Samba Soul
Dance Performance Company by Gisella. We specialize in the art of Brazilian Samba dance performance. For bookings visit: gisellasambista.com
02/01/2026
Carnaval is just a few weeks away!
Samba Soul Parade
Mark your calendars Upcoming shows in Santa Cruz March 21 at Woodhouse with
Dancing in the streets Downtown SC April 16th
Gardenia Benefit Dinner April 25 in Watsonville
Photos by Carlos Gomez
12/14/2025
🎄🎅🏾We will be dancing in the streets of Watsonville today! Come enjoy our lighted parade 5:15 at the Plaza. Fun family event with snow, a train ride and Santa!
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08/02/2025
Gotta get down, to get up! What a vibe boa!
Samba Soul Festa Show 🥳🎉
Photos by Carla Vilella
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07/30/2025
What a profound honor it was to dance with the incredible Gitta Ryle, 93 years young, a Holocaust survivor, and a radiant spirit full of life. We are so grateful to have shared this joyful moment with her. Without hesitation, she stepped onto the dance floor and showed us how it’s done, moving with grace and vitality.
As Papiba played The Girl from Ipanema, serenading her with each note, Gitta swayed beside us, reminding us what it truly means to live.
Moments like this stop you in your tracks. This is the why: dancing for joy, for love, for resilience, for triumph, and for the beautiful essence of the human spirit.
In these unprecedented times, when immigrants are being mistreated and human rights are under threat, it’s more important than ever to remember history, to honor those who’ve survived it, and to stand up and speak out for one another. Thank you for the dance, thank you for the Samba!
07/18/2025
Happy Birthday Sharon! We loved celebrating with you! Epic backyard summer party!
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05/27/2025
Samba! So much joy in sharing what we love in community.
Thank you to our Samba Soul team for all the energy and hard work put into this show. Lots of late night rehearsals and sweat went into creating this beautiful show. 🙏
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05/03/2025
Shine it! Miss Cody is back on the Samba scene. Watch out!
Dancer: Cody
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04/29/2025
Lá vida és única! Happy Spring to all & Happy Birthday to Samba Soul dancer & amiga Pearl!
Dancing in the Streets
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04/16/2025
is here!
Come enjoy the biggest dance event of the year!
Kick-off Thursday 4/17
Our Samba Class is performing with Pleasure Point Dance Studio at 6:10 PM at Pacific & Church
+ Samba Soul Student and Pro teams 6:30 PM
at Cooper Street
+8 PM Samba Soul with live drums lead by Mestre Papiba at Pacific & Church
+ Parade to
Come groove!
& next week Samba Class @ Dance Week Thursday 4/24 6 PM
12/24/2024
Happy Holidays ♥️ from Samba Soul
11/09/2024
Ready, set, Samba! Good vibes with the team.
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10/19/2024
Friyay! Samba Soul squad quebrando tudo!
Grateful to our team of dancers for all the love and hard work that they put into our show. ✨💗
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