervised and structured activities like Residences, after school, and during the summer months.
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