{"id":11892,"date":"2010-06-28T21:09:19","date_gmt":"2010-06-28T21:09:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2022-07-30T14:29:21","modified_gmt":"2022-07-30T14:29:21","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/archive.londonschoolofsamba.co.uk\/?page_id=11892","title":{"rendered":"About us \u2013 The London School of Samba"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_18105\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18105\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-18105 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.londonschoolofsamba.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/London-School-of-Samba-Notting-Hill-Carnival-photo-Wayne-Campbell.jpeg\" alt=\"About us - London School of Samba - Notting Hill Carnival - photo Wayne Campbell\" width=\"600\" height=\"351\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.londonschoolofsamba.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/London-School-of-Samba-Notting-Hill-Carnival-photo-Wayne-Campbell.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/archive.londonschoolofsamba.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/London-School-of-Samba-Notting-Hill-Carnival-photo-Wayne-Campbell-300x176.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18105\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">About us &#8211; London School of Samba &#8211; Notting Hill Carnival &#8211; photo Wayne Campbell<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This page is the &#8220;About Us&#8221; page for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.londonschoolofsamba.co.uk\/\">London School of Samba<\/a>.\u00a0 \u00a0LSS has been helping people experience Brazilian Carnival Arts since 1984 in the UK, Europe and beyond.\u00a0 Each year we participate in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.londonschoolofsamba.co.uk\/carnival-index-page\/\">Notting Hill Carnival<\/a> as well as other smaller parades. We also perform at live shows and gigs.<\/p>\n<h2>Samba dance and drumming classes in London<\/h2>\n<p>The London School of Samba offers our fantastic weekly samba dance and samba drumming classes in London.\u00a0 We are proud to provide a safe fun space for everyone to experience Samba dance, Samba drumming, costume making and much more.<\/p>\n<h3>London School of Samba linked to Mocidade in Rio<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-17711 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.londonschoolofsamba.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/London-School-of-Samba-Mocidade-at-Guanabara-Samba-Club-in-London-28th-August-2009-Picture-credit-Vitor-Bard.jpg\" alt=\"London School of Samba &amp; Mocidade at Guanabara Samba Club in London 28th August 2009 Picture credit - Vitor Bard\" width=\"600\" height=\"401\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.londonschoolofsamba.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/London-School-of-Samba-Mocidade-at-Guanabara-Samba-Club-in-London-28th-August-2009-Picture-credit-Vitor-Bard.jpg 600w, https:\/\/archive.londonschoolofsamba.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/London-School-of-Samba-Mocidade-at-Guanabara-Samba-Club-in-London-28th-August-2009-Picture-credit-Vitor-Bard-300x201.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We are linked to Brazil through our godmother school <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/mocidadeoficial\/?hl=en\">Mocidade<\/a>, which won the 2017 Rio De Janeiro Carnival. We have been featured in many magazines, papers and TV shows. Our latest show was our appearance on <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Strictly_Come_Dancing\">Strictly Come Dancing<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h4>The London School of Samba mission<\/h4>\n<p><strong>The Mission of the London School of Samba is to entertain, educate, and engage the public in traditional Brazilian carnival arts, for cultural, social and educational benefit.<\/strong><br \/>\n<em><br \/>\nWe offer high quality, fun and open access training and workshops in:<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.londonschoolofsamba.co.uk\/classes\/\">Samba dance classes in London<\/a> and beyond<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.londonschoolofsamba.co.uk\/classes\/drumming-workshops\/\">Samba drumming classes in London<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Costume design and making<\/li>\n<li>Carnival parade<\/li>\n<li>History of traditional Brazilian carnival arts<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>As well as opportunities for artistic and personal development to:<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Facilitate personal artistic development<\/li>\n<li>Facilitate artistic development in order to perform at LSS events<\/li>\n<li>Provide the opportunity to perform and participate at the world-renowned <a href=\"https:\/\/nhcarnival.org\/\">Notting Hill Carnival<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Provide the opportunity to volunteer and to learn about and contribute to the running of the school<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>And entertainment for:<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Carnivals and festivals<\/li>\n<li>Nightclubs<\/li>\n<li>Community and charity events<\/li>\n<li>Schools and educational centres<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>London School of Samba Charitable Objectives<\/h4>\n<p>The London School of Samba is committed to advancing education for public benefit through the promotion of the arts \u2013 with particular but not exclusive reference to Samba music, dance, costume making and the culture and tradition of Afro-Brazilian Carnival.<\/p>\n<h4>Links to key documents and policies<\/h4>\n<p>Click on the links below to download copies of our policies and key documents:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.londonschoolofsamba.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Repectful-Behaviour-Policy.doc\">Respectful Behaviour Policy Document<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/londonschoolofsamba.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/HS-Policy.doc\">Health &amp; Safety Policy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/londonschoolofsamba.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/1990-Memorandum.doc.pdf\">1990 Memorandum of Association<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/londonschoolofsamba.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Articles-of-Association-of-London-School-of-Samba-amended-on-Mar-2020.doc\">Constitution and Articles of Association \u2013 updated March 2020<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/londonschoolofsamba.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Organisational-map-2015-web.doc\">Organisational Map \u2013 2015<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4>Contact the London School of Samba<\/h4>\n<p>You can\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/londonschoolofsamba.co.uk\/contact\/\">contact the London School of Samba<\/a> by emailing us below.\u00a0 We run weekly samba dance classes in London for beginners to intermediate students.\u00a0 Our Samba drumming classes in London are very popular with people wanting to learn a new instrument.\u00a0 You don&#8217;t need any previous musical experience or have to read music.\u00a0 All you have to do is copy the teacher and they will break everything down so it is easy to learn.\u00a0 Send us a mail below:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[formcraft id=&#8217;1&#8242;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This page is the &#8220;About Us&#8221; page for the London School of Samba.\u00a0 \u00a0LSS has been helping people experience Brazilian Carnival Arts since 1984 in the UK, Europe and beyond.\u00a0 Each year we participate in the Notting Hill Carnival as well as other smaller parades. 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